Join artist, historian, and author Bob Wood in conversations about local life in the early days. Folks are welcome at Studio B every Thursday from 1 to 2 p.m. to enjoy video presentations and shared conversations on selected topics.
Wood is a long-time researcher, writer, and speaker on Pennsylvania Dutch (German) folk culture and has established himself as one of the foremost experts on the subject in this area. He has recently published a 4th book in his series ‘Swamp, New Hanover Volumes I, II, III, IV’ featuring local history and developed from his ten-year stint of researching and writing his popular ‘Historian’ newspaper column regularly featured in The Community Connection.
Schedule for October 2014:Oct. 2: The 18th Century Kitchen Garden-Plantings, Seeds, Varieties: The How and Why of the Early Garden
Oct. 9: Keeping Warm-Stoves, Fireplaces and Firewood: a talk centered on the 18th century German Five-Plate Stoves.
Oct. 16: ‘They were here for 10,000 years’-Native American Habitation of the Area
Oct. 23: The Harvest: A talk about bringing in the 18th and 19th century farmstead harvests
Oct. 30: Various Fences-A look at this little-known topic that required large investments of time in the 18th and 19th century. A wonderful picket fence. (photo courtesy of Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center)
Information provided by Studio B.
Studio B, Boyertown is located at 39A E. Philadelphia Avenue, Boyertown, PA 19512. Visit Studio B on Facebook or on-line at www.studiobbb.org.
