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Cumberland Presbyterian Church celebrated an All-Day Picnic in 1909. Shown are Hattie Ellis Blessing in the front wagon with Faye on her lap. Elsie Blessing is in the dark dress by the last wagon. Grandpa Ellis is in a dark suit in the next-to-last wagon with Raymond Greer on his lap, George Nichols on the left and Ruth Chorn standing in the middle.
To learn more about Mansfield history, check out the Mansfield Historical Museum, 102 N. Main St., open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free. For more info, call 817-473-4250, emailmuseum@mansfieldtexas.gov or go to mansfieldhistory.org.
Photo courtesy of the Mansfield Historical Society.
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