Hello, Everyone! I think you would have enjoyed the Cemetery Walk last week with Michele Seil, our city librarian.
It was a beautiful evening, around 50 degrees... just right for a nice walk through the area... stopping to listen to stories of the past.
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| Story Time |
Michele did an excellent job of telling stories and giving interesting information about persons buried in the cemetery and their connection to our community.
I took pictures as we walked along and tried to get shots of the tombstones of the people she talked about.
Overall, there was too much information for me to report here, so I hope you'll visit the library and talk to Michele about her research.
The walk ended with a visit to the grave of Harry Hayashi and his family members. His story is always a poignant one... of a local man of Japanese descent, an important well-liked member of our community, who was taken away and placed in an internment camp during World War II. His creation, the Rainbow Gardens (a motel, music pavilion and restaurant) was known throughout the country... drawing such popular entertainers as Duke Ellington, Jimmy Dorsey and Louie Armstrong. With all his assets being seized by the government, Hayashi's Rainbow Gardens was never the same after he was released from the camp and returned to Carrington. However, he went on to own/run the Miami Grill, and he and his family remained substantial, supportive members of the Carrington community... and always respected by them.
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| Michele Seil - Harry Hayashi Family Grave |
There is another Cemetery Walk scheduled for October 17th at 2 p.m.... with a variety of different stories to be told.
Thank you, Everyone, for dropping by Carrington News today. Hope you enjoy the pictures.... and have a great day! #carringtonndnews #carringtonnd #cemeterywalk #micheleseil
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