Salem Chapel, a former Dissenters’ place of worship, lies on the edge of East Budleigh, the village where Roger Conant was born.
For many years, the building has hosted a Christmas Tree Festival. The first Festival proved so popular that the tradition grew rapidly, progressing from around a dozen trees to over 50 in 2016.
The 2024
Festival’s contribution from the Roger Conant Club included a tree devoted to
Roger and his descendants in New England, with ‘baubles’ showing their names
and dates based on Budleigh artist John Washington’s painting ‘The Petition,
1673’.
For more about John's work, click on his website at https://www.johnwashingtonartist.com/
If you are interested in the history of early America, and Roger Conant as a peacemaker in troubled times you can join the Devon Peacemaker Festival Facebook group at
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