Crowd gathers in Stanford for Memories on Main, car show
Published 7:34 am Thursday, April 28, 2022
Photo by Abigail Roberts The first Stanford Wilderness Road Car Cruise-In of the year was held Friday, April 15 in conjunction with the Memories on Main Street event.
Photos by Abigail Roberts Historical portraits hang on display outside of what is now the Lincoln County Attorneys Office during the Memories on Main event last Friday night.
Photo by Abigail Roberts People stop by the Lincoln County Judicial Center during the Memories on Main event to look at photos of businesses and buildings that used to call that location home.
Photo by Abigail Roberts Historical photos of the old Lincoln County Courthouse sit on easels outside of the existing building. One of the photos shows the room of records which contains historical documents that date back as far as 1179, some of which are written on sheep skin.
Photo by Abigail Roberts A historical photo of the Stanford Presbyterian Church on Main Street sits on an easel in front of the existing church. The church was part of the Memories on Main Street event hosted by the Lincoln County Public Library.
Photo by Abigail Roberts A baseball team poses for a photo in front of what was once Begley's Drug Store on Main Street in Stanford. This photo was one of several historical photos on display on Main Street during the Memories on Main event. Beside it there is a list of businesses that were once at that location on Main Street.
Photo by Abigail Roberts A historical photo of the first Stanford Christian Church building on Main Street sits on display in front of the existing church during the Memories on Main Event.
Photo by Abigail Roberts Peggy Denham with the Lincoln County Public Library speaks to attendees of the Memories on Main Street event.
Main Street in Stanford was a busy place April 15 as the Memories on Main event was held in conjunction with the first Stanford Wilderness Road Car Cruise-In of the year.
Historical photos of former businesses and churches on Main Street were enlarged and on display at their previous locations for the public to view.
At each site, a volunteer was there to talk about the history of each location and exchange memories with attendees.
The public was invited for an evening of “reminiscing about the past and dreaming about the future” on behalf of the Lincoln County Public Library (LCPL).
LCPL worked for several months to gather historical photos of businesses and churches that have been located on Main Street in the past.
A community project funded by “Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries” aims to document the history of downtown Stanford and the ultimate goal is a book.
The grant is provided by the American Library Association (ALA) and aims to “provide community engagement resources and opportunities specific to the needs of library workers serving small and rural communities,” according to the ALA website.
The LCPL is still looking for old photos, business information, short-memories and dreams for the future of downtown Stanford. Anyone with photos or information to share can send them to stanfordmemoriesonmain@gmail.com or call the LCPL at 606-365-7513.
