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Brimfield Memorial House Association and the Kelso House Museum
- 2008 Annual Lyceum Series
All of our lyceums begin at 7:00 p.m. and will be held in the McCormick Heritage Room in the basement of the Kelso House. They are free and open to the public. If you have further questions, please call the Kelso House Office at 330-673-1058 or email to kelsohouse1@aol.com. We look forward to this interesting list of speakers and hope you will join us.
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Friday, January 4, 2008
“The Real Tiffany Story”, the real creative energy behind the Louis Comfort Tiffany designs presented by Linda Alexander, a BMHA member and descendent of Clara Wolcott Driscoll Booth. Linda and her family are related to many of the old Brimfield family names such as Wolcott, Fenn and Carter. She will talk about her roots, and her great-great grandmother’s part in the Tiffany workshops. The BMHA archive is fortunate to hold many of the Wolcott sisters round-robin letters from the 19th century.
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Friday, February 1, 2008
“Brimfield Police Department celebrates their 20th Anniversary in Service”. Join us as we look back over the changes in our township in the last 20 years. Enjoy photographs, stories and memorabilia from our past.
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Friday, April 4, 2008
“The History of Cheesemaking”, presented by Abbe Turner of the Lucky Penny Farm in Hiram, Ohio. Abbe is a cheesemaker herself and crafts fresh goat’s milk to create an artisan cheese, which she has sold to Northeast Ohio specialty stores and restaurants. She has studied her craft in Pennsylvania, Vermont and at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a member of the Ohio Farmstead Artisan Cheese Guild. Join us as we learn how it is done, then taste the results.
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Friday, May 2, 2008
“Bottles of the 19th Century”, presented by Brian Gray, a Brimfield resident and president of the Ohio Bottle Club. Brian is a graduate of Kent State University were he also completed an honors project on this subject. As part of his program for the evening, he invites the audience to bring their antique bottles for evaluation. Brian will also have many items from his personal collection on exhibit in our museum from February through April 2008.
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The House is currently open on Thursdays and Saturdays from 12:00 to 4:00 and by appointment. If you have further questions about the Lyceum programs or the House, please call the Kelso House office at 330-673-1058.
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