2019 Speaker Series
Canal Art, Baseball, Garber, Lenni-Lenape and Gay Pride offer a variety of topics
The New Hope Historical Society has announced the lineup for its 17h Annual Speaker Series that will be presented every Monday in April beginning at 5 pm at the Parry Mansion in New Hope. A wide variety of topics will be presented including the art of Daniel Garber, the early history of baseball, the survival of the Native American Lenape tribe and the 15th Anniversary of the Gay Pride movement, New Hope Celebrates.
The New Hope Historical Society has announced the lineup for its 17h Annual Speaker Series that will be presented every Monday in April beginning at 5 pm at the Parry Mansion in New Hope. A wide variety of topics will be presented including the art of Daniel Garber, the early history of baseball, the survival of the Native American Lenape tribe and the 15th Anniversary of the Gay Pride movement, New Hope Celebrates.
Will Rivinus, is a local historian who has written and published a dozen books about New Hope, Solebury and Bucks County. He had a career as a management consultant in Manhattan. On his weekends he hikes the Delaware Canal from end to end. Will lives in an eighteenth century farmhouse in Solebury. He opens the series on April 1 with a discussion about art along the Delaware Canal. He will feature paintings by 75 artists including Pickett, Hargens, Yoder, Folinsbee, Child, Spencer, Lathrop, Baum, Garner, and Redfield.
On April 8, Peter Mancuso will talk about the early history of Baseball from his perspective as a member the Society for American Baseball Research (SARB). He has been an active member of the Society for 20 years, and Chair of SABR’s Nineteenth Century Research Committee for the past 10 years. He will highlight the early origins of the game (not from when and where you may think) and the game’s 19th century evolution up to 1900. He will also be showing some of his committee members’ collective and individual work and some essential research tools.
The series will continue on April 15 with Dana Garber Applestein, the granddaughter of the renowned artist, Daniel Garber, will talk about her memories of the famed artist’s life and the importance of his work. Garber, the great American Impressionist painter is known worldwide for his large impressionist scenes of the New Hope are and the Delaware River. He taught at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts for forty years, and was a member of the National Academy of Design. His works are exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago and at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
On April 22, Cynthia Wilks- Mosely, a representative of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribe and St. John United Methodist Church will trace the story of the Lenni Lenape that is over 10,000 years old. Did Columbus discover America? To answer that question she will briefly explore the Doctrine of Discovery and how it affected the Lenape. She will also discuss the role of President Jackson in the many changes for the Lenape and other Eastern Tribes. Ms. Mosely will discuss how the Lenni Lenape hid in plain sight for nearly 150 years, and managed to survive until this day. The role of the Methodist church in the survival will also be discussed. In addition she will share the story of the most recent 40 years in the life of the Lenape, and demonstrate how they are still here.
The Speaker Series concludes on April 29 with Daniel Brooks, founder of New Hope Celebrates, the first gay pride organization established in New Hope, will discuss the history of New Hope Celebrates and the new History Project that had been developed over the past ten years. Mr. Brooks will open the new exhibit at the Parry Mansion that features highlights of the LGBT movement in New Hope.
Each presentation is followed by a reception in the elegant Parry Mansion’s American Empire dining room. Admission is free for members of the New Hope Historical Society. There is a $15 admission fee for non-members of the Historical Society. For reservations, contact the Society at 215-862-5652 or at newhopehs.org.
On April 8, Peter Mancuso will talk about the early history of Baseball from his perspective as a member the Society for American Baseball Research (SARB). He has been an active member of the Society for 20 years, and Chair of SABR’s Nineteenth Century Research Committee for the past 10 years. He will highlight the early origins of the game (not from when and where you may think) and the game’s 19th century evolution up to 1900. He will also be showing some of his committee members’ collective and individual work and some essential research tools.
The series will continue on April 15 with Dana Garber Applestein, the granddaughter of the renowned artist, Daniel Garber, will talk about her memories of the famed artist’s life and the importance of his work. Garber, the great American Impressionist painter is known worldwide for his large impressionist scenes of the New Hope are and the Delaware River. He taught at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts for forty years, and was a member of the National Academy of Design. His works are exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago and at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
On April 22, Cynthia Wilks- Mosely, a representative of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribe and St. John United Methodist Church will trace the story of the Lenni Lenape that is over 10,000 years old. Did Columbus discover America? To answer that question she will briefly explore the Doctrine of Discovery and how it affected the Lenape. She will also discuss the role of President Jackson in the many changes for the Lenape and other Eastern Tribes. Ms. Mosely will discuss how the Lenni Lenape hid in plain sight for nearly 150 years, and managed to survive until this day. The role of the Methodist church in the survival will also be discussed. In addition she will share the story of the most recent 40 years in the life of the Lenape, and demonstrate how they are still here.
The Speaker Series concludes on April 29 with Daniel Brooks, founder of New Hope Celebrates, the first gay pride organization established in New Hope, will discuss the history of New Hope Celebrates and the new History Project that had been developed over the past ten years. Mr. Brooks will open the new exhibit at the Parry Mansion that features highlights of the LGBT movement in New Hope.
Each presentation is followed by a reception in the elegant Parry Mansion’s American Empire dining room. Admission is free for members of the New Hope Historical Society. There is a $15 admission fee for non-members of the Historical Society. For reservations, contact the Society at 215-862-5652 or at newhopehs.org.