Harmony Methodist Church Near Sutton Holds Homecoming
More than 150 descendants of pioneer families who settled in what is now Nevada County more than 170 years ago gathered for the Methodist Church’s annual homecoming and dinner on the grounds.
People with ancestral ties to the area via the Waddle, Ghormley, Wren, Booker, Andres, Bennett, Garrett, Franks and Bright families, plus many others, filled the rural church for the traditional shape-note songbooks and a sermon.
Before and after the service attendees put flowers on graves of family members, some going back to the Civil War era, with both North and South veterans sharing the sacred ground.
The permanent table, more than 60-feet in length, snd sitting under under an open-air pavilion, was covered with home-cooked meals, side dishes, and desserts.
Relatives from as far away as Washington, D.C. attended this year’s homecoming activities.
Attendees of the annual Harmony Homecoming unpack food — roasted and fried chicken, roast, brisket, casseroles, salads, deviled eggs and enough desserts to feed the 150-plus people.
Home White, age 97, oldest attended at homecoming
ALONE WITH HER THOUGHTS — Palmer Wallace, 4, of Fayetteville, Ark., found a little bit of space to sit alone with her food and thoughts.
Dr. George Garrett of Hope, attended the Harmony Homecoming with his cousin Susan Greene and her husband Richard, of Washington D.C.
