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Photography of St. George’s – the 19th Century – Part 3 – Complete Set of Steeple Pictures
This is the complete set of images from the 1888 photo shoot with pictures taken in 1997 when the church was undergoing renovation as part of AIM 2000.
Photography of St. George’s – the 19th Century – Part 2
Here is the second part of Hennessey’s article on the “steeple pictures.” [pdf-embedder url=”http://history.churchsp.org/wp-content/uploads/1888steepleshots_02.pdf”]
Photography of St. George’s – the 19th Century – Part 1
There are only two periods of known photographs about St. George’s in the 19th century: 1. Civil War 1862-1864 2. Steeple Pictures 1888. These are views FROM St. George’s but unfortunately the unknown photographer did not take one of the church! John Hennessey did 2 online posts about the “steeple pictures”. See extended article online … Read more
Getting Started in St. George's History - 6 essential resources
Selections from several categories of our history.
McGuire served all 3 churches over the course of 45 years. He is probably the most influential of all our rectors in all phases of ministry from preaching, teaching, and outreach. Trip Wiggins, our archivist, wrote this for a Sunday school class and has been teaching classes for years
6. Tom Faulkner confronts the Vestry on race
Faulkner served St. George's for 30 years from 1946-1976. During these years racial policies were paramount, especially 1954, in the year of Brown vs. Board of Education, Faulkner was challenged by the Vestry on the role of Blacks in our service. He was able to move St. George's toward racial justice that other rectors would further
