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A Carnegie funded organ may be in your community
PICTURE ROCKS-January 1905 and 1906 were banner months for the Picture Rocks Methodist Church and its secretary Charles Sypher. In January 1905, the congregation received a reply after petitioning steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie, that he would indeed aid in the funding toward the purchase of a new pipe organ. This was especially welcoming news to church secretary Sypher who would benefit from the organ's music when marrying Una E. Hodge the following January. As secretary when the request was first filed in April, 2003, the young 25-year old bachelor was charged with all correspondence ...