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Cismont Timeline 1724-2020

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Page, W.C.M, M.D. Genealogy of the Page Families (1855), 2nd edition, 1972 courtesy of Hugh Gildea

  Cismont Timeline 1724-2020 ​

The following timeline is a summary of key events in the chronological history of Grace Church relative to the Keswick-Cismont black community. This is a rough chronology designed to provide a guide to key dates and events over the last several centuries with references to state and world events for perspective. 
Please click on the title to go to the timeline for each century.

18th Century: Frontier, Pre-Revolutionary War, and Post War Independence 
19th Century: Civil War Era, Church, Education and Agricultural Economy 
20th Century: Surviving Change: The Depression, World Wars and Civil Rights 
21st Century: Renewal and Building for the Future 
 
Sources for this information are published books and oral history, as noted in the Bibliography of Significant References. Research was provided by the African American History Project Committee with help from Grace Church staff and community as noted:  
Ashley M. Williams, Beth Sutton, Rev. G. Miles Smith, Cathy Bodkin, Kathie Woods  
 
Source Designation Key 
Rives-references(no*) and noted by page number from “A History of Grace Church, Walkers Parish” 
Bates* references 
Sutton added notes**including other sources 
 

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  • Home
  • Welcome
    • Clergy and Staff
  • History
    • All Saints Chapel
    • Grace Church and the African American Community in Keswick >
      • History of Grace and the Episocpal Church: Institutional relations with the African American community
      • Local Oral History >
        • Bomars of Cismont
  • Worship
    • Homilies
  • Ministries
    • Outreach
    • Fellowship
    • Formation >
      • Spiritual Formation Newsletters
      • Women's Study Group
      • Adult Forums
      • Mini Messy Church
    • Building Bridges to Understanding >
      • Sacred ground
      • Saving St. John Rosenwald School
      • Scuffletown Project Zoom Event
    • Stewardship
    • Music
    • Special Events >
      • Farm Tour
      • Shrine Mont
      • Vacation Bible School
      • Salons >
        • Plein Air Event Spring 2021
        • Plein Air Event Fall 2021
      • Blessing of the Hounds
  • Resources
    • Lenten Resources >
      • The Way of the Cross
  • Contact