{"id":33649,"date":"2021-09-10T07:14:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T11:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=33649"},"modified":"2021-09-08T08:55:31","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T12:55:31","slug":"paulding-county-churches-is-focus-of-new-museum-exhibit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/paulding-county-churches-is-focus-of-new-museum-exhibit\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Paulding County Churches\u2019 is focus of new museum exhibit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cPaulding County Churches\u201d is the theme of the John Paulding Historical Society\u2019s latest exhibit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open now through Sept. 19, the exhibit features dozens artifacts and memorabilia from churches throughout the county. The items \u2013 all from the museum\u2019s collection \u2013 include photographs, church directories, cookbooks and histories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adding to the church stories are some paintings, quilts, dishes and altar furniture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A cabinet displays a wide variety of century-old hymnals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two special pieces are large, beautifully illustrated Bibles from the 1880s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps the most unique artifact is a portable altar box dating to around 1900. An \u201cAltar Sick Call Outfit\u201d was used by Catholic priests when visiting parishioners in their home to administer communion to those who were unable to attend Sunday Mass or for Last Rites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The outfit includes a silver-plated candelabra, crucifix, two small trays, font and spoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All the items in the collection were donated to the museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Volunteers Sue LaFountain (left) and Sue Weible organize a display on \u201cPaulding County Churches\u201d at the John Paulding Historical Society in Paulding. The exhibit is open through Sept. 19.<\/strong>
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Not all of the county\u2019s churches are represented, noted museum volunteer Sue Weible, who curated the exhibit along with Sue LaFountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of churches we don\u2019t have information about,\u201d Weible says. \u201cWe would like to have information on all the churches and would welcome donations of items.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exhibit will be open through Sunday, Sept. 19, which is the day of the museum\u2019s 20th annual antique and vintage truck show during Flat Rock Creek Fall Festival. The truck show will run from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The museum, located across from the fairgrounds in Paulding, is open every Tuesday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. or by appointment. Admission and parking are free. Updates will be posted on the historical society\u2019s Facebook page facebook.com\/jphsmuseum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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