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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Ted Anderson will host "The Unitarian Church at 200 Years" at the Nantucket Historical Association's Food for Thought Series on Thursday,

Ted Anderson

Jan. 10, in the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street, at noon. Free admission; bring your lunch.

Anderson was minister of the Unitarian Church from 1972 to 2000. Now minister emeritus, Anderson will speak about the history of the "church with the golden dome" as the congregation prepares to celebrate the church's 200th anniversary in 2009.

Having done his undergraduate work in archaeology at Yale, Anderson went on to earn a degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and taught English in Connecticut, also returning to Yale for a divinity degree.

Anderson first took the pulpit at South Church in 1971, filling in for the vacationing minister and succeeding to the permanent ministry in 1972. Among the community organizations he has served are the NHA, the hospital, the Nantucket Land Council, and the school committee; he was a founder of the Nantucket Aids Network and the Food Pantry. An active volunteer fireman for many years, he still serves as chaplain to the Fire Department.

ROB BENCHLEY/The Independent file Fran Karttunen, left, and Barbara White

Known for his hearty laugh and jovial disposition, "Rev. Ted" is an eloquent speaker whose love of history promises to be reflected in his presentation.

On Thursday, Jan. 17, Frances Ruley Karttunen and Barbara White will lead a conversation about Nantucket's Mill Hill Cemetery at the Food for Thought Series, also in the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street, at noon.

Dr. Karttunen- linguist, historian, scholar, author - a twelfth-generation descendant of Nantucket's English settlers, and local historian and educator Barbara White, will discuss the history of the Mill Hill Cemetery.

In 1805, the Nantucket Proprietors permitted the fencing of one acre of land on the south side of Mill Hill in recognition that it had been serving for some time as the burial ground for Nantucket's "Black people or People of Colour." From as early as the late 1700s until today, descendants of Nantucket's earliest African residents; fugitives from slavery; Civil War veterans; and seamen from Cape Verde, the Caribbean, and the islands in the Pacific have found their last resting place in this peaceful spot.

As an introduction to the 2008 main exhibition,'Sconset 02564: A Celebration of the Patchwork Village, opening in May, Ben Simons, Robyn & John Davis Curator of Collections, will lead a Gam with 'Sconset residents at the Jan. 24 Food for Thought.

For additional information about the Brown-Bag Luncheon Series, please call 508-228-1894, ext. 0, or visit www.nha.org to view the full schedule.

IN CONCERT NCMC/Nantucket School of Music students will perform in a free recital on Sunday, Jan. 13 at 2 p.m., upstairs at 11 Centre Street (Sherburne Hall) They will be joined by young pianist Junyi Fitzgibbon, performing Schumann's piano concerto with a recorded orchestra. For more information call 508-228-3352.