Thursday, August 23, 2012

Historian to speak at festival in Oxford

OXFORD - Historian John Babina, Jr. will speak at the annual Peach Festival at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in St. Peter's Church, 421 Oxford Road (Rt. 67).  
He will discuss the history of the Stevenson Dam. After the talk, photos of the building of the Stevenson Dam, old photos of residents of the Riverside area, and photos of the Hale-Coleman Peach Farm in Seymour and Oxford will be on display in Fellowship Hall. 
 
From 4 to 7 p.m. attendees may purchase home-made peach shortcake and ice cream. 
Admission is $1. 
 

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