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twenty of the Richmond region's most Lunch & Dinner Buffet available daily! 804-748-7025
renowned historic sites that will be Weekly Specials & Full Menu. 12760 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Chester
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Sept. 23 24. Tourists and locals alike
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PAULA (FERRO) DUBAY are invited to discover the history of SAVE ENERGY! SLASH FUEL BILLS!
Paula (Ferro) Dubay, 90, widow of Chesterfield County. Each site will got storm damage?
Eugene R. “Gene” Dubay, died on offer complimentary admission to REDUCE OUTSIDE NOISE!
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21, 1927 in Bristol, Conn. and was participating sites are offering a prize
a daughter of the late Dominick and opportunity for Passport holders during • Locally owned & operated
Mary (Nestico) Ferro. She resided in the Time Travelers Weekend. The prizes • Highest quality materials
Bristol prior to moving to Cortlandt, will feature items from each of the • Exterior remodeling services
N.Y. where she lived for 30 years participating sites’ gift shops; visitors • Fast, reliable service
until moving to Chester in 1989. may register to win at all sites. A list of • Fully licensed & insured
She was a member of St. Augustine all participating sites can be found on the
Catholic Church in Richmond. Passport. 804-520-9791
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While in Bristol, she worked for Magnolia Grange, built in 1822 by Locally Owned & Operated Since 1998
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the former Family Service Agency William Winfree, is a handsome Federal- www.dominionwindowsandsiding.com
and was a parishioner of St. Joseph style plantation house named for the
Church. Paula is survived by a son: circle of magnolia trees that once graced Storm Damage Restoration • Roofing • Siding • Windows • Gutters
Paul R. DuBay and his wife Corinne, its front lawn. Noted for its distinctive
of Chester; a daughter: Denise M. architecture, the mansion contains
DuBay of Terryville, Conn.; daughter- elaborate ceiling medallions, as well
in-law: Carol DuBay of Chesterfield; as sophisticated carvings on mantels, SAVE THE DATE!
nine grandchildren: Michelle, Gene, doorways, and window frames. The
Chase, and Shane DuBay and Brittany, house has been carefully restored to its Sept 23-24
Richard, Kevin, Jesse, and Jason 1820s look and feel.
Lowell; several great-grandchildren, The Chesterfield Museum is a Publick Days & Godspeed
great-great-grandchildren; nieces, and reproduction of the colonial courthouse
nephews. In addition to her parents of 1749. Its collections tell the history from Jamestown Settlement
and husband, she was predeceased of Chesterfield County from pre-historic
by a son, L. Gene DuBay, and her times through the 20th century. Exhibits
nine siblings. A Mass of Christian include early Indian culture, artifacts 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, from the first iron and coal mines in
September 9, 2017, at 10 a.m. at America, which were in Chesterfield
St. Joseph Church, Bristol, Conn,. County, early household and farming Our annual celebration of the 1611 founding
Entombment will follow in the Holy tools, and a country store of the late 19th of the Citie of Henricus.
Family Mausoleum at St. Joseph century. Living history re-enactments, military drills and musket firings,
Cemetery, Bristol, CT. Relatives and The Old Jail, built in 1892, craftsmen and blacksmiths, 17th-century medicinal
friends may call Funk Funeral Home, includes a changing exhibit downstairs, demonstrations, Virginia Indian activities, historical children’s
35 Bellevue Ave., Bristol, Conn. on “Mobilizing for War,” on display through games and crafts, storytelling and more.
Friday between 5 and 8 p.m.. In November 2018. It is a centennial The 400th anniversary of the death of Pocahontas and
lieu of flowers, memorial donations exhibit focusing on the history of the
may be made to St. Jude Children’s establishment of Camp Lee to train and Rev. Alexander Whitaker will be commemorated.
Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, equip troops for WWI. Upstairs, visitors Tour 17th-century ship replica, Godspeed from
Memphis, TN, 38105. . Please visit may view cells as they were when they Jamestown Settlement.
Paula’s memorial web-site at www. housed their last prisoners in 1962.
FunkFuneralHome.com. Magnolia Grange, the County Cost: Free admission; parking is $5/vehicle
Museum and Historic Jail will be open
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday and
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Grange is located at 10020 Iron Bridge HENRICUS HISTORICAL PARK
HAVE A UNIQUE PHOTO TAKEN IN Road; the County Museum and Jail are 251 Henricus Park Road • Chester
CHESTERFIELD? WEDDING located nearby at 6813 Mimms Loop in (804) 748-1611 • www.henricus.org
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