Presented by Ted Delaney, Carolyn Eubank ‘67, and Heidi Koring ‘09 HAA.
This presentation will focus on the members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) who settled in this area in large numbers in the mid-eighteenth century. The town of Lynchburg was founded by John Lynch, himself a Quaker. Speakers will cover the Quakers’ restored Meeting House; their distinctive customs, beliefs, and practices; and their radical views on slavery and racial justice.
Ted Delaney is the director of the Lynchburg Museum System, chief public history officer for the City of Lynchburg, and the former executive director of the city’s Old City Cemetery Museums and Arboretum. Ted has written, lectured, and consulted about local history and genealogy for over 20 years. He currently serves on the boards of Historic Sandusky, Lynch’s Ferry Magazine, and Opera on the James.
Heidi Koring earned her undergraduate degree at Bennington College and her master’s at Fitchburg State University. In her 35 years at the University of Lynchburg, she served as Director of Academic Advising, training faculty advisors and advising students directly. She taught English (as a second language))and German language and literature. Heidi has been an active Quaker for sixty years. In addition to serving in positions at the regional level, she also taught at a residential Quaker school in Virginia and has given presentations about such topics as Women in Quakerism and Quakers in Literature.
Carolyn Eubank is a graduate of the University of Lynchburg. After teaching English in area public schools for several years, she entered the field of higher education fundraising, first at Randolph-Macon Woman’s College and then at UofL where she served as Director of Development before becoming Assistant Vice President for Public Relations and Marketing. Growing up in Quaker Memorial Presbyterian Church, on whose property the Quakers’ 18th-century Meeting House is located, Carolyn became fascinated with the church’s Quaker heritage and chaired the committee that completed the Meeting House restoration in 1990.
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