by Mrs. Shirley Pierce
For the past 5 years, a beautiful Christmas crèche has been displayed on the grounds of the Town Hall. This scene was the gift of Town businessmen through the South Windsor Chamber of Commerce. Each year, our Town holiday season begins with the lighting of the crèche and an accompanying Christmas tree. This festive night is highlighted by the signing and accompaniment of our Town musicians.
More recently, the crèche has been moved to the front lawn of the Wapping Community Church to conform to Federally mandated guidelines.
Please note that despite inaccuracies, we will include the description of each quilt square as published in the 1995 revised and corrected second edition booklet. This second edition was published in celebration of South Windsor’s “sesquicentennial” anniversary, 1845-1995, and was dedicated to the memory of Gail Woodard, who passed away in 1994. The revised edition was compiled by Charles E. Woodward in September, 1995, with the assitance of Doris Burgdof who provided many historical corrections.