LE ROY PENNYSAVER & NEWS - OCTOBER 16, 2016
by Lynne Bellusico
October 22 –MachPelah Cem-
etery – Be There!
Don’t miss this event! Some
of LeRoy’s finest students, and
members of the Interact and Ear-
lyact clubs will be portraying some
of LeRoy’s most historical people
at MachPelah Cemetery in the
afternoon, Saturday, October 22nd.
Tours will leave every 15 minutes
from the main gate on North Street.
If you have ever wondered what it
might be like to meet with Orator
Woodward, Emily Ingham or
Jacob LeRoy, here is your opportu-
nity. And when you buy a $5 ticket,
you are helping the students raise
money for a community project.
As you walk toward theWood-
ward Mausoleum, you will meet
Orator Woodward (who resembles
Nate Flint) and his wife Cora (Cece
Tillotson) and standing with them
will be their oldest son, Ernest
LeRoy Woodward (portrayed by
Jacob Williams) and not to be left
out, will be Donald Woodward
(sometimes known as Brock Flint)
The Woodward’s will have some
MachPelah Cemetery
great stories to share, and I’ve
heard, that their two sisters, Helen
and Eleanor might show up.
Around the corner, you’ll meet
Jacob LeRoy (who looks a lot like
Josh Laurie). Jacob and Charlotte
LeRoy (Emily Friend) and a few
of their ten children are back in
town to place flowers on the graves
of their two little girls who died
and were buried in St. Mark’s
Cemetery on Church Street. But
when the old St. Mark’s Church
was torn down, the graves were
moved to MachPelah. (Josh has
promised me that he will use the
correct pronunciation of the family
name on Saturday.)
The beautiful Lathrop Chapel
will be open on Saturday decorated
for a wedding and I’ve been told
students will be rehearsing some
music. In the hillside across from
the Chapel is the Lampson burial
vault. Marietta Ingham and her
younger sister Emily Staunton (Mi-
chaela Mesiti and Hayley Babbit)
are furious, because Mr. Lampson
has called in the mortgage on Ing-
hamUniversity, and the school will
Walk throughs every 15 minutes
children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult
Produced by: LeRoy Rotary Interact
Proceeds to benefit MachPelah Cemetery & Rotary Interact
This event is a fun & educational event. This is family friendly,
and WILL NOT be of any haunted nature.
“Meet the Famous, and
Not So Famous People
of LeRoy's Past”
Tickets are
$
5.00 each, or a
family pass for
$
20.00
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Characters por trayed
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LeRoy Central School
Students
October 22
3pm-6:30pm
Please contact Sam Vagg at (585) 993-5555 or
samvagg@gmail.comfor tickets
be closed. Two Ingham graduates,
Sarah Whiting, (who is portrayed
by Margeux Carmel) and noted
artist Ida Taylor are joining the
Ingham sisters, to add their support
for their alma mater. Miss Whit-
ing, a physicist at Wellsley College,
is very outspoken and is a strong
proponent of women’s education.
I’m sure you won’t want to miss
what she has to say.
If you’ve ever wondered where
the name MachPelah comes from,
Mr. Blodgett will be waiting to tell
you that story, and all about how he
raised the money to buy the wheat
field that would become this Na-
tional Historic Landmark. Grant
Hertzler will be portraying George
Blodget and he will introduce you
to 12-year old Caro Chamberlain,
who has a very special story.
The next group of students
(Tyler Rider, Bryce Bordonaro,
Alex Hahn, and Austin Eschberg-
er) were willing to enlist in the
Union Army in order to portray
some of the men who served in the
Civil War. They will be standing
near Abner Woodward’s gravesite.
Woodward, (portrayed by Dominic
Filio), died in the Civil War and
left his wife and children destitute.
Abner’s eldest son, Orator Wood-
ward, had to leave school and go
to work to help support his family.
Eventually he would become a
millionaire, and forever become
famous.
This cemetery tour will be fun
(and not scary) It will give every-
one an opportunity to learn a little
history, enjoy beautiful Mach-
Pelah, and help the students raise
some money for a worthy cause.
Earlyact and Interact are stu-
dent service organizations affili-
ated with the LeRoy Rotary Club.
In the past, they have raised money
for many significant worthy causes
including Honor Flight. They are
committed to the Rotary motto,
“Service Above Self.” Don’t hes-
itate to support this project and
purchase your tickets by contacting
Samantha Vagg at (585)993-5555
or write an email request to her at:
samvagg@gmail.com