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In 1811, a small group of residents founded St. James' Episcopal Church along Albany Post Road (Route 9), on property owned by Dr. Samuel Bard. In 2011, the church will stage a variety of programs and events in celebration of its bicentennial.
"(We plan) to do a yearlong celebration for the church's bicentennial by developing a series of different programs," bicentennial Chairwoman Sue DeLorenzo said. "We've come up with some unique events that will take place throughout the year."
The parish was attended by Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife, Eleanor. A four-part lecture series highlighting facets of the church's history was named "fireside chats," a reference to the unofficial term for Roosevelt's evening radio speeches during his presidency.
"We were trying to develop programs that in addition to being fun would be a learning experience," DeLorenzo said. "We learned in doing this there is so much information available because we are such a historic church."
The monthly lecture series begins Thursday at 7 p.m. in St. James' Chapel on East Market Street. DeLorenzo said the decision was made to host the lectures there after two of its parishioners, John and Gloria Golden, renovated it.
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