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This program is sponsored by Chelsea First United Methodist Church and featuring guest speaker, Dwight Wilson. For additional info contact Laura Damschroder at ldamschroder@gmail.com.
Chelsea First United Methodist Church (CFUME) is sponsoring a speaker as part of their monthly “Soup-er Sunday” series. On February 2nd, 2025, Dwight Wilson will share excerpts and reflections from his published series of stories, written in the voice of his 4th great grandmother, Sarah, a fugitive slave from Culpeper VA who married Charles Ferguson, a Quaker descended from the Penn family. Wilson's stories cover the period between 1795 and the beginning of the Civil War. These works highlight fascinating historical intertwining between Native Americans, white Quaker families, and Black former slaves. Kirkus Review says this about his latest installment of his 3-book series, The Resistors: "[this] new volume of historical fiction weaves together 24 short stories to create a remarkable, multihued portrait of America. These are the stories of slavery and the brave black, white, Native American, and multiracial men and women who fought against it." (see: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/dwight-l-wilson/the-resistors/). Dwight will have signed copies of his books available for purchase.
The Chelsea District Library is a single branch library serving the City of Chelsea and surrounding townships. The library has 4 small study rooms, one medium meeting room, and the McKune room, our main programming room.