Dec. 28, 2005 – The St. John Historical Society will hold a Three Kings Day Celebration on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 8, beginning at 3 p.m., on the grounds of the Elaine I. Sprauve Library and Museum. Members, their guests and anyone wanting to join the society are invited to attend. According to a press release from the society, this will be a traditional St. John Christmas celebration with old time food, drink and song. Elroy Sprauve will take us on an oral- history journey up Hungry Hill to revisit the old days at Bethany School. Sprauve will also discuss the lasting effect Clarice A. Thomas had upon the culture of St. John through her standards of excellence. She was a principal and teacher at Bethany for twenty years and the first principal of Julius E. Sprauve School.
Please join us on the lawn at the library, and bring your lawn chairs. Please contact Margie Labrenz at 693-8808, if you have any questions.
The St. John Historical Society has scheduled A Walking Tour of Historic Downtown Charlotte Amalie with Felipe Ayala for Sunday, Jan. 22, beginning at noon. Members and their guests are invited to join local historian and TV personality, Felipe Ayala, on a casual Sunday walking tour through the historic district of Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas.
Participants will meet at the bandstand in Emancipation Park at noon. The downtown ferry that leaves Cruz Bay at 11:15 a.m. should get you there right on time. Ferries return to St. John from the St. Thomas waterfront at 3:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Tour size is limited, so please call Margie Labrenz at 693-8808 to get on the list.