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Friday, September 11, 2009

Spiritual and historical pilgrimage to the Seton Shrine in Emmitsburg


Spiritual and historical pilgrimage to the Seton Shrine in Emmitsburg

December 4, 2012 update: The links to the column on ExploreCarroll.com no longer work - (*&^$##$%^%!!. When I get a chance, I will post the long version of my entire column here....

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Eagle Archives By Kevin Dayhoff Posted 8/30/09 (489 words)

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Last Sunday my family and I went on a history exploration trip to nearby Emmitsburg to visit the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.

We are fortunate in Carroll County to have so many great places to visit nearby.

This summer, instead of a big vacation, we opted to spend our time -- and money -- close to home to the benefit of our local economy.

Day trips may be as simple as exploring the history of a local town or traveling to national and international destinations -- such as the Gettysburg or Antietam Civil War battlefields, or the Eisenhower National Historic Farm, also in Gettysburg.

Other great history excursions here in Carroll include the Brethren Service Center in New Windsor, Shriver Homestead, in Union Mills, the Historical Society of Carroll County, in Westminster, and the Strawbridge Shrine -- birthplace of American Methodism -- also in New Windsor.

Because Carroll has such a large Catholic population, many folks are familiar with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, or simply Mother Seton as she is more often referred to locally.

For those who are not: Mother Seton is the first native-born U.S. citizen to be named a saint. She was canonized by Pope Paul VI on Sept. 14, 1975.

For everyone who has benefited from a Catholic school education, Mother Seton is the spiritual founder of Catholic school education in the United States,

Of course, for television trivia aficionados, the plot of the old television show starring Sally Field, "The Flying Nun," centered on a fictional nun who belonged to Mother Seton's order. The show even contained an occasional reference to Emmitsburg.

Read the entire column here: http://explorecarroll.com/community/3333/spiritual-historical-pilgrimage-seton-shrine-emmitsburg/

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Thursday, March 27, 2008

20080323 Emmitsburg prepares for Bell and History Days

For fellow history buffs – this event looks great:

Emmitsburg prepares for Bell and History Days

Originally published in the Frederick News-Post March 23, 2008
From Staff Reports

Courtesy Photo: This photo, from the Mount St. Mary’s University archives, shows a horse-drawn wagon and students from an earlier era in front of the Terrace, just above the site that is now Founder’s Plaza.

Emmitsburg is rolling out the red carpet.

On April 5 and 6, the heritage of this unique community along the northern border of Frederick County may be explored at numerous locations while traveling in style on a quaint motorized trolley.

Several historic sites, campuses and the local library have come together to present an array of free visitor opportunities during Bell and History Days, the annual opening weekend for Frederick County museums and historic sites.

Bell and History Days, a countywide event, is presented by the Frederick Historic Sites Consortium, with support from the following sponsors: The Daughters of Charity, The Frederick News-Post, Mount St. Mary's University and the National Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial Foundation.

According to Colleen Remsberg, Bell and History Days committee chairwoman, Emmitsburg was selected as an area for special focus in 2008 because of a number of milestone anniversaries and to emphasize the countywide nature of the event.

"With Mount St. Mary's University celebrating its 200th anniversary, and preparations under way for next year's bicentennial of the arrival of Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, we knew this was a great opportunity for Bell and History Days and a tremendous location for special event programming," Remsberg said.

The free trolley shuttle, which runs on a continuous 30-minute loop, will drop off visitors at the following locations: National Shrine Grotto of Lourdes, Founder's Plaza on the Mount St. Mary's University campus, the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and the Emmitsburg Community Center, where both the library and the Frederick County Fire and Rescue Museum are participating in Bell and History Days.

Visitor parking is available at the Grotto and the Seton Shrine. Because the trolley runs continuously from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 5 and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. April 6, visitors may disembark at any location and tour the site while waiting for the trolley to return to continue on to the next stop.

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The common thread of the life and legacy of Elizabeth Ann Seton links most of the participating sites.

The National Shrine Grotto of Lourdes, with trails lined with native greenery, statues and other devotional art, was developed in 1875 as a replica of the Lourdes shrine in France where, in 1858, an apparition of the Virgin Mary is believed to have appeared.

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More than 100 handbell ringers from eight Frederick County choirs will perform both mass-ring and solo selections. There is no charge and no reservations are necessary.

The program guide for Bell and History Days, including a map inset showing the Emmitsburg trolley route, is available at the Frederick Visitor Center at 19 E. Church St. in Frederick.

The brochures are also available at participating museums and the Mason-Dixon Discovery Center in Emmitsburg. For information, call 301-600-4047 or visit www.fredericktourism.org.

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Read the entire article here: Emmitsburg prepares for Bell and History Days