Taking a village to celebrate
Published 8:18 am Thursday, May 16, 2019
Keystone Lodge 188 representatives pause from cooking lunch during the Buckingham Mayfest on Saturday. Pictured are, from left, Mark Holman, Thomas Hutcherson, Irvin Mosley, Douglas Gregory, Ronald Jackson, Gary Anderson and Jim Lewis.
Central Virginia Regional Library representative Grace Barlow paints an eagle on the face of Cub Scout Levi Hanes.
Members of the Buckingham/Dillwyn Garden Club sell plants, bracelets and headbands adorned with flowers. Pictured are, from left, Agnes Cramer, Kay Carter, Jeanette Reck, Susanne Van De Grift, Pat Johnson, Barbara Knabe, Marie Flowers, Barbara Wheeler, Kate Seawalk and Jackie Fairbanks.
Members of the American Legion Clayborn Peaks Post 134 sit by a table representing the post. Pictured are, from left, Past Commander and Chaplain Charles Leftwich and Commander Allen Ross.
With the sort of warm and cloudy weather that deepens the green colors of the surrounding foliage, hundreds of people gathered at The Historic Village at Lee Wayside to participate in the annual Buckingham Mayfest celebration on Saturday.
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White mules carefully pulled wooden carts full of people through the historic site. Participants visited vendor booths, enjoyed lunches of fried fish sandwiches made by members of the Keystone Lodge 188 chapter, watched a blacksmith at work, listened to live music from the Farm Use Old Time String Band, bought homemade ice cream and other desserts from the Amish community and toured the historic sites. A 1918 Chevrolet was among the newest features of The Historic Village at Lee Wayside.
Those involved with the event included the Buckingham chapters of the Boys Scouts of America and Cub Scouts, Central Virginia Regional Library, the Buckingham/Dillwyn Garden Club and Dragonfly Farm, the Buckingham 4-H program and the Peter Francisco Soil and Water Conservation District.
Organizer Martha Louis said that Mayfest, over the past several years, has stood in for the Buckingham Day celebration that was also held annually.
To learn more about The Historic Village at Lee Wayside, visit www.leewaysidevillage.com.
