Update: Philomena was nominated for 4 Oscars. The Sugarland Ethnohistory project has donated a number of photos to the permanent collection at the new African American Heritage Museum
The Reserve has many great resources, providing food, fiber and recreation to the whole region. Sometimes the gorgeous locations catch the attention of film scouts. Such was the case with St Paul Church, a historic church that was the center of life in the Sugarland Community, a group of freed slaves that lived just outside Poolesville. Their church was the site of Maryland's first interracial marriage.
The history of the place and the building itself are kept up thanks to the tireless efforts of MCA board member Gwen Reese and the Sugarland Ethnohistory Project.
The history of the place and the building itself are kept up thanks to the tireless efforts of MCA board member Gwen Reese and the Sugarland Ethnohistory Project.
On location at St Paul Church with Caroline Taylor, Dame Judi Dench and Gwen Reese.
The film follows the true story of former British journalist Martin Sixsmith traveling with an older woman, Judi Dench's Philomena, to find the son she gave up for adoption in the 50s. In the film, the church is transformed into a Catholic Church where Philomena comes to confess.
