Unique heirloom . . .

One of my ancestors donated money to the Methodist church in Gettysburg for the congregation's purchase of stained glass windows for their structure. He sponsored a total of 4 windows, two top panels (like the one pictured here) and two bottom panels (each of the bottom panels bear our family's name in painted script).

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After the church was damaged by fire in the 1960's, the congregation decided to use less traditional windows for their new church. My Dad and Uncle Bob were given the 4 window panels that had somehow survived the ravages of the fire. They offered the windows to their children. The one pictured is mounted in a wall at my house, my brother has the bottom matching panel mounted in his home. The window is quite a conversation piece when guests and freinds visit. The window is backlighted and when illuminated, the lighting effect is awesome. It's mounted it at the top of our stairway to the second floor. Truely a unique heirloom.