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A
B
Today
we
give
thanks
for
all
of
you
here
all
who
have
made
this
moment
possible,
all
those
who
dreamed
of
this
congregation
and
its
church
as
well
as
the
future.
We
hold
space
for
becoming
as
we
receive
this
marker
may.
We
continue
the
legacy
of
being
good
and
faithful
stewards
of
the
past
present
and
future.
A
A
A
A
So
today,
we'll
have
mayor,
Costa
speak
to
us
and
we'll
also
have
the
president
of
the
Historic
Society
Ed
Hoffman,
and
we
will
also
hear
from
the
great
granddaughter
of
the
guy
that
built
the
church
and
Jill
noblett
McGregor
and
then,
after
that,
we'll
recognize
some
of
our
esteemed
guests
that
are
here
with
us
and
then
just
before
the
dramatic
unveiling,
Lynn
White
Law
will
say
a
few
words
to
us
and
then
we'll
call
a
few
Folks
up
and
unveil
the
marker.
C
You
know
there
wasn't
a
whole
lot
of
history
here,
and
so
this
is
history
now
and
for
Tarpon
Springs.
Unlike
many
of
the
other
areas
that
are
much
older,
three
or
four
hundred
years
old,
you
know
we
need
to
still
learn
that
history
is
is,
is
not
cheap,
it
takes
money
and
we
need
to
keep
up
with
it,
and
if
we
don't
we
blank,
something
else
happens,
and
we
lose
a
little
bit
of
that
history.
So
I'm
very
proud
of
everything.
C
The
although
I'm
beginning
to
think
I'm
getting
to
that
age,
I
I,
do
recall
the
sinkholes,
and
that
was
a
real
problem.
So
I
want
to
congratulate
everybody
here
and
thank
you
for
your
I
I
hate
to
say
it
the
investment,
but
certainly
your
compassion
of
keeping
up
with
everything
that
you've
got
here.
You're
doing
your
part,
I'd
like
and
I
hope
that
everybody
else
in
town
does
their
part
as
well.
So
thank
you
very
much.
E
E
You
know
the
the
Bayou
it
it's
Scenic,
Beauty,
all
the
Waterfront,
that
you
know,
of
course,
where
the
Venice
of
the
South,
we
have
beautiful
beaches,
we
have
beautiful
architecture,
we
have
new
things
and
old
things,
and
all
of
those
things
that
we're
that
are
quite
wonderful
and
we
also
have
whoops
a
a
group
of
wonderful
wonderful
people
and
those
things
are
are
all
special
but
but
they're
not
totally
unique.
There
are
other
communities
that
have
those,
but
we
do
have
well.
We
do
have
that
really
makes
us
unique.
E
Is
besides
the
the
special
diverse
cultural
group
of
people.
We
have
this
wonderful
history
that
was
made
by
a
lot
of
really
very
interesting
people,
and
that
Fascination
I
think
is,
is
something
really
really
special
and
makes
us
unique.
I
know
Trinity
is,
is
a
great
place
to
live
from
what
I
stand,
but
they
don't
have
yet
give
them
another
100
or
200
years.
Maybe
they'll
have
what
we
have
a
little
bit,
but
until
then
you
know
we
are
very.
E
Very
special
I
mean
that's
what
makes
not
me,
but
we,
our
city,
our
group,
becomes
very,
very
special
and
I
talk
about
our
history
as
kind
of
the
soul
of
the
community
that
we
can
look
back
on
on
things
that
happened
here
and
know
that
Mr
Governor
Safford
was
just
across
the
way
here
when
he
started
putting
all
this
together
and
so
anyway,
I'm
just
so
proud
of
that
I'm.
E
Also
just
here
to
tell
you,
as
the
president
of
historical
society,
how
grateful
I
am
to
the
city
of
our
partnership
and
and
Karen
and
Costa,
and
everybody
that's
involved
with
the
city
to
to
bring.
What
is
this
history?
Is
we
have
we
have
a
wonderful
Museum
downtown
in
the
you
know,
the
depot
we
have
a
wonderful
Cultural
Center,
a
Heritage
Center
whoops,
so
we
have
those
things
in
Safford
house.
We
have
these
wonderful
things
with
history,
but
they
have
closing
hours
this.
E
This
thing
that
we're
putting
up
today
and
failing
today
is
going
to
be
here,
24
7.,
so
so
anybody
can
come
as
they
come
into
the
historic
district
and
learn,
and
not
only
the
new
people
or
the
new
residents
or
some
of
us
that
have
been
here
like
Costa
and
I.
Since
our
childhood,
you
know
all
their
lives
because
I'm
constantly
learning
new
things
about
our
history,
I
said
wow.
What
about
that
so
anyway,
I'm
just
so
grateful
for
this
program.
That
brings
the
all
those
museums
and
all
those
things
to
a
spot
out
here.
E
The
people
passwords
by
can
can
relive
and
imagine
what
it
was
like
to
be
here
so
many
years
ago
and
with
that
I'm
just
I'm,
just
grateful
and
I'm
grateful
to
the
city
and
and
everyone
here
for
helping
us
celebrate
that.
Thank
you.
A
F
I
am
gonna
stay
on
script,
because
this
is
someone
else's
story
and
not
my
own.
So
today
is
indeed
an
exciting
day
for
the
congregation
of
the
Unitarian
Universalist
Church
of
Tarpon
Springs,
which
was
originally
organized
under
the
name
of
the
Universalist
Church
of
the
Good
Shepherd
in
1885..
F
Yet,
regardless
of
the
name,
changes,
relocation
and
Renovations
that
occurred
over
these
some
125
plus
years,
the
Universalist
Congregation
has
been
part
of
this
Bayou
Community
since
its
beginning
living
among
the
town's
earliest
names
and
church
organizers
like
Webster,
Safford
and
Cheney,
was
a
young
church
member
by
the
name
of
Grandma
Edwin
noblet
senior,
who
came
to
be
known
by
his
initials
GE.
Originally
from
Pennsylvania
GE
came
to
Tarpon
in
1884
at
the
age
of
22..
F
He
did
that
after
visiting
a
town
or
visiting
the
town
during
a
break
in
his
building
project
over
in
Tampa
at
the
night
and
wall
hardware
store
in
short
order,
GE
moved
and
settled
in
Tarpon,
where
he
later
married
and
raised
his
family
and
that's
how
four
generations
later
I
was
born.
The
great
granddaughter
of
GE.
F
The
town
continued
to
move
forward
with
great
success
until
a
devastating
fire
broke
out
in
the
downtown
sector
in
1908
with
the
primary
construction
material.
Of
that
time
being
wood,
you
can
imagine
the
number
of
businesses
and
buildings
that
were
burnt
to
the
ground
and
destroyed
included
in
the
rubble
of
that
fire
was
the
then
named
Universalist
Church
of
the
Good
Shepherd.
F
During
this
time
of
Devastation,
another
member
of
the
Universalist
Church
congregation
came
on
the
scene.
He
was
a
good
friend
of
ge's
and
his
name
was
George
Ennis
Jr
Georgia
Jr
quickly
became
the
overseer
of
the
church's
reconstruction
pro
project,
while
I
can't
vouch
how
far
along
his
career
as
a
famous
painter
was
at
the
time,
I
can
vouch
that
George
was
part
of
the
new
building
committee.
F
Among
the
notes
and
Recollections
of
ge's
son,
my
great-grandfather
Grandville
Edwin
noblett
Jr
was
this
written
account
after
the
first
Universalist
Church
burned,
Mr
George,
Ennis
Jr
came
to
him
GE
one
day
and
said
we
need
a
church
and
I
want
you
to
design
and
build
us
one
for
George
Jr.
It
was
simple.
Ge
was
the
man
sometime
prior
to
laying
the
foundation.
This
location
was
chosen
where
the
church
now
stands.
F
Reading
from
ge's
1953
obituary,
which
you
happen
to
have
on
the
table.
In
there
my
great-grandfather's
Recollections
were
confirmed
as
the
article
recorded
some
of
ge's
legacy
and
I
quote.
He
founded
the
GE
knoblet
hardware
store.
He
was
president
of
the
sponge
Exchange
Bank
and
was
largely
influential
in
organizing
the
first
Board
of
Trade,
of
which
he
served
as
president.
He
was
one
of
The
Originators
of
the
plan
to
divide
Hillsborough
County,
to
form
Pinellas
County
and
a
member
of
the
group
which
carried
out
the
plan
for
division.
F
He
was
by
faith
a
member
of
the
Universalist
Church
of
the
Good
Shepherd,
which
he
built
here,
and
the
article
continues,
but
that's
where
I'll
stop
in
closing
I
want
to
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
participate
in
this
Historic
Landmark
celebration
and
the
additional
opportunity
to
honor
and
remember
the
contribution
made
from
not
just
one
of
tarpon's
Founders,
but
a
former
member
of
your
congregation,
Granville
Edwin
novelist
senior.
May
you
long
remember
that
one
of
your
own
built
this
house
congratulations
and
on
the
special
occasion.
A
A
All
right,
so,
let's
do
some
recognition
here.
First
of
all,
I
want
to
mention
that
we
have
some
current
day
professional
artists,
actually
several
in
our
congregation,
but
in
particular
Karen
strobin
and
Bill
luxinger.
He
lived
right
across
the
street
and
they
are
with
us
today.
I
saw
them
earlier
and
they
have
some
paintings
that
we
have
in
the
Forum
room,
as
well
as
the
George
in
this
junior
paintings
and
a
lot
of
historic
artifacts.
So
please
add
a
tour
of
the
sanctuary
in
the
Forum
room
afterwards.
A
So
with
the
city
today
we
have
Karen,
lemons,
I,
believe
Karen,
hello
and.
A
We
also
have
representing
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
Jack
spark
a
jack,
that's
partner.
Renee
Torres
is
someone.
We
know
very
well
because
Renee
worked
on
the
project
to
redesign
this
church
after
the
sinkholes
and
was
the
project
leader
in
the
early
years
of
the
restoration
process.
So
we're
glad
that
you
could
be
here
with
us
today.
A
A
A
And
Barbara
kataka,
who
could
not
be
with
us
today,
but
she
did
a
lot
of
behind
the
scenes,
work
on
the
history
and
introduced
connected
us
with
Jill.
So
we
very
much
appreciate
Barbara
all
right.
Well,
I'll
turn
it
over
to
Lynn
Whitelaw
Now,
who
is
the
former
director
and
curator
for
the
Lipa
Ratner
Museum
and
has
been
our
Arts
consultant
and
a
long
time
friend
of
this
church.
G
Thank
you
in
the
1870s,
several
groups
of
Northern
investors
made
the
long,
arduous
journey
travel
to
Cedar
Key
and
then
took
a
steamer
South
along
the
Gulf
Coast
to
the
area
around
the
Anclote
River.
They
did
this.
Looking
for
investment
opportunities,
they
believed
would
follow
with
the
eventual
arrival
of
the
railroad
from
Maritime
activities
to
Land
Development
to
extolling
the
benefits
of
the
climate.
They
saw
great
potential
for
citrus
agriculture,
tourism,
winter
residency
and
establishing
the
area
as
a
health
resort.
G
Their
interest
paid
off
in
the
1880s
Hampton
distance
bought
4
million
acres
of
land
on
the
west
coast
of
Florida,
which
were
sold
from
the
porch
of
the
Safford
house,
which
wasn't
right
there,
but
just
over
there
at
the
time
the
railroad
would
come.
Hotels
were
built
to
accommodate
winter
visitors.
The
United
States
government
erected
a
state-of-the-art
lighthouse
at
the
mouth
of
the
Anclote
River,
as
an
investment
in
the
area's
future.
In
wealthy
Northerners
bought
land
around
Spring
Bayou
to
build
impressive
winter
homes.
G
He
was
the
second
Universalist
Church
established
in
Florida
that
would
have
its
own
building
members
included,
as
we've
heard,
Governor
Safford,
his
sister
Mary
Dr
Mary
Safford,
the
first
female
medical
doctor
in
Florida,
the
Reverend
Henry
Webster,
ran
the
church
and
other
like-minded
well-educated
progressives
with
liberal
spiritual
beliefs
for
social
and
cultural
consciousness,
made
the
church
a
very
positive
contributor
to
the
town's
growth
in
the
1890s
for
Force
Winters,
the
most
famous
artist
in
America.
At
the
time,
George
Innes
came
to
Tarpon
Springs
for
its
climate
and
health
benefits.
G
In
the
last
years
of
his
life.
He
created
22
paintings
here
and
put
the
name
Tarpon
Springs
on
most
of
them.
After
his
death
in
1894
ennis's
paintings
with
titles
like
Tarpon
Springs
early
morning,
Tarpon
Springs,
dusk,
Tarpon,
Springs,
Moonlight
and
others
were
shown
all
over
the
United
States
and
in
Europe
and
as
America's
most
celebrated
artist.
That
reference
to
Tarpon
Springs
did
more
to
promote
this
city
as
a
city
of
the
Arts
than
any
Chamber
of
Commerce
could
ever
do
In
1902,
George,
Innes,
son,
George,
Innis
Jr.
G
But
he
was
a
prominent
influencer
of
the
lake
Gilded
Age
Tarpon
Springs,
along
with
his
wife
Julia,
to
establish
a
winter
residence
they
bought.
The
home
of
his
father
had
rented
on
West
Orange
Street,
just
two
blocks
from
here,
which
they
greatly
expanded
into
Innis
Manor
built
a
large
art
studio
and
several
cottages
on
the
back
property,
where
Ennis
built
a
winter
artist
Colony
that
was
active
up
until
his
death
in
1926..
G
G
Old
church
has
been
an
extraordinary
Steward
for
the
cultural
Legacy
and
for
the
Karen
conserving
and
public
providing
public
access
to
literally
thousands
of
visitors
over
the
years.
Despite
the
more
recent
challenges
that
The
UU
CTS
has
faced
in
April
2019
George
Innis
Jr
was
inducted
into
the
Florida
artists
Hall
of
Fame,
located
in
the
state
capitol
rotunda
in
Tallahassee
through
a
nomination
written
by
this
church.
G
It
should
be
noted
that
Tarpon
Springs
has
more
inductees
into
the
artist's
Hall
of
Fame
than
any
city
in
Florida,
with
the
exception
of
Miami,
and
that's
pretty
good,
safer
little
Tarpon
Springs.
This
further
validates
the
historic
importance
of
Tarpon
Springs
as
a
community
of
the
Arts.
The
dedication
of
this
historical
marker
acknowledges
the
contributions
of
the
Unitarian
Universalist
Church
to
that
Legacy
and
the
importance
it
is
played
in
the
development
of
Tarpon
Springs
wait
for
him
to
go
by
for
a
hundred
and
thirty
eight
years.