Lancaster resident Phyllis Gilmore donated figures and furniture carved by Columbus folk artist Elijah Pierce to FHA in 2000. Gilmore gathered and arranged the pieces in a house nearly six feet tall. The Pierce house is just one of many impressive dollhouses and miniatures displayed on the second floor of the Georgian Museum.
       Born in 1892, Pierce migrated north from Mississippi and opened a barbershop in Columbus in 1951. He carved many of his wooden pieces between customers, and received national recognition before his death in 1984.

       Alan Jones portrayed Elijah Pierce in a one-man play at CATO during April titled: Pierce to the Soul. He traveled to Lancaster between performances to view woodcarvings by Pierce at the Georgian Museum. Jones (kneeling) is shown with James Gilmore. Gilmore's mother, Phyllis, donated the items to the Fairfield Heritage Association in 2000. Jones is shown portraying Pierce in Columbus shortly after a performance. Peggy Ziegler (standing left) and Bernie Baker were among 30 FHA volunteers who attended the play.