A reader asked why Michael Lawrence Piland is buried in the Howard (or Howard-Wahab) cemetery. I am sure the reason is that he was married to Lucretia Credle Wahab. But then why is Miss Lucretia not buried in that cemetery? I don't know why. Perhaps she is buried on the mainland. To my knowledge she is not buried on the island. I'll do some research.
I was asked to post some photos. Below are a few pictures of some island Christmas decorations. You can click on any photo to see a large image.
The tree at the OPS museum:
A decorated fence near the lighthouse:
The Preservation museum:
The Pony Island Horse:
One of many community "power pole" snowflakes at night:
And a shot of the James Henry Garrish home. This is the home for which Michael and Paula Schramel won this year's OPS "Old House Award."
And, finally, David & Lachlan at last night's Wassail Party at the OPS museum:
Our latest Newsletter is about the old Howard cemetery on British Cemetery Road. You can read the stories here.
Just wanted to say thank you for posting some pictures & also for the Ocracoke calendar for December. Although I'm not there, I think about you guys all the time. This is a great way to stay up to date with what is going on, especially at Christmas time. God Jul! ("Merry Christmas" in danish) Much love ~ Emma
ReplyDeleteGladlej Jul, Emma (and Ocracoke...)we miss you both terribly.
ReplyDeleteWe just had a winter storm with snow & ice and we crave the island in it's peaceful solitude.
Thank you Philip, for the little window on the island each day or so.
The Downeys from Missouri