CLHS holding final program of year
The County Line Historical Society, located in Shreve, will hold A Trip to Europe for the Holidays, its final program of 2024, on Oct. 19. The program is free.
The last program of the year for County Line Historical Society of Wayne/Holmes will be held Saturday, Oct. 19 at 1 p.m. and will feature Jerri Lynn (Miller) Baxstrom, who will give a media presentation, A Trip to Europe for the Holidays, at the historic Shreve Presbyterian Church. The program is free.
Come launch the holiday season a little early by listening to Christmas music prior to 1 p.m. played by organist Deb Lillely on the church’s 1915 Schantz pipe organ.
In Baxstrom’s presentation she will take guests to Christmas markets in Edinburgh, Scotland and Paris, France. Immerse yourself in the architecture and stained glass of Notre Dame de Paris. Learn about the origin of the Christmas carol “Silent Night” as you view the chapel in the mountains of Austria where it was first sung. Visit Westminster Abbey and take a closer look at the choir loft. Travel to Windsor Castle and see the state dining room set and decorated for Christmas. View images of cookies, cakes and pastries that are served during the holidays in various European countries.
Baxstrom and her husband Sandy have had the opportunity to travel to several European countries during the holidays, and her presentation consists mainly of her own photos.
Baxstrom grew up in Shreve and is a graduate of Triway High School and Ashland University with a BA in French and German and a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction. She taught French and German at Smithville High School for 35 years while teaching German part-time at a couple local companies.
In 2010 she was the recipient of The Distinguished Career Award by the Ohio Foreign Language Association. After her retirement from high school teaching, she was an instructor of French at The College of Wooster for 10 years. In addition to the student trips to Europe she and her colleague led during her high school teaching years, she has organized numerous trips for adults to various countries in Europe in her retirement.
The historic Shreve Presbyterian Church is located at 343 N. Market St. in Shreve. There is parking across North Market Street.