History Preservation by Chris O’Brian
Everyone in Montgomery knows of Chris O’Brian and what he has done for the Montgomery Ruritan Club and for the Town and Community of Montgomery. Chris was the Postmaster here at the Montgomery Post Office for many years and was one of the founding members of the Montgomery Ruritan Club. He also was instrumental in bringing the Montgomery Park and Lake into existence.
At the age of 93 in 2017 when his health and eye sight was failing he moved into assisted living and after collecting all the newspaper articles, pictures, letters and other items Chris was faced with having to donate this information or get rid of it. We were fortunate enough to have his son who is also in the Ruritan Club and he asked if we would want all this information of the Ruritan Club and Turkey Trot. Well we delighted to have all this history of the early days of the Ruritan Club and Turkey Trot. This collection contains pictures, newspaper articles, documents all from the early beginnings of the Montgomery Ruritan Club and the Montgomery Turkey Trot. Chris put them into a scrap book and he also had posters from those early days advertising the Turkey Trot.
We want to thank Chris O’Brian for his many years of service to our community and for preserving the history of the Ruritan Club and the Turkey Trot for future generations. Without his efforts we would not have all this information that we will post on our Ruritan Web Site. We invite you to view this History and Thank Chris O’Brian for his efforts in preserving the history and tradition of our Montgomery Ruritan Club and to show just how much progress we have made in our community. Chris O’Brian, we salute You!
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