Mount Olivet Union Campmeeting Association

The 150th Anniversary Historical Committee is planning activities for all ages on Historical (1876) Day in and around the Tabernacle on Saturday, August 1, 2026.

1) The public is invited to the 8-1-26 Historical Address at 2 PM in the Tabernacle by a speaker from the Northern York County Historical & Preservation Society (30 min.) and then anyone who would like to share brief memories of Mount Olivet Camp-meetings from years past is welcome to do so (2:30 to 3:00 PM).

2) The public is invited to join us any time during Historical Day 8-1-26 from 3-5 PM, dressed up in old timey clothes (or not) in and around the Tabernacle:

* Inside the Tabernacle Johnathan Edmonds will be capturing interviews of Mount Olivet memories, on video

* Inside the Tabernacle peruse copies of old photos, cookbooks, newspapers, etc. with guides to answer questions

* Children’s Crafts Table – 1876 era crafts, with craft leaders

* Cottage Museum – See what the original cottages looked like; Questions and Answers (Q & A) provided by a costumed hostess

* 1876 Photo Booth (old timey costumes provided to get your photo taken and printed on the spot)

* Music (instrumental of hymns that were available in 1876) will be playing on site

* Artesian Well – a costumed hostess will answer questions and share about the history of the well and gazebo, and give away dixie cups of free water from the well

* Broom Making Demonstration – see how brooms were handmade

* RailRoad bulletin board with costumed host to answer questions about how the railroad brought people to a Campmeeting railroad stop by the creek, and share the 1876 newspaper article (oldest known)

* Civil War Medicine Information Board – Costumed hostess showing bandages, leeches, etc.

4) The public is invited to join us for dinner at 5 PM in the Dining Hall 8-1-26:

*1960s-style food, servers and prices, with 1876 desserts

* Inside the Dining Hall: Purchase a reprinted 75th Anniversary booklet

* Also available for sale, the Ladies Aid designed an Anniversary T-Shirt and Anniversary Mug

*Enjoy the photos, articles, maps and charts on the TimeLine, which will cover all 15 decades of campmeeting history, as you wait in line for food

Any questions about Historical Day may be directed to Barb Monighan barbmonighan@gmail.com, or Beth Nonemaker beautiful_one@zoho.com

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2026 CAMPMEETING is July 31 through August 9, 2026.

CAMPMEETING service is at 7:30 pm every evening in the Tabernacle.

The 2026 Bulletin will be posted soon.