Restored 19th Century Fairview Chapel Revitalized by Community
Fairview Chapel on Boyer's Mill Road, built in 1847, received a 1980s restoration after decades of neglect. Trustees Roger Droneburg and Nelva Mount lead volunteers stitching back memories with kerosene light, a stove, and a donated antique pump organ. Christmas Eve services list four times led by local clergy.
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Fairview
Boyer’s Mill Road
Oliver Thomas Kolb
Kolb
Roger Croneburg
Peggy Johnson
Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church
Droneburg
Pike
New London Road
Roger
Mount
Jerry Cline
Libertytown Central
Carroll Doggett
United Methodist
Carleton Burrows
Burkittsville church may become Maryland historic site
A 125 year old Ceres Bethel AME Church near Burkittsville may be restored as a state historic site. Ruritans and Mount Zion AME Church members waterproofed and stabilized the gutted building, with state funding potential and possible purchase by Maryland to create a historic site.
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Burkittsville
Ceres-Bethel
AME
Burkittsville Raritan
Michael Harris
Richard Henderson
Jefferson Pike
Bethel Ame
Ceres- Bethel Church
New York City
Henderson
Vatican official eyes Pope visit to Jerusalem by 2000
Jerusalem mayor Ehud Olmert said after meeting Vatican secretary for international relations Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran that Pope John Paul II could visit Jerusalem before the year 2000. Tauran is the highest Vatican official to visit since diplomatic ties began.
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Jerusalem
Ehud Olmert
Vatican
John Paul II
Olmert
Jean-Louis Tauran
Tauran
Israel
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Roger Droneburg
Fairview Chapel
Yesteryear
B.C
Hanukkah
Yitzhak Rabin
Timothy Jacobsen
Ruritan
Thomas
Ceres-Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Frederick
The
College Park Plaza
St ¢ Frederick
Fieldstone of Frederick
Vrast Paiick Sweet
Sroor
Psych
Naine Center
Adolfo
Viva
John Kimberly
Allen Thomas
Motown
Heidi
Willowdale Drive
Mika Susam
UPS
W. 7Th St. Frederick
Jae Uy
East St
Holy Land
Thomas Johnson
Studio One
Fradench, MD
Arthritis & Osteoporosis Center
Nathan Wei
F.A.C.P
F.A.C.R
Johnson Br. Frederick
Sylvan Learning Center
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