Winter image of the 1868 Methodist Church, located at 127 Park Place, Wellington, Ohio. This photograph must have been taken after the 1885 construction of the Town Hall and Opera House, visible to the left of the church. Note the wrought iron fence around the park, no longer extant. Photo 970089 of “Wellington Family Album” Collection, Herrick Memorial Library. Permission to display generously granted by the library.
I have been asked to deliver the talk at this year’s Annual Meeting of the Southern Lorain County Historical Society, i.e. the Spirit of ’76 Museum. If you are interested in attending, it will be held on Thursday, November 12th at 6PM, at the First United Methodist Church of Wellington. There will be a dinner, a brief review of the year’s accomplishments, then…well, me. I’ll be speaking on the Howk family and their journey from Massachusetts to Wellington in 1818 with an emancipated slave called Dean. My working title is, “Into the Wilderness: A Massachusetts Household Emigrates to Ohio.”
Tickets are $12/person and that is for the dinner (your choice: chicken or pork with vegetables, salad and dessert). Reservations are requested no later than November 6th. Full details will soon be coming to museum members in their October newsletter, including a form to complete and mail in with check payment. If you aren’t a museum member but are interested in attending, contact the museum directly or leave me a message below and I will put you in touch with the appropriate parties. Hope to see you there!
19th-Century Wellington 
Since I am a Howk, I would be very interested in attending.
It would be wonderful to see you there. Do you happen to know Ali Woods or anyone on the museum board? If not, I can send you contact info off-line.
Sue,
Out of curiousity, do you pronounce your maiden name HOE-k or HOW-k?
Thanks!