42 | November/December 2019
Previously operating
as the Women's Club,
the Heritage Square
Historical Society
currently has about 60
active members.
As part of this
year's tour, visitors
will be able to tour
the Belmont House
on Hay Street, Brian
Carter and Wendy
Jones-Carter's home on
Longleaf Drive, Marvin
and Susan Butler Allan's home on Northview Drive and
Virginia Oliver's home on North Edgewater Drive.
Don't worry about wearing out the soles of your shoes.
For this tour, it will be the tread on the tires.
"ey're close enough. We try to get close to one location
so the people can drive from one to another very quickly,"
Kennebeck said.
is annual fundraiser takes a lot of organizing and
work, according to Kennebeck.
"You have to try to
find a variety of homes,
of course," Morfesis
said. "Some people do
not want their privacy
invaded. You have to
find people willing to
have their homes on
tour. I particularly
wanted to take into
consideration that the
tour lasts from 1 to 5:30.
at's only 4 ½ hours.
"For people to really
be able to enjoy the tour and each of the houses for their
own creativity," she added, "I felt like the houses shouldn't
be that far apart. If you have to travel a great distance, that
takes away from the tour."
e tour will probably take about two hours to complete.
Every year the society selects a theme for its holiday
decorations, and this time it happens to be angels.
"We have Heritage Square, which is decorated differently
every year," Kennebeck said. "We have several garden clubs
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