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Capstone Experience: Opendore: A Community Journey of Preservation and PerseveranceTuesday, April 81 - 3 PM Location: Howland Stone Store Museum, Aurora, NY About: The Howland Stone Store Museum will provide a tour of a recently completed building rehabilitation, followed by a panel discussion. Opendore is the historic home of the Howland family, leaders in the women’s suffrage movement, and is listed on National and State Historic Registries. Opendore was rehabilitated from a long-abandoned, fallen-down ruin thanks to strong community support; and generous funding from NY State, private foundations, and individual contributors. The project was heavily dependent upon thousands of hours of volunteer labor provided by more than forty community members over several years. The Opendore project has significantly increased capacity and community involvement. Presenters: Larry Bell, Historian/Secretary, Howland Stone Store Museum Larry studied theater at Baldwin Wallace, biblical criticism at Gordon-Conwell, and ancient history at Cornell. Before retirement, he pastored churches in Cayuga County for 23 years. He chairs the Fundraising Committee and is active in the Opendore restoration project, having previously worked as a historic restoration carpenter in Broome County. He has published numerous historical articles, curated historical exhibits, and published exhibit catalogs.Guy Garnsey, President, Howland Stone Store Museum Guy is a graduate of Cornell University and a retired professional engineer. He is a chair of the Facilities Committee and has led the Opendore restoration project since 2016. He also served on the Opendore study commission in 2010.Marilyn Post, Trustee, Howland Stone Store Museum Marilyn is a native of the town of Scipio where nearly all of her ancestors have lived since the post-Revolutionary period. She is a graduate of Wells College and has done further work in art and special education at Syracuse University. Before retirement, she was a supervising counselor at Hillbrook Detention Facility in Syracuse. She is a long-time docent, chairs the Collections Committee, and was active in the Opendore restoration project. Linda Post Van Buskirk, Fundraising Committee, Coordinator, Howland Stone Store Museum Linda earned a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of New Mexico. She retired from Cornell University as a Senior Lecturer, and specializes in communication, writing, public speaking, and leadership. She is a town justice, and serves on the HSSM Fundraising Committee. |
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