It was a warm, humid day in the Summer of 2013 when Diane and I decided to do a trip to Henry County. Diane is always a valuable source of information on cultural fairs and events in our area. We drove out to Henry County to a site with a large tent and a lot of people - essentially a fair of sorts. There was homemade food for sale, including Bar-B-Q and other goodies. We walked around a while, then decided to visit two historic sites nearby: The Low Dutch Meeting House just out of town (Eminence) on the road to Pleasureville.
The Low Dutch Meeting House was a neat place. The folks who run it grow sheep on the grounds. They shear the sheep and save and dye the wool and make beautiful artifacts from the wool like scarves, sweaters, etc. I really enjoyed our tour there. As for the history of the site, Diane knew all the particulars, and that it was tied back somehow to Squire Boone and had once been hidden underneath a large barn. After our tour, we decided to go to Pleasureville, where Diane's Mother's relatives had lived. She wanted to tour the cemetery there and try to find their names. As we drove, looking West, the sky had taken on an eerie purple-black tone, and we knew we were in for a storm. We rushed out of that place, heading back towards Eminence. We didn't know where to go! As we drove, we were passing the Meeting House again, and noticed the caretaker's car was still there. We drove up, knocked on the door, and asked if we could seek shelter there from the oncoming storm. We did!
Lucky for us, as we drove back through Eminence after the storm swept through, there were trees and limbs everywhere! So thankful that the Meeting House was there for us that warm Summer day!
