Events and Programs
Wedding of Convenience
May 3 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Mr. Hawkins’ wife Lydia passed away earlier in the spring, leaving Solomon to raise 7 children, including a newborn. The widowed Mr. Hawkins knows he is in need of a new wife, and someone to help take care of the children and home. Ruth Curtis, having given up hope that she’ll find a love match to marry, says yes. Come witness the nuptials of Solomon Hawkins and Ruth Curtis and see how a Methodist wedding of convenience differs from a wedding of love.
Festivities will happen all day long, but the wedding ceremony starts at 2 p.m.
ALS interpretation: Saturday, May 3, from 1:30–3:30 p.m.
This program is free with general admission.