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Henry Holiday: His Stained Glass Windows – Video
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Henry Holiday: His Stained Glass Windows – Video

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Henry Holiday: His Stained Glass Windows – Video

RVMadmin2023-05-18T00:01:43-04:00May 18th, 2023|Video & Interactive|

Windows “For (the) Gilded Age New York (and Philadelphia)”

Presentation by Mr. George B. Bryant, historian & retired architect.

Mr. Bryant will present an illustrated introduction to the work of the English artist Henry Holiday and his stained glass windows designed for the United States. Although the focus will be on Holiday’s work in New York, Mr. Bryant will include Holiday’s connection to Frank Furness and windows in Philadelphia.

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.

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

Women Who Led The Way – Video

RVMadmin2021-10-12T00:01:16-04:00October 12th, 2021|Video & Interactive|

Wendy Chmielewski, historian, author, curator, and specialist in 19th C. women’s history discussed lesser known women of the Delaware Valley region who were early pioneers and leaders of women’s roles in society between 1840 and 1950. Her talk introduced us to Graceanna Lewis, Francis Ellen W. Harper, Fanny Jackson Coppin, Anna Howard Shaw and Mildred Olmsted.

https://vimeo.com/628367357

William Lightfoot Price – From Wayne to Rose Valley – Video

RVMadmin2021-09-10T19:11:34-04:00September 10th, 2021|Uncategorized|

On May 26th Scott Laughlin, Realtor and specialist in Will Price historic property marketing, presented an amazing history of the primary architect for the original developments of North and South Wayne. Price designed over 100 houses in Radnor Township and beyond. His career lasted only 38 years, but he left a lasting legacy in Wayne, then Overbrook Farms as the designer of model homes for developer/builders Wendell and Smith.

You can access the video of this event for a one-time donation of $5.00. 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.

Recent Work at Thunderbird Lodge – Video

RVMadmin2021-07-06T23:58:37-04:00July 6th, 2021|Video & Interactive|

Doug Seiler, Principal Architect for Seiler+Drury Architecture, who is in charge of the preservation work at Thunderbird Lodge, walked us through the different projects that have been completed or will finish up this summer in a Zoom lecture on June 23. Because the Centennial Foundation has been given a second $100,000 grant from the State of Pennsylvania, he also gave us a hint as to the next projects to be tackled.