Jim Jacumin stands in front of one of the original Waldensian ovens which he and a group of concerned Valdese residents have preserved and res…

The Old Colony Players present their flagship production, ‘From This Day Forward,’ each summer in Valdese.

Jim Jacumin, the man who spearheaded the development of the Trail of Faith, moves the stone from the front of the Tron Stone Oven.

The restored and preserved Tron Stone Oven on Faet Street in Valdese.

The monument stone which relates the story of Albert Tron’s arrival in America.

The passenger manifest from the passenger ship that brought a number of the original Waldensian settlers to America in the late 1800s.

Shown above at the restored Tron Oven on Faet Street in Valdese are (from left) Larry Earp, Valdese Town Councilman Gary Ogle, Jim Jacumin, Ro…

Valdese Outdoor Drama From This Day Forward

A scene from the Valdese outdoor drama ‘From This Day Forward’.

Kris Shelar and Andrew Adkin in a dramatic fight scene in 'From This Day Forward.'