STEPHEN CRANE: HIS LIFE & TIMES

This slide show looks at the life of Stephen Crane, especially in the context of the Tri-State region. He was the author of the important 19th century novel The Red Badge of Courage, parts of which may have been written in the Port Jervis area. In addition, he wrote what later became known as the Sullivan County Tales and Sketches and The Monster, which some scholars believe to have been written about Port Jervis. He was widely traveled and considered to be one of the finest writers of his generation.

THE DELAWARE AND HUDSON CANAL:

FROM CANALWAY TO GREENWAY

The slide show reviews the life of the Delaware and Hudson Canal, one of the great corporations of the 19th century, its impact on local communities and the efforts underway to preserve it.

RUSSELL LORD & THE DELAWARE & HUDSON CANAL

The slide show reviews the life of Russell Lord and the Delaware and Hudson Canal, one of the great corporations of the 19th century. Lord was the chief engineer for 30 years and the success of the company was due in great measure to his skill and management. The program also looks at the operation of the canal and its impact on local communities that it passed through.

JOHN NEWTON HOWITT: A NOBLE SPIRIT AMONG US

This program tells the story of John Newton Howitt, an artist with a national reputation who lived in Port Jervis and was known for his pulp illustrations, landscapes and illustrations for magazines such as the Saturday Evening Post, Liberty, Outdoor Life and Country Gentleman. Examples of the various phases of his work are illustrated with slides and handouts.

GRAVEYARD ART IN AMERICA 1700-2003

This slide program shows the various styles of "graveyard art" from the 1600s to the present day. Examples of each style are drawn from the region's cemeteries and graveyards.

SILENT CITIES:

THE HISTORY OF GRAVEYARDS AND CEMETERIES IN AMERICA

This program tells the story of how graveyards and cemeteries developed in America beginning with simple family plots to the elaborate cemeteries like the Hillside Cemetery in Middletown, New York, and the Laurel Grove Cemetery in Port Jervis. Examples of each stage of development are contained in the slide show.

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT: A RENDEZVOUS WITH DESTINY

This program reviews the life of one of the century’s most important leaders. He led America through the Depression and then through World War II, the greatest conflagration that the world has ever seen. His influence on the 20^th century is profound and still impacts each of us, 55 years after his death.

This program reviews the life of one of the century’s most important women, Eleanor Roosevelt. She was one of the world’s most well known women during the 1930s, 1940 and 1950s and led the efforts to create a better America for the women, the poor and minorities. Her legacy, like her husbands, is still profound and impacts each of us even to this day more than 40 years after her death.

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THE ROOSEVELT TREE ARMY AT HIGH POINT STATE PARK

1933-1941

This program reveals the rich legacy left by the Civilian Conservation Corps at High Point State Park in Sussex, New Jersey. The CCC boys built much of the existing landscape in the park including dams, roads and buildings. The CCC was one of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s pet projects and one of his New Deal’s most notable successes. It provided much needed employment for millions of unemployed young men and was the most important conservation project ever undertaken in America’s parks.