"Roots & Branches"
A History of the United Church in North Marysburgh
in Our Own Words
Wed, Feb 24, 2026 from noon to 4:00 p.m.
"Roots & Branches" brings history to life in a community-inspired, collected and oral history of the United Church in North Marysburgh (Prince Edward County) from the 1700s to today.
Cressy Glenora United Church is pleased to offer this event and experience as part of "Flashback February," Prince Edward County's month-long celebration bringing history to life with hands-on learning, live demonstrations, and engaging stories that intertwines past, present, and future.
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The Roots & Branches event has two parts. First, in Burley Hall (our log cabin community space) you'll find engaging displays of original artefacts, then-and-now photographs, fascinating original books and newspaper clippings about the people and times past, historic maps, and more, pertaining to the ancestral churches of the original township of North Marysburgh. We collected this history by visiting historic sites, scanning local archives and through community collaboration. Enjoy coffee, tea and light refreshments. Small coffee tables will be set up for browsing historic clippings and photographs.
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Second, we've prepared a self-guided tour of our historic chapel next door. The small, simple church, built in 1877, is officially a Prince Edward County Designated Heritage Building. Inside you'll find a self-guided tour pointing out subtle, charming and fascinating features of the space and its history. You'll hear recordings of local historians telling their stories and memories of the churches of North Marysburgh in their own words. Interwoven with these recordings, old-time hymns will fill the sanctuary with sacred melodies. Guests are welcome to light a candle and stay for a moment of quiet prayer or contemplation.
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LOCATION: 3442 County Rd 7
DATE: Tuesday, February 24, 2026
TIME: Noon to 4:00 p.m.
Coffee, tea and refreshments to be served.
COST: This is a free community event.
WELCOME: All are welcome. 2S-LGBTQ+ affirming.
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ACCESSIBILITY: Burley Hall is wheelchair accessible, enter by the side door. The church sanctuary building has a ramp (and one step) which is accessible for those using a walker or with reduced mobility.
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ABOUT Cressy Glenora United Church: We are a Christian faith community that embraces the sacredness of all creation. As an inclusive and welcoming congregation we encourage all to take part in church life fully according to their gifts. We are respectful of and celebrate people of all gender identities, sexual orientations, ages, abilities, social-economic status, creeds and ethnicities.
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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: We congregate on Algonquin (Anishinaabe) and Mohawk (Haudenoshone) lands. Here where we gather, generations gathered long before Europeans landed on these shores. The original inhabitants of this land, known to some Indigenous peoples as Turtle Island, took seriously the Creator’s call to be stewards of air, land, water, and creature. We pray our thanks for their conservancy; we exist in this place because of the lessons they continue to teach. We come before the Creating One as we offer our prayers, hear holy story, and listen to sacred songs.