Last year our OHS Convention was in
Seattle from July 13–18, 2008
The Hilbus Chapter once
again had a significant showing at the
OHS annual convention
and a great time was had by all!!
Our Traditional Hilbus
Group Photo at the 2008 OHS
National Convention
More pictures from the 2008 convention can be viewed at:
http://gallery.pipechat.org/gallery/OHS%2C-SEATTLE
courtesy of David Scribner and Tim Bovard. Thanks!!
Information about our previous
2008/2009 season Organ Crawls
Click
here to view the August newsletter of the 2008/2009 season
Our first organ crawl for the 2008-2009 season was on
Saturday, August 23, 2008 in Severna Park(Anne Arundel
County), Maryland
[Thanks to Kevin Clemens for arranging this day]
Click here for the September newsletter with a review of the crawl and
pictures!
10:00 a.m. - St.
Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church
375 Benfield Road, Severna
Park, Maryland 21146
(410) 647-6248
2008 Schantz Pipe Organ
11:00 a.m. - Woods
Memorial Presbyterian Church
611 Baltimore Annapolis
Blvd., Severna Park, Maryland 21146
(410) 647-2550
37 Rank Rieger Pipe Organ
12:00 Noon - A list of
restaurants in Severna Park will be available at the organ crawl with
directions.
1:30 p.m. - Church of Saint John the Evangelist
689 Ritchie Highway, S.E.,
Severna Park, Maryland 21146
(410) 647-4884
1984 Wicks Pipe Organ (Installed and voiced by the late Robert Wyant,
and Bard Wickkeiser.)
September 27, 2008
in Arlington, Virginia
[Thanks to Tom Scheck for arranging this day!]
Click here for the October newsletter with a review of the crawl and
pictures
10:00 - Clarendon United
Methodist Church
606 N. Irving Street,
Arlington, VA 22201
1967 3-manual Schlicker (electric action)
Harold Gleason was the consultant for this organ
11:00 - Faith Lutheran Church
3313
Arlington Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201
1993 2-manual, 24-rank Visser-Rowland with coupler manual (tracker)
Directions from Clarendon United Methodist Church to Faith Lutheran
Church
Start out going south on N Irving St toward 6th St N and go 0.6 mi.
Turn right onto Arlington Blvd/US50W
and go 0.1 mi.
12:00 - Lunch at any
of the many restaurants in the vicinity of 23rd Street between Eads and
Fern Streets
1:30 - Calvary United Methodist
Church
2315 S.
Grant St., Arlington, VA 22202
3-manual Schantz (electric action)
Saturday, October 25, 2008 in Cumberland, Maryland
[Thanks to Paul Roeder for arranging this day!]
Click here for the November newsletter with a review of the crawl and
pictures
9:45AM - SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
125 Fayette St., Cumberland, Md.
1948 Wicks three manuals, 31 stops
Restored in 1996 and updated in 2006.
10:45AM - Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
13 Canal St. Cumberland, Md.
Riders should be at station by 10:45AM, with departure at 11:30AM, return to station approx. 3:00PM
Lunch on own at restaurants available in Frostburg (unless you have
first class ticket, in which case lunch and gratuity included)
TRAIN INFORMATION
When calling to make a reservation let
the clerk know that you are with the Hilbus Chapter of the Organ
Historical Society. You will get the $23.00 rate. Normally the rate is
$25.00 A child's rate is $11.00 and senior citizens rate is $23.00. You
are asked to be at the station before 11:00 a.m.
The telephone number is: 1-800-872-4650 - Extension 105.
The website is <trainmaster@wmsr.com. At of the date of this
newsletter the train may be sold out. This information was included
with the September newsletter and is reprinted here for your possible
use.
Click here for the January newsletter with a review of the crawl and
pictures from the November crawl
Click here for the February newsletter with a review of the crawl and
pictures from the January crawl
Click here for the March newsletter with a review of the crawl and
pictures from the February crawl
Click here for the April newsletter with a review of the crawl and
pictures from the March crawl
Click here for the May newsletter with a review of the crawl and
pictures from the April crawl
Click here for the June/July newsletter with a review of the crawl and
pictures from the May crawl
Click here for the August newsletter with a review of the crawl and
pictures from the June crawl
This year our OHS Convention was in Cleveland, Ohio from July 5–10, 2009
The Hilbus Chapter once
again had a significant showing at the
OHS annual convention
and a great time was had by all!!
Our Traditional Hilbus
Group Photo at the 2009 OHS
National Convention in Ohio
