posted Aug 29, 2011 5:06 PM by Dennis Hirschfelt
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Hull House Foundation, in collaboration with Mo’ Better Buffalo, the heritage tourism/historical re-enactment marketing and development company, will host the “Abolition Meeting and Cookout” on Saturday, September 10, 2011 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Hull Family Home & Farmstead, 5976 Genesee Street at Pavement Road in Lancaster, New York.This first-of-its-kind fundraising and awareness-raising event will include:- Docent-guided tour of the c. 1810 National Register-listed Hull House currently under restoration;
- Cookout luncheon catered by authentic New Orleans Chef Dale Holt;
- Living History Re-enactment, “Women’s Anti-Slavery Meeting hosted by Sophia Hull.” Sophia Hull was one of the Hulls’ twelve children who lived in the home, and who later was a prominent leader in the Abolition movement.
Advance reservations are required. Tickets are $50 per person or $75 per couple. Proceeds go toward the restoration of the Hull Family Home & Farmstead. Reservations should be made online at www.HullFamilyHome.org. For special rates for children, families and groups, or for more information, call 716-362-0230 or email mobetterbuffalo@gmail.com “We are very pleased to collaborate with Mo’ Better Buffalo to prototype this Living History adventure as a new heritage tourism product that potentially can become a source of income for the preservation of our site,” Hull House Foundation President Hull Family Home & Farmstead, 5976 Genesee Street at Pavement Road, Lancaster, NY 14086 www.HullFamilyHome.org
Gary Costello said. “It’s another opportunity for us together to share more of the stories of WNY’s rich past in some new engaging ways.”Mo' Better Buffalo is a partnership of Kevin Cottrell’s Motherland Connextions Underground Railroad Tours and Outside the Box, a marketing and development communications business. Founded in 2004, its collaborative mission is to develop and market heritage tours and living history re-enactment products as a sustainable strategy for regional economic development.“This concept of ‘histonomics,’ cultivated with foresight, has a great potential to bring positive economic change to Buffalo and the surrounding region,” Cottrell said. “There is an untapped market for innovative tourism products that immerse people in a viable and authentic living history experience. With its rich history, multicultural history and many historic structures and landmarks, the Buffalo-Niagara region offers a nearly limitless resource for the development of these products, which can be implemented as an effective tool for both not-for-profit and private sector advancement.”Mo’ Better Buffalo has mounted two re-enactment series this summer: “Dug’s Dive” and “Hodge’s Frontier Trading Post,” both sponsored by Buffalo Place as part of the vibrant programming at Buffalo’s emerging waterfront. The final re-enactment of “Hodge’s Frontier Trading Post” will be on Sunday, September 4, 2011 at 4 p.m. at Erie Canal Harbor. “Our September 10 event is an opportunity for an enjoyable different sort of afternoon, a fine outdoor meal and sharing in regional history in an engaging and entertaining way. You’ll also be supporting our ongoing efforts to fully restore Erie County’s oldest intact residence, a singular historic resource for the WNY region,” Costello said. The Hull Family Home & Farmstead is the project of Hull House Foundation, the all-volunteer non-profit organization formed in 2006 to research, restore and operate the site, anchored by Erie County’s oldest residence c. 1810, as a Living History interpretive experience representative of the lives of the earliest settlers of the Western New York region. www.hullfamilyhome.org |
posted Aug 16, 2011 2:46 PM by Dennis Hirschfelt
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The Hull Family Home & Farmstead (5976 Genesee Street at Pavement Road, Lancaster, NY) and Neto Hatinakwe Onkwehowe Arts & Culture Center are collaborating to host Native American Heritage Days – Pride, Spirit, Tradition, a new event celebrating local Native American heritage, on Saturday, August 27 and Sunday, August 28. Representatives of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Nation will offer glimpses of living Native American culture including traditional music, the Buffalo Creek Dancers, corn husk doll making, storytelling, displays of wampum and artifacts, food and craft vendors, and children’s activities and games. Tours of the c. 1810 Hull Family home, which anchors the Farmstead site and is currently undergoing restoration, are included throughout the event.
Event hours are Noon – 6 p.m. each day. Admission each day is $5 for adults, $2 for students and children aged 10-18, and free for children age 9 and younger. Further information is available at www.hullfamilyhome.org.
Built by Revolutionary War veteran Warren Hull and his family, the Hull Family Home & Farmstead, anchored by the c. 1810 oldest stone residence in Erie Countylisted on the National and NYS Registers of Historic Places, is being developed to interpret agricultural and family life in Western New York during the 1810-1825 pre-Erie Canal frontier period. These lands, however, were originally inhabited by the Haudenosaunee Nations and its people would have been known to the Hulls; a complete historical presentation of the site during the settlement period would not be complete without representation of Haudenosaunee culture. Long-range plans for the site include a Native American cultural area where traditional crafts and daily life will be interpreted by Native American partner organizations.
The life and experience of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas are inseparable from the history of the United States. Translated from the Cayuga language as “Here Lives the People,” the Neto Hatinakwe Onkwehowe Arts & Culture Center’s missionis to promote and support the art and culture of its peoples in Western New York. This not-for-profit organization was formed in Buffalo, NY in 1992 to promote, preserve and protect native arts, culture programs and initiatives. For more information, consult www.netobuffalo.org. |
posted Aug 16, 2011 2:03 PM by Dennis Hirschfelt
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On Sunday, August 21, 2011, at 2 p.m. at the Hull Family Home & Farmstead, 5976 Genesee Street at Pavement Road, Lancaster, NY, the public is invited to join Canadian Consul General Marta Moszczenska, Lancaster Supervisor Robert Giza, the Board of Trustees and volunteers of Hull House Foundation, “Carvings for a Cause” founder Therese Forton-Barnes, and invited guests from Canada and the U.S. involved in a variety of 1812 Bicentennial projects in dedicating the newest Peace Garden in WNY as part of the Bicentennial Art of Peace Garden Trail.
The Peace Garden at the Hull Family Home & Farmstead will feature two significant “Carvings for a Cause” historic figures, National Weather Service founder General Albert Myer and Buffalo Mayor Ebenezer Walden (for whom nearby Walden Avenue is named), also to be dedicated on August 21. “Carvings for a Cause” was founded by Forton-Barnes in 2006 in response to the October storm that devastated Buffalo’s parks and trees; using the damaged tree trunks, chainsaw artists created numerous sculptures commemorating WNY’s historic personages as a fundraiser for planting replacement trees.
The Bicentennial Art of Peace Garden Trail is an initiative undertaken by the Binational Economic & Tourism Alliance, Arts Councils, Cultural and Heritage Organizations and Community partners throughout the binational Southern Great Lakes Region to create a cross-border Peace Garden Trail by the launch of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 in June 2012.
The Peace Garden Trail is designed to attract international visitors as well as residents of this historically-significant cross-border region to experience and enjoy the natural beauty that a garden provides while commemorating the peace that has existed between Canada and the United States over the past 200 years. The Peace Gardens will provide a wide variety of cultural programming year-round for residents and visitors to our area, and stand as a lasting legacy to the longest undefended border in the world and the friendship between our two countries.
The Hull Family Home & Farmstead is anchored by the oldest stone residence in Erie County, c. 1810, currently undergoing restoration. Designed and built by Revolutionary War veteran Warren Hull, the home, listed on the National and NYS Registers of Historic Places, was witness to WNY’s settlement period including the War of 1812, and may have served as a refuge for residents fleeing the British burning of Buffalo in December 1813. The 25-acre Farmstead site in being developed as a Living History interpretive experience reflective of the 1810-1825 period when the Hull family first settled in WNY – an otherwise uninterpreted period of WNY’s heritage prior to the destiny-changing 1825 opening of the Erie Canal.
The Peace Garden at the Hull Family Home & Farmstead, created entirely by volunteers, joins Black Rock, Youngstown, and Lewiston in WNY, and Grimsby, Amherstburg and Thamesville in Ontario, Canada as 1812 Peace Garden sites. More detailed information about these sites and the Peace Garden Trail are available at www.btapartners.com.
The dedication ceremony on August 21 will take place at 2 p.m., followed by refreshments and tours of the historic c. 1810 home until 4 p.m. |
posted Jul 26, 2011 5:46 PM by Dennis Hirschfelt
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Some of our devoted volunteers and Board members are pictured here during our recent Sheep to Shawl event on July 24. This photo will join a large archive of similar photos from across the country at www.preservationnation.org, a project of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. |
posted May 2, 2011 5:03 PM by Dennis Hirschfelt
If you love to talk to people, have an interest in history and learning more about WNY's earliest settlers, and want to get involved in a great project but on a schedule that suits you, you MAY be a VSP! We are looking for a few Very Special People to help us tell the Hull Family's story as Docents for our tours of the historic house, events, tour groups, and student encounters.
Training is provided and period costume is optional. You don't need to sign your life away. Next Training for Docents is Saturday, May 21, 9 a.m.-12 Noon at the Hull Family Home & Farmstead site, 5976 Genesee Street at Pavement Road, Lancaster.
INTERESTED? Want more information? Call our Docent Coordinator Donna at 542-1194 or 380-2881. Your help and enthusiasm are greatly needed in this Very important job for Very Special People! |
posted Mar 26, 2011 5:05 PM by Dennis Hirschfelt
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On March 22nd Hull House Foundation President, Gary Costello spoke at the Noon-Hour Lecture/Discussion series at the Buffalo & Erie County Downtown Central Library. This 45 minute lecture titled "Why are Buffalo Niagara's Art, Architecture, History, and/or Nature Important?" is available to stream online from Archive.org using the link below.
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posted Mar 16, 2011 4:34 PM by Dennis Hirschfelt
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Parents may be interested in sending their children in grades 5-8 to our History Camp for Kids. History Camp I will be held July 25-28, 2011 and will feature hands-on activities such as pioneer chores, archaeology, and arts and trades. History Camp II is scheduled for August 8-11, 2011; it is also very interactive, featuring pioneer clothing, Native American culture, and foods.
For more information and an application, contact Suzanne Jacobs, Education Director. |
posted Nov 14, 2010 6:24 PM by Dennis Hirschfelt
THERE'S STILL TIME TO CELEBRATE OUR 200th YEAR WITH YOUR TAX-DEDUCTIBLE GIFT How often do you get to be part of a 200th birthday?
Membership in the one-time-only "Warren & Polly 200th Birthday Circle" is still available through December 31. This Annual Fund giving society for donors of $200 or more was created this year as part of our special celebration and carries particular benefits: - Your name will be displayed at the site as part of the "Warren & Polly 200th Birthday Circle." Gifts "in honor of" and "in memory of" can be made.
- A complimentary copy of our first-ever publication Hull Family Home & Farmstead: A Bicentennial Celebration.
- Special invitations and involvement opportunities.
This dedicated group of donors is of vital importance in our future progress - won't you be one of them?
Send your year-end check, payable to "Hull House Foundation," to
Hull House Foundation Annual Fund, 5976 Genesee Street, Lancaster, NY 14086
Please provide your name, address, phone, e-mail, and especially, how you would like to be credited. Thank you very much for your support! |
posted Nov 14, 2010 6:04 PM by Dennis Hirschfelt
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5976 Genesee Street – Lancaster, NY – www.HullFamilHome.org
Saturday & Sunday, Dec. 4 & 5, 2010 Noon4 pm
This year we will present traditions of Christmas Past: An Experience of Christmas since the early 1800’s. Enjoy decorations, food, music & activities that began with the traditions of the Hull Family when lived in Western New York. The guided tours through the Hull’s home will last approximately 30 minutes and all other activities will be ongoing throughout the day at the Hull House Foundation Headquarters in the Victorian House next door. Reservations are required: Call 7417032 to reserve your place on the tour.
Admission: Adults $5.00 Children (10 – 18 years) $3.00 Children under 10 FREE
Something new this year!
What says “Christmas” better than the smell of fresh baked gingerbread? Large or small ‐‐ makes no difference – just decorate a gingerbread house and bring it to the Hull House Foundation Headquarters at 5962 Genesee St., Lancaster. Entries will be on display and judged by our guests during the Christmas event weekend, December 4 & 5.
Entries must be delivered on Dec. 3, 2010 between 57 PM.
Prizes will be awarded in two categories: Adults (15 years and older) and Children (up to 15 years of age). Prizes will be Hull House Baskets stuffed with candy, toys, a Tops gift certificate and other special surprises!
If you plan to make a gingerbread house, please let us know by calling Cheri at 6837574.
Hope you can join us to begin a wonderful Christmas season! |
posted Sep 29, 2010 5:23 PM by Dennis Hirschfelt
Come to the HAUNTED BARN and be prepared to be scared!
Hull Family Home & Farmstead
5976 Genesee Street Lancaster, NY 14086 Click Here For Map & Directions
SATURDAYS: October 16, 23 & 30 5-9PM
SUNDAYS: October 17, 24 & 31 1-4PM
ADMISSION by donation
SPECIAL TOUR FOR THE VERY YOUNG AND THE FAINT OF HEART All proceeds to benefit Hull Family Home &Farmstead |
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