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The Great Minquas Trail – Video
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The Great Minquas Trail – Video

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The Great Minquas Trail – Video

RVMadmin2023-04-11T15:58:23-04:00April 11th, 2023|Video & Interactive|

Presentation by Mr. Norman Glass, local historian.

Norman Glass, local historian with expertise in the Minquas Trail, will describe the 17th-century trade route that ran from the Susquehanna River to the Schuylkill River. The 80-mile east-west trail was the primary route for fur trading between the Susquehannock people and Dutch, Swedish and English settlers; and also, the primary route for interactions with the Lenni/Lenape people of the Delaware Valley.

This lecture is a video of a real slide show. Unfortunately the older projector’s projection capacity was not up to overcoming the amount of daylight that was in the auditorium, even though we used all the available curtains on the windows.

You can access the video of this event for a one-time donation of $10.00. Immediately after payment, you’ll receive a link to the video. The link will also be emailed to you, and you can access it any time from your email.

Frank Furness: Architect Of The Industrial Age – Video
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Frank Furness: Architect Of The Industrial Age – Video

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Frank Furness: Architect Of The Industrial Age – Video

RVMadmin2022-11-29T00:07:23-05:00November 29th, 2022|Video & Interactive|

Beginning Modern at the right time In The Right Place.

Presentation by Mr. Jim Tevebaugh, AIA, President, Friends of the Furness Railroad District.

Mr. Tevebaugh describes the work of Frank Furness for various railroad corporations in the late 1800s. Furness created 200 projects for the Reading, B&O and the Pennsylvania railroads, which transition from Victorian to Modern design during the Industrial Era.

You can access the video of this event for a one-time donation of $10.00. Immediately after payment, you’ll receive a link to the video. The link will also be emailed to you, and you can access it any time from your email.

TROLLEYS of the Media, Rose Valley, Swarthmore Area – Video

RVMadmin2022-10-02T00:07:06-04:00October 1st, 2022|Video & Interactive|

Presentation by Mr. Stan Bowman, Electric Railway Historian.

Mr. Bowman describes the various trolley lines that served the Rose Valley area. maps that show where the lines ran are used to define the locations of various stops or vistas the trolleys accessed.

You can access the video of this event for a one-time donation of $10.00. Immediately after payment, you’ll receive a link to the video. The link will also be emailed to you, and you can access it any time from your email.

When Owen Painted the Sky – Video

RVMadmin2022-05-30T21:16:38-04:00May 30th, 2022|Video & Interactive|

Presentation by Bob Kerr, BA in Journalism, Astronomical League, Observing Programs Administrator.

Fifteen years ago Mr. Kerr discovered an extraordinary astronomical painting by D.Owen Stephens which sent him on a quest to learn about the artist. Using what material he could find from public sources and the family, Bob presented a fascinating picture of Owen Stephens that requires further investigation, not the least of which is the search for some of his more specific works.

You can access the video of this event for a one-time donation of $10.00. Immediately after payment, you’ll receive a link to the video. The link will also be emailed to you, and you can access it any time from your email.

Rose Valley Rocks! From Plate Tectonics to Architecture of Place – Video

RVMadmin2022-04-20T20:43:40-04:00April 20th, 2022|Video & Interactive|

Presentation by Dr. Walt Cressler, West Chester University paleobotanist and science librarian, and local historian.

Dr. Cressler guided us in exploring the geological origins of Rose Valley’s tranquil landscape – and how its materials were formed in the not-so-tranquil past. Will Price is known for having drawn inspiration and materials from the local landscape in his architectural projects in Rose Valley.

You can access the video of this event for a one-time donation of $10.00. Immediately after payment, you’ll receive a link to the video. The link will also be emailed to you, and you can access it any time from your email.

RVMHS Members’ Meeting – Video

RVMadmin2022-03-24T12:19:40-04:00March 24th, 2022|Video & Interactive|

The January 2022 Zoom Member’s Meeting, was quite entertaining. The only thing missing was the potluck dinner, but that can be added back in 2023 when we can meet in person. We strongly believe in the power of positive thinking as our yearly report to the members testifies to.

https://vimeo.com/684466728

A Rose Valley Story In Photographs – Video

RVMadmin2021-12-22T00:50:00-05:00December 22nd, 2021|Video & Interactive|

Follow photographer Carl Finkbeiner on his personal tour of Rose Valley. Through Carl’s photographic artistry and the telling of his story, this short film will remind you of why many of us have a special place in our hearts for this neighborhood.

Nothing Can Be Beautiful Which Is Not True – Video

RVMadmin2021-12-16T00:05:20-05:00December 16th, 2021|Video & Interactive|

Jim Spates, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Hobart and William Smith College, Companion in the Guild of St. George, and Co-Director of the Ruskin Society of North America continues in this lecture to amplify the relevance of Ruskin’s philosophy in today’s world by focusing on Ruskin’s philosophy of beauty. “Nature is painting for us every day, if only we had eyes to see” – John Ruskin
Donation: $10 can be made by clicking the “Make a Contribution” bar on the Membership page https://rosevalleymuseum.org/membership/

You Are Welcome Hither – Video

RVMadmin2021-12-16T00:02:47-05:00December 16th, 2021|Video & Interactive|

You Are Welcome Hither: The Three Ardens and the Single Tax Community presented by Barbara Macklem, member Board of Directors of the Arden Craft Shop Museum. Enjoy a visit to Rose Valley’s sister community, Arden, DE. which was founded in 1900 as a radical Georgist single-tax community by sculptor Frank Stephens and architect Will Price.
Donation: $10 can be made by clicking the “Make a Contribution” bar on the Membership page https://rosevalleymuseum.org/membership/

“News From Nowhere”- Video

RVMadmin2021-12-16T00:02:15-05:00December 16th, 2021|Video & Interactive|

“News From Nowhere”: William Morris, C.R. Ashbee and The American A&C Colonies presented by Ryan Berley, Curator of the Rose Valley Museum at Thunderbird Lodge, AB History, Washington and Jefferson University. A look at the American A&C movement as it evolved from the English earthly paradises promoted by Morris and Ashbee.
Donation: $10 can be made by clicking the “Make a Contribution” bar on the Membership page https://rosevalleymuseum.org/membership/