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Young talent dominates Vernon’s 200^th birthday party

 pictures from performance!

 When the town of Vernon celebrates its 200^th birthday  Monday,  October 13, most of participating talent will be less than twenty years old. Rockville high school students wrote the re-enactment . The major actors are Rockville high school students. Additionally, another RHS student will present the major exhibit of the evening.

“Vernon’s First Town Meeting,” a one-act play written by Melanie Lieberman and Dawn Rzeznikiewicz, is the highlight of the program presented at the First Congregational Church, 695 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon at 7:00pm. They are creative writing students of Victoria Nordlund. Student actors include Annie Buller, Renee Collins, Tyler McCombe, Yvette Olbrect, Katie Scibelli, Jocelyn weaver working under the direction of Amy Matyseck, drama instructor.

Sheila English will exhibit selections from her collection of vintage women’s attire. She has acquired items dating from the Victorian era through the mid-twentieth century, which she occasionally wears rather than customary 21^st century fashion. For the birthday party, Ms. English will concentrate upon earlier periods and will wear one of her selections.

The play draws upon the historical record of Vernon’s very first town meeting, supplemented by other meetings to give the audience a sampling of issues confronting the townspeople during that period. Beyond such embellishments and a liberal dose of humor, the election of officials and enacted laws are faithful to the minutes of the November 21, 1808 town meeting. The characters are based upon the speakers and townspeople identified in the minutes plus other freeman, or voters, listed in other official town records.

Also performing will be honorable Bruno Simonetti, Bolton’s First Selectman, acting as Saul Alvord who was the Bolton selectman and legislator when Vernon in 1808. Various local Vernon officials and other residents will have roles in the drama.

Descendants of the early Vernon residents who attend this performance are invited to identify themselves to the re-enactment committee so that they may be recognized.

Admission is free.

What:              One-Act play “ Vernon ’s First  Town Meeting”
When:             Monday, Oct. 13, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Where:            First Congregational Church, 695 Hartford Tpke., Vernon, CT     

Historical marker on Sunnyview Drive, Vernon CT
Site of the first Meeting House known as Second Church of Bolton, later to become First Congregational Church of Vernon.
Pictures taken by B.Flint., Oct. 13, 2008, Vernon's 200th Birthday!

View from location of original church hillside to the new Vernon Congregational Church with Hartford in the distance.

First Congregational Church of Vernon

The following pictures, courtesy of Joseph Grunske

Photos by Sticks and Stones Photography

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The preceding pictures, courtesy of Joe Grunske

Pictures from ceremony-10/13/08

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