October 2010
Upcoming Events
SGHA Lecture Series:
PA German Gravestones: Art and History in Stone
Zimmerman Center By Michael Emery of Landis Valley Museum
Thursday Oct. 14
6:30pm
Art Open House
Visions of the Susquehanna
Zimmerman Center
With Rob Evans
Friday Oct. 22
5-9pm
SGHA Lecture Series:
A Blue Stone Mansion in the Midst of Archaeology & Ghosts
Lecture and Private tour of Zimmerman Center
By Jan Klinedinst
SGHA Lecture Series: Native American Rock Art on the Lower Susquehanna
Zimmerman Center
By Paul Nevin
Wednesday Dec. 1 7:00pm |
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Board of Directors
Julie McNamara
Chair
David VanArsdale
Vice Chair
James D. Warner
Treasurer
Alex Snyder
Secretary
William W. Adams
Senator Mike Brubaker Joe R. Deerin Charles E. Douts, Jr.
Comm. Doug Hoke
David Keller
Juan A. Kimble
Timothea M. Kirchner
Daniel G. Meckley III
Carol A. Park
Dr. Joel M. Rodney
Anita Snader
Fred Uffelman
Lori Yeich - DCNR Liaison
Sam Allen Louis Appell
Gibson E. Armstrong
C. Alan Chance
Nevin Cooley
Rufus Fulton
Jan Herrold
Robert Kinsley
Richard Kneedler, Ph.D. Eric Menzer
Lori Mitrick
Sharron Nelson, Ph.D.
Chris Reilly
Howard "Pete" Shaub
Dick Shellenberger
Willis Shenk
Dennis Stuckey
Paul Thibault
Staff
Mark Platts
President
Vice President
Marie Cartwright
Outreach & Communications
Coordinator
Pam Kilgore
Administrative Coordinator
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We're the Regional Lead Organization for the Susquehanna Greenway.
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Autumn Happenings
While the summer weather held on longer than usual, fall is now upon us and SGHA is pleased to welcome two new members to our Board of Directors: Anita Snader, Environmental Sustainability Manager of Armstrong Building Products Division in Lancaster, and Joe R. Deerin, President of Property Management Alternatives, inc dba LMS Commercial Real Estate in Lancaster. Thank you Anita and Joe for your interest in our organization and willingness to help!
This newsletter is full of news, events, and other information.
1. Susquehanna Heritage Lecture Series - Limited Seats Remain for October 14th event. Check out upcoming lectures
2. Art Open House - October 22 - Visions of the Susquehanna River Art Collection 3. Heritage Areas invite partnership with CVB's 4. Zimmerman Center for Heritage Facility Rental Program 5. Susquehanna Greenway Photo Contest ritage Column
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 Susquehanna Heritage Lecture Series
Limited tickets remain for our October 14th lecture on Pennsylvania German Gravestones: Art and History in Stone. Please visit our website for more information or to register online: www.susquehannaheritage.org. To register by mail Please click here for mail-in form.
Upcoming Susquehanna Heritage Lecture Series Dates:
November 10 - 7pm - A Blue Stone Mansion in the Midst of Archaeology & Ghosts - Lecture & Private Tour of the Zimmerman Center. Presented by Jan Klinedinst, site archaeologist.
December 1 - 7pm - Native American Rock Art on the Lower Susquehanna. Presented by Paul Nevin, local petroglyph expert.
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River Art Open House
Join Rob Evans, local artist and collection curator, on October 22 from 5-9pm for an open house focused on Visions of the Susquehanna - our permanent collection of river art at the Zimmerman Center for Heritage. This event is free, however donations to help maintain the collection are appreciated. _________________________________________________________________________
PA Heritage Area's invite partnership with CVBs
 In September, HeritagePA, our state Heritage Area organization, hosted a Heritage Happy Hour at the PA Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus annual conference, in York. At this event we shared our desire to enhance partnerships between Heritage Areas and CVBs. Such collaboration can help elevate heritage and cultural tourism products in our regions, further enhance our communities as tourism destinations and attract even more visitors.
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Enjoy your next corporate event or group meeting at the historic Zimmerman Center for Heritage. Our nearly 300-year-old facility boasts two meetings rooms, a large foyer, access to a full modern kitchen, picturesque views of the river, large patio, and a permanent river art collection adorning the walls.
The facility is available for weekday or weekend rentals and special pricing is available for nonprofits.
The Zimmerman Center provides a beautiful setting for: Corporate Meetings, Seminars, Workshops, Office Holiday Meals, Board Retreats, Business Receptions, Donor & Member recognition events, or Annual Meetings.
Please contact Marie Cartwright, Outreach & Communications Coordinator, to discuss your next event
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Susquehanna Greenway Photo Contest
 The Susquehanna Greenway Partnership is conducting a photo contest and is encouraging people to submit photos that tell the stories of the Susquehanna and its river towns as places of timeless value, shared memories and experiences - places to use and enjoy and to treasure always.
There are youth and adult divisions and two contest categories: Treasured Towns and Treasured Landscapes. Cash prizes will be awarded. A grand prize of a kayak trip for two is being sponsored by Endless Mountain Outfitters. Please visit the Susquehanna Greenway's website for more information and official details.
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There are so many unique opportunities for heritage and outdoor experiences in the Susquehanna Gateway region. Visitors may not know about some of the "local secrets" and for life-long residents it's easy to forget about the great experiences right in our own backyard. We would like to share some of our discovered (or rediscovered) experiences.
On Saturday October 2nd, SGHA staff had the unique opportunity to spend the day in the middle of the Veterans Memorial Bridge (also known by many as the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge) as part of the Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce's (SVCC) annual Bridge Bust. The weather could not have been more perfect for a fall event.
It was facinating to observe not only the surrounding landscape from a different perspective, but also how people experience and react to being on the bridge. It seemed that the general concensus was while many of us drive over the bridge daily, few have actually walked it, let alone being on it without traffic (the event closes the bridge to vehicle traffic for the whole day). Many people stopped to take photographs of the river and commented on how beautiful it was. I particularly enjoyed getting a close up view of the old bridge piers off the north side of the bridge which I had only observed from shore, previously. What a wonderful way to see a piece of history!
We enjoyed the chance to share the day with local residents and visitors - 2010's bridge bust attracted a record 20,000+ attendees! I would encourage you to take a stroll across the bridge and experience not only the river, but the bridge itself, in a whole new way.
Some Bridge Facts: - The Bridge is approx 1.25 miles long - The current bridge is the 5th "Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge" - It is believed to be the longest concrete arch bridge in the world -The 2nd bridge was burned during the Civil War to keep Confederate troops from advancing across the river
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 Contact Us
Susquehanna Gateway Heritage Area
The John & Kathryn Zimmerman Center for Heritage
1706 Long Level Road, Wrightsville, PA 17368
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