QUAKERS: A chance to visit historic meetinghouses

Meeting for Worship at the Old Kennett Meetinghouse on Route 1 was lovely this morning. Old Kennett, built in 1710, is one of the historic Quaker meetinghouses in our area that opens its normally closed doors on certain First Days in the summer. I enjoy going to see the architecture, to soak up the ambiance and to imagine the generations of people who have sat there before me (I noticed "1812" carved on the wooden bench in front of me).
There were probably 40 people there this morning (including newlyweds Lars and Linda Farmer, who were married at the meetinghouse a few weeks ago). It seems that normally the summer meetings there are held at 11, but this time it started at 9 as an experiment to see if the traffic noise from Route 1 would be reduced. It was still pretty noisy during silent worship, but as one member told me, "I just block it out." 
Old Kennett will be open again for worship at 9 a.m. Aug. 30.
Homeville Meetinghouse, 4904 Homeville Road, Cochranville, will be open for worship at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30. 
London Britain Meetinghouse, 1415 New London Road, Landenberg, will be open for worship each Sunday through Sept. 6 at 10:30 am.
Parkersville Meetinghouse, 1232 Parkersville Road, Kennett Square, will be open for worship at 2 p.m. Sunday Sept. 13.
Colora Meetinghouse on Colora Road in Colora, Maryland, will be open for worship at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20.