16th Madison County (Grapevine) Singing

Center Community Center
Petersburg Community, Madison County, North Carolina
Saturday, February 28, 2026

Carolyn Ogburn welcomed the singers and gave an opening prayer.

Selections from The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition:

23t, Phillippi - Mary Baumeister
487, Chester - Chris Wilhelm
281b, Palmetto - Claudia Dean
256t, Pleading Savior - Jeff Farr
396t, Adams - Leslie Booher
109, Not Made with Hands - Carolyn Ogburn
89, Northfield - Diane Eskenasy
405b, Caution - Michael Spencer
248, Twilight is Falling - Dan Huger
225b, Martin - Claudia Dean
121b, Greensboro - Mary Baumeister, IMO her friend Tom Fickinger
54, My Trust - Chris Wilhelm
184, Where We'll Never Grow Old - Jeff Farr
507t, Union - Leslie Booher

Break

Selections from The Christian Harmony (‘Carolina book’, 1873 facsimile, 2015 Folk Heritage reprint):

21, Webster - Carolyn Ogburn
198, Creation - Diane Eskenasy
46b, Sweet Hope (Second) - Michael Spencer
120t, The Lonesome Dove - Dan Huger
327, The Christian's Hope - Claudia Dean
170t, Refuge - Mary Baumeister
170b, Bohemia - Chris Wilhelm
171t, Sessions - Jeff Farr
146b, Bangor - Leslie Booher
67b, Dundee - Diane Eskenasy, as the grace for lunch

Break for lunch

Selections from the 2010 Christian Harmony:

157, Hallelujah - Carolyn Ogburn
499t, Hasten Sinner - Michael Spencer
419t, Rockingham (First) - Dan Huger
396b, Waynsville - Claudia Dean
238, Child's Wish - Mary Baumeister
133, Juniata - Chris Wilhelm
546b, Oak Grove - Andy Morse
269t, Restoration - Jeff Farr
544, Life's Troubles - Leslie Booher
51, Lonsdale - Diane Eskenasy
55b, Idumea - Carolyn Ogburn
493b, Day-Star - Michael Spencer
208b, French Broad - Dan Huger

Business Meeting: We reelected our officers:
Carolyn Ogburn as Chairman
Mary Baumeister as Secretary.
We agreed to give $100 to the community center for the use of the building and a donation towards a new door lock.

Announcements

Break

Selections from the 2015 reprint of William Walker's 1873 The Christian Harmony:

159t, The Saint's Delight - Carolyn Ogburn
193b, Lisle - Claudia Dean
88, Pisgah - Mary Baumeister
89t, Brightest Days, or Elevation - Chris Wilhelm
111t, Minister's Farewell - Andy Morse
258, Thorny Desert - Jeff Farr
130t, Broomsgrove - Chris Berg
281t, Mount Vernon - Leslie Booher
369, Easter Anthem - Diane Eskenasy
207t, Windham - Carolyn Ogburn
38b, Euphrates - Michael Spencer
76b, Night - Dan Huger
203, Cumberland - Andy Morse

We sang 200b, Parting Hand, as the closing song.
Carolyn Ogburn gave the closing prayer.

Minutes: Mary Baumeister