#PicturingThePast #OTD #Apr211878 Pt.3 — Superintendent Gridley announced that George Whipple would entertain the audience, assisted by Miss Clara Marsh.
That was an understatement.
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PicturingThePast #OTD #Apr211878 Pt.2 — George and Clara’s wedding took place during a Sunday School concert at Vancouver’s Methodist Church on Easter Sunday evening.
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#PicturingThePast #OTD #Apr211878 Pt.4 — Preceded up the aisle by Clara’s sister Birdie and Clayton Gridley, the couple advanced to the altar. Rev. Mr. Day performed the surprise ceremony. The choir sang. A collection was taken. The audience was dismissed.
Now that is a wedding program.
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#PicturingThePast #OTD #Apr211878 Pt.5 — George and Clara later made their home in the Harmony area, where they lived out the rest of their lives.
📷 George and Clara Whipple, 1878.
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