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Saturday, May 10 - Titusville, Mercer County
10th Anniversary Spirit of the Jerseys State History Fair
Journey back in time and experience five centuries of New Jersey history, all in one location at the Spirit of the Jerseys State History Fair in Washington Crossing Park, Titusville, NJ! This is a FREE*, award-winning historical festival for all ages. New Jersey's history comes alive with period music, living history demonstrations, special exhibits, tours, food, and lots of hands-on activities for kids! Special features for 2014 include celebrating the 350th Anniversary of New Jersey and the 10th Anniversary of the Fair, along with open-hearth cooking, the Irun NJ Food Truck Festival, Side-Saddle Demonstrators, Annie Oakley, Thomas Paine, Walt Whitman and Colonial-Era magician "Levram the Great". The day will end with a FREE concert by the New Jersey Army National Guard's 63rd Army Band immediately following the Fair. The Fair will be open on Saturday from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm. It will be held rain or shine. There is a parking donation of $8 per vehicle to help defray the cost of the event. The main entrance to Washington Crossing State Park is located at 355 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, Titusville, NJ. For more information, visit www.njhistoryfair.org or e-mail historyfair@dep.state.nj.us.
Saturday, May 10 - Little Egg Harbor, Ocean County
Fred & Ethel Noyes: A Talk
On Saturday, the Tuckerton Historical Society presents "Fred & Ethel Noyes: Founders of Historic Smithville Village, the Rams Head Inn, and the Noyes Museum of Art" presented by Judy Courter. This presentation will be held from 2:00 - 4:00 pm at the Giffordtown Schoolhouse Museum, 35 Leitz Blvd., Little Egg Harbor, NJ. For more information, call 609-294-1547.
Saturday, May 10 - Hopewell Township, Mercer County
Corn Planting
If you have been wondering how to tell your children about the origin of their corn flakes, corn chips, polenta, tortillas and hush puppies, bring them to Howell Farm for Corn Planting Day.
From 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, farmers will introduce them to some of the earthier facts of farm life by having them help with corn seed selection, fertilizing and planting. Afterwards, children can grind and sift cornmeal for baking, and sample freshly made cornbread. Special maps will be given to participants to guide them to each production area; those who have their map stamped at all areas will be given a bag of freshly ground cornmeal to take home. Participating children must be accompanied by an adult. Throughout the day, farmers will use work horses and circa 1900 equipment to prepare and plant the cornfields.
Howell Living Farm represents typical farm life between 1890 and 1910. The farm is operated by the Mercer County Parks Commission. It is located at 70 Wooden's Lane, Lambertville, NJ. For more information. call 609-737-3299 or visit www.howellfarm.org.
Saturday, May 10 - Lake Hopatcong, Morris County
Lake Hopatcong Block Party
On Saturday, the Lake Hopatcong Foundation hosts the first Lake Hopatcong Block Party at Hopatcong State Park from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. There will be some 100 antique and craft vendors as well as a multitude of local non-profit groups to tell you a bit more about themselves. Also on hand will be an interesting mix of local food vendors and food trucks. There will be sailing, fishing, boating, and other demonstrations along the lakefront all day. At 11:00 am and 2:00 pm, the Canal Society of New Jersey will host two special walks of the old Morris Canal towpath. A stage will be set up and there will also be entertainment throughout the day. Admission is free with just the request of a $6.00 per car donation for parking. And yes, the Lake Hopatcong Museum will be open too! For more information, visit www.lakehopatcongfoundation.org.
Saturday, May 10 - Farmingdale, Monmouth County
Spring Flea Market at Allaire Village
Allaire Village, Incorporated is hosting a Late Spring Flea Market as a fundraiser on Saturday from 8:00 am - 3:00 pm. The event is held in the Show Field of Allaire State Park. Admission to the Flea Market is $1/adult and children under 12, accompanied by an adult, are free. With more than 100 vendors displaying new, used, and collectible treasures of all types, there will be something for everyone!
Shop all day, visit the on-site food vendor, or spend some time in the picnic area. The General Store and Bakery will also be open at 10:00 am. The rain date for the event will be Sunday, May 11. This event is a fundraiser, benefiting the historic and educational programs presented at the Historic Village at Allaire by the non-profit organization, Allaire Village, Incorporated.
The Historic Village at Allaire is located at 4263 Atlantic Avenue, Farmingdale, NJ. For more information, contact the Allaire Village office during business hours, Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, at 732-919-3500 or visit www.allairevillage.org.
Saturday, May 10 - Trenton, Mercer County
House Tour of Trenton's Hiltonia Neighborhood
Hiltonia, one of Trenton's largest tracts of residential single family and townhouse homes, will host a house tour on Saturday from 12:00 noon - 5:00 pm. This is the second time the homeowners of the expansive and eclectic 91-year-old West Ward neighborhood will open their homes to the public.
The tour will feature a variety of homes situated on tree-lined avenues bordering the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park and Frederick Law Olmsted-designed Cadwalader Park. A special feature of this year's tour will be an open house at Ellarslie Mansion in Cadwalader Park. The centerpiece of the park, Ellarslie Mansion, is an Italianate villa built in 1848 that now houses the Trenton City Museum. The museum's many collections will be open to view during the tour.
Established in 1923, Hiltonia is a community of 315 homes located near Route 29, three miles from downtown. The beauty of the neighborhood is in the diversity of its housing stock, from fieldstone Tudors and brick Dutch colonials to mid-century modern ranches, California contemporaries, and attached townhouses. The diversity and quality of the housing allows buyers at a variety of price points to purchase in the neighborhood - very rare today. Developer Samuel Hilton designed the neighborhood with large lots for the city's wealthier professionals and attached townhouses (semis) were first built as workers' cottages to provide the funding needed to jump start the rest of the development.
Tour tickets cost $15 in advance and $20 the day of the event. They can be purchased online at www.hiltoniahousetour.org or advance ticket locations: Classics Used and Rare Books, 4 West Lafayette, Trenton, NJ or The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, Cadwalader Park, Trenton (off of Parkside Avenue).
For information, call 609-672-7455, visit www.hiltoniahousetour.org, e-mail info@hiltoniahousetour.org.
Saturday, May 10 - Madison, Morris County
Join the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts for a day of family fun and a craft activity on Saturday from 1:00 - 3:00 pm. Family Fun Day is held every second Saturday of the month. Advance registration recommended - call 973-377-2982 x12. Regular admission applies: museum admission is $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for seniors, students & children (ages 6 and up) and FREE for Members & children (ages 5 and under). Family maximum admission $13.00. The museum is open Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm and Sunday 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm. The Museum of Early Trades & Crafts is located at 9 Main Street, Madison, NJ. For information, please call 973-377-2982 x10 or visit www.metc.org.
Saturday, May 10 - Scotch Plains, Union County
Family Genealogy Day
On Saturday from 1:00 - 4:00 pm, the Scotch Plains Public Library will host programs on tracing family genealogy. At 1:00 pm, members of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society will present a program on African American genealogy, including coverage of 19th century records. At 3:00 pm, Catherine Medich from the New Jersey State Archives will speak about using the Archives to trace Civil War-era New Jersey residents and soldiers. This program is presented in conjunction with Civil War 150, featured in the Library's gallery from April 28 through May 17, 2014. Utilizing letters, personal accounts, and images, this exhibition traces major events during the Civil War through the eyes of soldiers, presidents, freedmen, and families.
Registration is strongly recommended, as space is limited. It will be held at the Scotch Plains Public Library, 1927 Bartle Avenue, Scotch Plains, NJ. For more information, call 908-322-5007 x204 or visit www.scotlib.org.
Saturday, May 10 - Mount Laurel, Burlington County
Tour Paulsdale
Paulsdale is open to the public for Second Saturday Tours at 12:00 noon and 1:00 pm. Paulsdale is the birthplace of Quaker suffragist Alice Paul. Tours include a 15-minute presentation about Alice Paul's life and work and a guided tour of the first floor of the property where visitors learn about the Paul family's daily life in the house and its present day use as a girl's leadership center. Tours are $5.00 per person.
Paulsdale is located at 128 Hooton Road, Mount Laurel, NJ. For information about group tours or future tour dates, contact the Alice Paul Institute at 856-231-1885, e-mail info@alicepaul.org, or visit www.alicepaul.org/events.
Saturday, May 10 - Franklin Township, Somerset County
350 Years of New Jersey History Book Talk
The Meadows Foundation invites you to a Fireside Chat with Joe Bilby, who will discuss the new book, 350 Years of New Jersey History on Saturday from 2:00 - 4:00 pm at the historic Van Wickle House. The Van Wickle House is located at 1289 Easton Avenue, Somerset, NJ. Admission: $10.00 donation. For more information, call 732-828-7418 or visit www.themeadowsfoundation.org.
Saturday, May 10 - Holmdel, Monmouth County
Quilting Demonstration
Stop by Longstreet Farm to see how quilting was done during the Victorian era. Free. Historic Longstreet Farm is located at 44 Longstreet Road, Holmdel, NJ. For more information, call 732-946-3758 or visit www.monmouthcountyparks.com.
Saturday, May 10 - Morris Plains, Morris County
Family Fun & Games at Craftsman Farms
The Stickley Museum hosts its second annual Family Fun & Games program on Saturday from 12:00 noon - 4:00 pm! The day's activities are built around the theme "My Home" and will include bilingual components. Children of all ages will be invited to explore and learn about homes of all kinds, including the Stickley family's home, the Log House at Craftsman Farms.
They will once again partner with PBS Kids Club THIRTEEN, a family membership at PBS THIRTEEN. Curious George appearances throughout the day will be a highlight for children and adults alike. Curious George activities will encourage children to explore the world around them.
The North Cottage will once again be the site of story time readings of the classic children's book The Best Nest by P.D. Eastman and Curious George: A Home for Honeybees, in both English and Spanish!
Animal Experiences, an entertaining and educational live-animal program will be a special feature of this event, with families invited to reserve a spot at one of three 30-minute programs.
While focused on family fun, this program will also encourage children to consider concepts that Gustav Stickley held dear, like the value of nature and the meaning of home. The program will also include scavenger hunts both indoors and out to encourage a fun exploration of the Log House and the beautiful natural environment in which it is set. Admission: $10 children; $5 adults; Free to Members at Dual/Family level and higher. The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms is located at 2352 Route 10 West, Morris Plains NJ. For more information, call 973-540-1165 or visit www.stickleymuseum.org.
Saturday, May 10 - Morristown, Morris County
Women of the House
Join a Park Ranger at the Wick House and discover the role women played in helping a family survive in the 18th Century. Program runs continuously from 1:30 - 4:00 pm at the Wick House at Jockey Hollow, within Morristown National Historical Park, Morristown, NJ. Cost: Free. For more information, call 973-543-4030 or visit www.nps.gov/morr.
Saturday, May 10 - Montclair, Essex County
Historic Walking Tour of Anderson Park
Discover how this Olmsted-designed Essex County park was created a century ago and how it shaped Upper Montclair and led to the formation of other Montclair parks. Also hear about efforts to rejuvenate the landscape of this park, on the National Register of Historic Places. Admission to the tour is free. Meet at the boulder at the park's northeast entrance, 274 Bellevue Avenue, east of North Mountain Avenue, Upper Montclair, NJ at 10:30 am. Light rain does not cancel, but heavy rain reschedules to Sunday, May 11 (Mother's Day), at the same time. For more information, call 973-477-7207, e-mail lisanne@friendsofandersonpark.com, or visit www.friendsofandersonpark.com.
Saturday, May 10 - Oradell, Bergen County
Saving the Historic Blauvelt Mansion
JoAnn and Paul Young have heard from CareOne, responding to their request for a meeting about the future of the Blauvelt Mansion, and before they make those plans, they want to know that they have people who are standing with them in trying to preserve the Blauvelt Mansion for use by the families of Oradell and Bergen County.
Please come to the Blauvelt Art Museum, on the grounds of the Mansion, on Saturday, at 12:30 pm to show your support for our cause. JoAnn and Paul will tell you what has happened in the past year and what they hope will happen in the future.
Please make your presence known so they can call on you in the future. Hopefully, the press and others will be there to take a photo of the crowd that has gathered to help save Oradell's iconic historical site. The Blauvelt Art Museum is located at 699 Kinderkamack Road, Oradell, NJ. For more information, call 201-262-7814 or 201-247-6843.
Saturday, May 10 - Maywood, Bergen County
Railroad Talk
On Saturday, Maywood Station Museum Director Ed Kaminski will be presenting a slideshow at the New York, Susquehanna & Western Technical & Historical Society membership meeting at 7:00 pm at the Maywood Public Library auditorium, 459 Maywood Avenue, Maywood, NJ. The slideshow will feature photographs of a variety of subjects taken through the years at different locations during his career in the railroad industry. Two of his books - Maywood - The Borough, The Railroad, and The Station and The New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad in New Jersey will be available the event and Ed will be available to sign copies. Books will be specially priced at $18 each or both for $35. All proceeds will go towards further preservation and maintenance of the historic Maywood Station Museum. The event is open to the public and all are welcome.
Saturday May 10 - Holmdel, Monmouth County
On Saturday, step back in time to see how quilting was done during the Victorian era. This free event runs from 1:00 - 3:00 pm. Historic Longstreet Farm is located at 44 Longstreet Road, Holmdel, NJ. For more information, call 732-946-3758 or visit www.monmouthcountyparks.com.
Saturday - Sunday, May 10 - 11 - Atlantic City, Atlantic County
Mother's Climb Absecon Free All Weekend!
Looking for a memorable way to tell Mom she's the light of your life? Then bring her to Absecon Lighthouse on Saturday or Sunday, because dear old Abby is treating Mothers to a free climb. Moms who show their "I Climbed" card at nearby Tony Boloney's Pizza afterward will receive a free slice of pizza as a reward. Hours of operation both days are 11:00 am - 4:00 pm, with the last climb at 3:30 pm. Parking on-site is free and dogs are welcome on leashes. First lit in 1857, Absecon Lighthouse is New Jersey's tallest lighthouse and the country's third tallest lighthouse.
Absecon Lighthouse is a state-owned historic property administered by the non-profit Inlet Public/Private Association. Located at 31 South Rhode Island Avenue in Atlantic City, NJ it is open to visitors Thursdays through Mondays, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm. For more information, call 609-449-1360 or visit www.abseconlighthouse.org.
Sunday, May 11 - Upper Freehold, Monmouth County
Threads of Time
On Sunday from 1:00 - 4:00 pm, watch beautiful patterns appear as threads intertwine on looms at Historic Walnford. From utilitarian rag rugs to intricate coverlets, learn more about the fibers, tools, and techniques used to produce household textiles and clothing in the 18th century. Enjoy this free family activity on Mother's Day!
While there, visit the large, elegant Walnford home built in 1774, the 19th century gristmill and the farm buildings set in a beautiful landscape. Walnford is located at 62 Walnford Road, 08501. For more information, call 609-259-6275 or visit www.monmouthcountyparks.com.
Sunday, May 11 - Morristown, Morris County
Brilliant Cut Glass Lecture and Dessert Reception
Let Mom know just how special she is by treating her to a memorable Mother's Day at Acorn Hall on Sunday from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. The Morris County Historical Society (MCHS) is pleased to host Patricia Sanftner for a special lecture on American Brilliant Cut Glass at 1:30 pm, followed by a dessert reception in Acorn Hall's extraordinary dining room. Tours of Acorn Hall are also included in the cost of admission. Ms. Sanftner is the guest curator for the new MCHS exhibit "Sharp Edges, Brilliant Cut Glass through the Centuries" opening early May through June 8, 2014. Seating is limited and reservations are suggested. Please call 973-267-3465 for more information. The Oak Leaf Gallery gift shop is also available with a wide assortment of unique gifts for Mother's Day, and all occasions.
Admission to the Mother's Day event is $10 for MCHS members, $15 for non-MCHS members, and children under age 12 are free. The admission price may be applied toward membership with the MCHS.
The Morris County Historical Society is located at Acorn Hall, an Italianate Villa mansion open to the public on Wednesdays and Thursdays (11:00 am - 4:00 pm) and Sundays (1:00 - 4:00 pm). Acorn Hall is located at 68 Morris Avenue, Morristown, NJ. For more information, call 973-267-3465 or visit www.acornhall.org.
Sunday, May 11 - Holmdel, Monmouth County
Blacksmithing Demonstration and Music
On Sunday, visit Historic Longstreet Farm in Holmdel to take a step back in time to watch blacksmiths perform their craft. They will be shaping iron into everyday products. Blacksmiths were as common as an auto mechanic in towns and on farms of the 1890s. Also, join music man Rich Marzec as he performs songs from the turn of the century on the farm. This free event runs from 1:00 - 3:00 pm. Historic Longstreet Farm is located at 44 Longstreet Road, Holmdel, NJ. For more information, call 732-946-3758 or visit www.monmouthcountyparks.com.
350 Years of New Jersey History Book Discussion
On Sunday, Macculloch Hall Historical Museum welcomes Joseph G. Bilby to discuss his new book, co–written with James M. Madden and Harry Ziegler, 350 Years of New Jersey History, From Stuyvesant to Sandy. His program will be presented in the main gallery at 4:30 pm and is the second to last in a series of programs that take place on the second Sunday of each month through June celebrating the 350th New Jersey Anniversary. Prior to the program visitors may also visit the second floor gallery exhibit "Made in New Jersey: A Celebration of Decorative and Fine Arts" which stars the Museum's collection of New Jersey stoneware, silver, and artists such as Thomas Nast, A.B. Frost and Edward Kranich.
In "350 Years of New Jersey History" the authors, experienced narrators of the New Jersey saga, provide a year by year chronicle of notable events that mark the Garden State's fascinating evolution. There are many familiar moments in New Jersey's history, but what about the Garden State's lesser known stories - the unsung heroes, villains, and forgotten tales? In this book, the authors uncover the meaning of the "Jersey Blues," celebrate some of state's bravest Revolutionary and Civil War soldiers and investigate New Jersey's most famous ghost. From the inferno that engulfed Asbury Park, to the benevolent side of Frank Hague and the equestrienne who plunged forty feet into a pool of water on horseback in Atlantic City, rediscover these and many other events from New Jersey's hidden history. Mr. Bilby's presentation will explore the State's history as discussed in the book, focusing on a few notable incidents from each century. He will be available to sign and sell books following the program.
Tickets for Sunday's program go on sale beginning at 1:00 pm on the day of the program. There are no advance sales and will remain on sale until the presentation begins at 4:30 pm. House tours (regular admission applies) take place throughout the afternoon, the last tour ticket is sold at 3:00 pm. The upstairs galleries will remain open until 4:30 pm, with the "Controversies" main gallery exhibit closing at 3:30 pm in preparation for the program. Tickets to hear the speaker are Adults $8; Seniors and Students $6; Children 6 – 12 $4. Members and children under 5 are admitted free. Speaker tickets include admission to docent-led period room tours for visitors who sign up during the afternoon.
Macculloch Hall Historical Museum is located at 45 Macculloch Avenue, Morristown, NJ. For more information, call 973-538-2404 ext. 10 or visit www.maccullochhall.org.
Soldier at the Huts
Learn about the life of a common soldier during the winter encampment at Jockey Hollow and see the clothing, equipment, and weapons that a soldier used as you visit the replica soldier huts of the Pennsylvania Line. Stop by the Soldier Huts from 1:30 - 4:00 pm within Morristown National Historical Park. Cost: Free. For more information, call 973-539-2016 ext. 210 or visit www.nps.gov/morr.
Wick House Guest
Did you know a friend of George Washington spent the winter at the Wick House? Meet a Park Ranger to discover who it was as well as the impacts he made during the revolution and beyond as you the Wick House. Programs at 2:00, 3:00, and 4:00 pm at the Wick House in Jockey Hollow, within Morristown National Historical Park. Cost: Free. For more information, call 973-543-4030 or visit www.nps.gov/morr.
Sunday, May 11 - Ledgewood, Morris County
Museums at Drakesville Open House
On Sunday between 1:00 and 4:00 pm, the Roxbury Historical Trust will host an open house at the eighteenth century Silas Riggs Saltbox House, the historic King House and the King Store Museums. The sites are located at 213 Main Street in the Ledgewood Village section of Roxbury Township. Tours are free and historic interpreters will be on hand. For more information, call 973-927-7603 or visit www.roxburynewjersey.com.
Saturdays and Sundays through May 18 - Harrison Township, Gloucester County
Originals: 50 Years of Artistic Expressions
Creativity is the theme of the Harrison Township Historical Society's newest exhibition at the Old Town Hall Museum entitled "Originals: 150 Years of Artistic Expression." The first floor gallery is filled with paintings, drawings, and folk art from the 19th and 20th centuries, all drawn from the Society's rich holdings. The exhibition celebrates New Jersey's 350th anniversary by focusing on the theme of innovation. Many of these works will be on view for the first time.
Folk art dominates the work from the 19th century. An album quilt from Richwood and a remarkable portfolio of sketches by Josiah B. Chester of Ewan, on exhibit for the first time, are highlights.
Twentieth century work includes paintings by Mullica Hill's Paul Avis Colson, including a tri-partite screen that was recently restored and on exhibit for the first time. Also premiering is a landscape painted by Otto Rick, a German prisoner of war who worked on a farm in Richwood during World War II.
The exhibition is open Saturdays and Sundays, from 1:00 - 4:00 pm, March 8 - May 18, 2014 (closed Easter Sunday and Mother's Day). Admission is free. Old Town Hall is located at the intersection of South Main Street and Woodstown Road in the heart of Mullica Hill's Historic District. For more information, call 856-478-4949; or visit www.harrisonhistorical.com.
Through June 30, 2014 - Piscataway, Middlesex County
Got Work? Exhibit
View the exhibit "Got Work? New Deal/WPA in New Jersey" at the 1741 Cornelius Low House Museum in Piscataway. The museum is open Tuesday - Friday, 8:30 - 4:00 pm and Sunday afternoons from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. The exhibit will run through June 30, 2014.
The Cornelius Low House, built in 1741, was the home to its namesake and is only one of two remaining buildings from historic Raritan Landing. This high-style Georgian mansion is listed on the National Register and operated by the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission. Admission to the museum is FREE. The museum is located at 1225 River Road, Piscataway, NJ. For more information, call 732-745-4177 or visit http://www.co.middlesex.nj.us/culturalheritage.
Through June 2014 - Morristown, Morris County
"Controversies: The More Things Change..." Exhibit
Currently on display at Macculloch Hall Historical Museum is an exhibition about topics that helped shape our world. "Controversies: The More Things Change..." opens new territory for the Museum, presenting challenging subject matter that may not be suitable for casual dinner conversation. This new exhibit explores topics that helped shape our world through local history events which had national significance: medical experimentation, immigration, and the right to die.
"Controversies: The More Things Change..." inspires people to consider, even reconsider, the ways in which they think about these important, frequently debated issues. The exhibit explores local history events which had national significance: the 1833 Antoine LeBlanc murder trial and public execution; the immigration issues of the late nineteenth century as depicted by political cartoonist Thomas Nast, a Morristown resident, and the 1976 Karen Ann Quinlan "right to die" case.
The museum is making a major departure in exhibit presentations with "Controversies." Where most exhibits typically provide detailed information about the objects on view, "Controversies" offers limited information about the objects, essentially forcing personal thought, and inspiring discussion, about the areas represented. Each object and concept in the exhibit represents a part of New Jersey's history - specifically Morris County's history. The ideas expressed through the historical objects in the exhibit, however, are not confined to New Jersey boundaries- the significant concerns raised by the important and controversial issues showcased in this exhibit continue to be debated throughout the United States and the world.
"We wanted to give our visitors a chance to participate in an exhibit in a new way - to have a reaction without being guided by the institution's interpretation of what the objects represent, which labels typically provide," said Executive Director Carrie Fellows. Instead, curator's books of supplementary information will be available within the exhibit, should the visitor want to learn more, drawn from primary sources like news articles, contemporary commentary, and images. Visitors are encouraged to leave comments about the themes presented.
The exhibition was inspired when Fellows and Ryan C. Hyman, the Museum's curator, heard Burt Logan, Executive Director of the Ohio Historical Society speak at a conference about the organization's groundbreaking "Controversy: Pieces You Don't Normally See" exhibit, and its sequel, "Controversy 2: Pieces We Don't Normally Talk About". During his talk, Mr. Logan strongly encouraged other museums to adapt the concept and develop similar exhibits. Inspired by the presentation, Hyman and Fellows began discussing how they might create an exhibit using themes from the Morris area's rich history.
"Controversies: The More Things Change..." will be on view during Museum touring hours through June 2014. Please note the subject matter may not be suitable for all audiences. Visitor discretion advised. Recommended for visitors 12 years of age and older.
Macculloch Hall Historical Museum preserves the history of the Macculloch-Miller families, the Morris area community, and the legacy of its founder W. Parsons Todd through its historic site, collections, exhibits, and educational and cultural programs. The Museum is open for house and exhibit tours on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. The last tour leaves at 3:00 pm. Adults $8; Seniors & Students $6; Children 6 - 12 $4. Members and children under 5 are free. For more information, call 973-538-2404 ext. 10 or visit www.maccullochhall.org. Macculloch Hall Historical Museum is located at 45 Macculloch Avenue, Morristown, NJ.
Through July 20, 2014 - Montclair, Essex County
A Persistent Passion: The Art of Lora Eberly Ballou
The Montclair Historical Society presents the exhibition "A Persistent Passion: The Art of Lora Eberly Ballou: 1870-1976, Places in a One Hundred Six Year Life" at the Charles Shultz House (Evergreens), 30 North Mountain Avenue, Montclair, NJ from April 27 through July 20 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm on first and third Sundays of the month. Lora Eberly Ballou was a unique woman who lived during the last quarter of the 1800s in Ohio, then moved to the suburbs of New York City, residing in an elegant home in Montclair, NJ with her husband John Ballou and two daughters, Margaret and Harriet. Ballou's work focuses on an interest and passion for gardening and travel, and depicts many of the places she lived, including a winter scene of Tony's Brook.
Ballou's artwork will be on display at the Montclair Historical Society's Charles Shultz House, an 1896 home that remains virtually untouched. It showcases a time capsule of the Shultz family and lifestyle during the same period when the Ballou family lived in Montclair. This home provides a unique setting for the exhibition, placing Lora Ballou's artwork against the backdrop of a Montclair family active in the community, unveiling similarities in their lifestyles and interests during this period in history. This exhibition is sponsored by Robert M. and Patricia C. Phillips. Robert M. Phillips is the grandson of Lora Ballou. A free public reception will be held on April 27 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm with light refreshments. For additional information or to schedule a private tour, contact the Montclair Historical Society at 973-744-1796, visit www.montclairhistorial.org, or e-mail mail@montclairhistorical.org.
Saturdays and Sundays through July 27, 2014 - Ridgewood, Bergen County
A Community's Journey: Our Place in New Jersey History
The Schoolhouse Museum's new exhibit, on display now through July 27, 2014 celebrates New Jersey's 350th anniversary. "A Community's Journey: Our Place in New Jersey's History" showcases the area's evolution over the last three centuries using the themes of liberty, innovation, and diversity.
The Liberty collection highlights uniforms and other war-time memorabilia while the Innovation collection chronicles the history of performing arts in the village including items from the Ridgewood Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company, such as a silk wedding kimono worn by Yum Yum in the "Mikado." Also on display are items owned by Ridgewood magician Harry Rouclere. Especially noteworthy is the Diversity collection which tells the story of the African American, Jewish, Irish, and Korean communities through personal artifacts.
The museum is open Thursdays and Saturdays from 1:00 - 3:00 and Sundays 2:00 - 4:00. The Schoolhouse Museum is located at 650 East Glen Avenue in Ridgewood, NJ. For more information, call 201-447-3242 or visit www.ridgewoodhistoricalsociety.org.
Sundays through August 30, 2014 - Cranbury, Middlesex County
"At Long Last...Summer" Exhibit
The Cranbury Historical and Preservation Society is bringing a bit of the seashore to its museum in Cranbury. After a harsh winter, the society is happy to present a new exhibit at the Cranbury Museum, entitled, "At Long Last...Summer." Featuring treasures of the sea and seashore, the exhibit includes oil paintings, watercolors, a rare sea glass collection, antique whale bone, shells, Sailor valentines, ephemera, and vintage toys and souvenirs. The exhibit will continue through August 30, 2014. Celebrate summer and join us on Sunday afternoons from 1:00 - 4:00 pm, to view the exhibit! The Cranbury Museum is located at 4 Park Place East, Cranbury. For more information, visit www.cranburyhistory.org.
Through August 23, 2014 - Haledon, Passaic County
"The Mill Girls" Exhibit
The American Labor Museum/Botto House National Landmark in Haledon, NJ proudly opens the exhibit "The Mill Girls," a unique three-dimensional display that showcases images of three mill girls on large-scale replicas of the wooden bobbins used in early textile mills, by visual artist Donna Berger. The exhibit will be on view through August 23, 2014.
The Botto House National Landmark, home of the American Labor Museum, is located at 83 Norwood Street, Haledon, NJ. It was the meeting place for over 20,000 silk mill workers during the 1913 Paterson Silk Strike. The Museum's hours of operation are Monday through Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Tours are offered Wednesday through Saturday from 1:00 - 4:00 pm and by appointment. For more information, call 973-595-7953, visit www.labormuseum.net, or e-mail labormuseum@aol.com.
Through August, 2014 - Lyndhurst, Bergen County
Let's Play! An Exhibit of Beloved Toys
From a china-head doll to a Lionel train, several toys are on display at the Little Red Schoolhouse Museum as the Lyndhurst Historical Society recalls fun times with favorite toys. The new exhibit, "Let's Play! An Exhibit of Beloved Toys," is open now through August 2014.
The exhibit is free and open to the public, though a small donation to the Society would be appreciated. The Little Red Schoolhouse Museum is open on the second and fourth Sundays of every month from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. The Lyndhurst Historical Society was established in 1984 in an effort to preserve the 1893 schoolhouse, located at 400 Riverside Avenue, Lyndhurst, NJ. For more information, call 201-804-2513 (leave a message) or visit www.lyndhursthistoricalsociety.org.
Through Sunday, September 14, 2014 - Princeton, Mercer County
Micah Williams: Portrait Artist Exhibition
Traveling portrait artist and New Jersey resident Micah Williams (1782 - 1837) was a prolific artist who has 272 known existing works. His works are represented in many major museums and are highly sought after by folk art collectors. Yet, there has never been an exhibition dedicated solely to the work of Micah Williams. "Micah Williams: Portrait Artist," on loan to Morven from the Monmouth County Historical Association, tells a story about the new America of the 19th century. With over 40 portraits on view, visitors can come face-to-face with the state's nineteenth century farmers, orchard growers, militia officers, politicians, silversmiths, potters, carpenters, and their families.
The exhibition will also debut Morven's newest acquisition: a pastel portrait of Commodore Robert Field Stockton (1795-1866) completed by Micah Williams around 1821. Stockton was a third-generation resident of Morven, head the Pacific Fleet and a U.S. Senator. With this exhibition, the portrait makes its return to the walls at Morven. "Micah Williams: Portrait Artist" exhibition will be on display at Morven through September 14, 2014.
Morven Museum & Garden is a museum and public garden located at 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ. A National Historic Landmark, Morven was the home to Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, as well as the former Governor's mansion of New Jersey. Public Hours: Wednesday - Friday 11:00 am - 3:00 pm; Saturday and Sunday 12:00 noon - 4:00 pm. For more information, call 609-924-8144 or visit www.morven.org.
Through October 31, 2014 - Trenton, Mercer County
Trenton's Old Barracks Museum Shows Iron Art
The Old Barracks Museum will feature the sculpture of AbOminOg Intl. Arts Collective in an exhibit entitled "Founding the Future: A Continuum of Iron Casting in Trenton with AbOminOg Intl. Arts Collective." The exhibit will run from April 26 to October 31, 2014. A reception for the artists will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm at the Old Barracks Museum.
The Old Barracks Museum is pleased to feature the metal sculpture of members of one of Trenton's illustrious artist collectives in an exhibit entitled, "Founding the Future: A Continuum of Iron Casting in Trenton with AbOminOg Intl. Arts Collective." Exhibiting artists include Kate Graves, Aylin Green, Bruce Lindsay, Rory Mahon, Steve Morse, Joanna Platt, Matt Reiley, David Robinson and Scot Thompson.
This outdoor exhibit is part of the statewide celebrations of the 350th anniversary of the founding of New Jersey by representing the connection between the history that the Old Barracks Museum interprets and AbOminOg Intl.'s focus on the revolutionary industrial material of iron. As the first art installation at the Old Barracks, it will allow the visiting public a new perspective on the relationship between the past and the present in the formation of the future. Commemorative iron medallions will be poured by the group at the Old Barracks Museum on June 21st. Leading up to this spectacular event, a free public reception and opportunity to meet the artists and view the outdoor sculpture is scheduled for Saturday.
The Old Barracks Museum is adjacent to Petty's Run, site of the only excavated Colonial steel furnace in America. Trenton's history of industry, manufacturing and self-reliance is reflected in the AbOminOg Intl. model of collaboration through sweat equity, upcycling crushed iron scrap into sculpture. The essence of the artist collective's cause- to teach and facilitate artists of diverse backgrounds, age groups and skill levels in the creation of cast-metal sculptural artworks within an inspiring, supportive and sustainable setting while positively affecting the community and the art world at large- has remained the same since their inaugural iron pour in a Trenton backyard on December 31, 1999. The Old Barracks Museum is located at 101 Barracks Street, Trenton, NJ. For more information, call 609-396-1776 or visit www.barracks.org.
Through December 29, 2014 - Woodbury, Gloucester County
Be Prepared: Scouts of Yesteryear
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts have been a tradition in America for over a century. The Gloucester County Historical Society Museum is presenting a remarkable exhibit with scouting artifacts from over the decades. Numerous uniforms, merit badges, equipment, manuals, and accessories from the 1930's on are on display.
The Gloucester County Historical Society Museum hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays from 1:00 - 4:00 pm and the last Sunday of the month from 2:00 - 5:00 pm. Adult admission $5; children 6-18 years $1; children under 6 free. The Gloucester County Historical Society Museum is located at 58 North Broad Street, Woodbury, NJ. For more information, call 856-848-8531 or visit www.rootsweb.com/~njgchs.
Through February 13, 2015 - Madison, Morris County
The American Revolution in New Jersey
New Jersey spent much of the American Revolution as a theater of war. A new exhibit at the Museum of Early Trades and Crafts, "The American Revolution in New Jersey: Where the Battlefront Meets the Homefront," explores the rarely told story of New Jersey's farmers, women, and tradesmen and their actions during the war. Topics discussed include the local civil wars that erupted between revolutionaries and loyalists, the multiple roles that women took on as their men went off to war, and how civilian life was affected by the regular presence of troops. The exhibit will be open until February 13, 2015.
Regular Museum admission is $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for seniors, students & children (ages 6 and older), and free for members and children under 6. Family maximum admission $13.00. The Museum is open Tuesday - Saturday from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm and Sunday from 12:00 noon - 5:00 pm. The Museum of Early Trades & Crafts is located at 9 Main Street in Madison, NJ just two blocks from the Madison train station. For more information, please call 973-377-2982 x10 or visit www.metc.org.
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Churches of Rahan and Lynally:
Fr. Gerard Rice,theof new Church of St. Colman, Mucklagh." (1979)
Early Christian Period, 590-1169
It was the relative inaccessability of the great woods of Fircall that attracted the Irish Christian monks to Lynally and Rahan in the first place. To some extent it is proper to attribute the first organised settlement of life in the parish of Rahan to the monks who came with Coleman to found a monastery at Lynally.He was granted the land, now five miles south of the town of Tullamore, covered then with the great wood that forms part of the parallelogram of thirty miles by twenty five with the Shannon on its west that sustained almost twelve major monasteries. Coleman's monastery was called Lynally or Lann Ela; the name Lann was an English word for special enclosure or monastery which indicates something of the wanderings of St. Coleman before he settles down there. He was a relative of St. Colmcille, helped found or was founder of the monastery of Muckamore at Connor near Belfast - he is called co-founder of that place with St. Macnisi, the patron saint of the diocese of Connor. Coleman finally came back to his native Meath where at Fidh Elo in the land of Fircall a site was given to him by a local prince. It was in the year 590. Coleman was dead by 611 and so his repuutation for sanctity and greatness rests on twenty years work at Lynally.What was the monastery like? None of the original buildings survive but we can make a reasonable guess that just as the churchs in Europe imitated the prominent and suitable buildings of the pagan cities like the law courts or basilicas, so in Ireland the domestic buildings of the pagan Celts, modified by the peculiar demands of monastic life became the models on which monasteries were built. In a country that was not rocky and had an abundance of wood as Fircall had, the monastery would have been a collection of wooden huts, with a wooden church surrounded by one, two or more ditches with a number of entrances. Reading between the lines of the miraculous lives of St. Coleman that have survived, it is obvious that the most obvious characteristic of the place noticeable by any visotor was its physical poverty. Coleman was consecrated bishop, some say by Colmcille himself about 597 in Iona, and returned to Lynally where he died in 611. His monastery survived of course but changed its way of life over the years. Coleman's becoming a bishop late in life in 597 indicates the gradual change in church government that was taking place in Ireland; abbots of large monastic federations were becoming the real rulers of the church; bishops merely conferred the Holy Orders and Confirmation.For the next hundred years again and again where there is mention of death of Lynally abbots, they are mentioned as of Connor as well - an indication that the foundation at Muckamore still remained in a monastic family which included Lynally with other more minor foundations alluded to but not named in the lives of St. Coleman which survive.It is possible to trace through death notices in the annals or contemporary histories of Ireland the abbatial succession at Lynally except for a period of one hundred years after Coleman's death. The list reads as follows:709 Tethshal, bishop of Lann Ela died on 16th April.735 St. Bran, of Lan Ela, died.773 Ain Bucheallach, abbot of Connor and Lann Ela died.817 Cu Chuimne, abbot of Lann Ela rested.865 Oe Ghedhchair, abbot of Connor and Lann Ela, bishop and scribe...died.884 Eochaidh, son of Comhgan, bishop of Lann Ela, ended his life at an advanced age896 Tibraide, son of Nuadhat, abbot of Connor, Lann Ela and Laithreach - Bruin, died.917 Maelene, son of Maelbrighde, abbot of Lann Ela and Connor and the glory of Ireland,died.952 Flannagan, son of Allcho, successor of Mac Neisi and Colman Eala...died.954 Maelbrighde, son of Redan, successor of Mac Neisi and Colman Eala...died.963 Joseph, successor of Mac Neisi and Colman Eala died.974 Conais, son of Finan, abbot of Clondere and Lann Ela, died.1038 Cuinnen, bishop, abbot, and lector of Condere, successor of Mac Nisi and Colman Eala died.Twice as the list shows there is mention of a bishop dying who is not mentioned as an abbot, Tethghal in 709 and Echaidh in 886. The abbot in part ruled the monastery and the church. It is also significant that when any abbot of Lynally is mentioned or when the monasteries became secularised after 900, a sucessor of Coleman, it is first stated that he is abbot of Connor or successor of Mac Neisi.. It is flimsy evidence perhaps on which to base firm conclusions but it does seem that the centre of rule after the year 700 was not in Lynally but in Coleman's first foundation at Muckmore in AntrimThe monastery at Lynally was burned a few times we know - in 970 and 1135 and for neither disaster are the Vikings blamed. The rebuilding of a wood and clay monastery would not have been a very onerous task. The last reference to Lynally in early Christian times seems to imply for the first time the decline of Lynally as a major monastic centre - 1038, Cuinnen, bishop abbot and lector of Connor, successor of Mac Nisi and Coleman Eala died, says the Annals of the Four Masters. There is no mention of Lynally.The only surviving relic of St. Coleman from the early period was his crozier or abbots staff which was mentioned as being important in the area, a relic handed down from one generation of the saint's family to the next, in the 17th century. It has disappeared since. A few years ago a few tombstones of the 11th or 12th century were found near the graveyard at Lynally. One reads or doRahan itself, of course, rivalled Lynally not only in its founder saint but also in its bizarre early history and continuing importance. It is four miles to the west of Lynally. A Kerryman, Carthage, son of Mochuda, having founded some small monesteries in the south of Ireland, after a time of learning in Bangor, Co. Down, found his way to Lynally to spend the rest of his life there. He was advised by St. Coleman to begin a foundation of his own a few miles to the west at Rahan, again not because of forest inaccessible but because of location at the crossroads of Ireland.Carthage's reputation surpassed even that of Coleman, a rule of life attributed to him has survived though it seems to have been written or put down in verse form long after he died. In the various accounts of his life that survive there are clear indications of the severity of discipline he enjoined on his monks. He forbade the brethren to eat anything but the vegetables grown by themselves and putting a premium on hard work as a centre of the monastic life, he forbade his monks to use a plough and oxen on the land: spades and hoes had to suffice. His rule shows observance of the various hours of the breviary that are still observed by religons and in monasteries today. Again his monastery seems to have become a centre for lepers; leprosy was a disease endemic in Ireland until the late middle ages.His monastery was founded in the 590's and thirty years later Carthage and his monks were expelled. A variety of reasons have been given for this event; Carthage was a Munster man living in the land of the Northern Ui Neill; he held, some said, the Roman date for celebrating Easter while those in the northern half of Ireland did not; but it does indicate that monasteries had begun to become powerful, and to lose the first fervour that had characterised them in the century before. It is said that the great monasteries of Clonard, Durrow, and Clonmacnois drew lots as to who should expel Carthage by force; he had already refused to go otherwise. The lot fell on Clonmacnois; the Clonmacnois family of monasteries drew lots and the lot fell on the house of Killeigh; the final lot fell on a subordinate house of Killeigh, Cluain Congusa - whose shame it was to expel Carthage and his eight hundred monks from Rahan. Nothing of this monastery survives unless the large enclosure which is to be seen at Rahan dates from his time. It could have been built at anytime in the next few hundred years.Monastic life came back to Rahan in the 8th century illustrating in the process two characteristics of early Irish Christianity. Two brothers, Fidhmuine (died 757) and Fidhairle (died763) Ua Suanaigh, seem to have refounded the monastery (there is a vague reference to a St. Constantine, prince of the Britons who lived there either with Carthage or after him - his name was used as a given name by many generations of the O'Molloys long afterwards): the first, Fidhmuine, was an anchorite, a monk living alone as St. Simon Stylites did of old and countless monks in the desert of Egypt, completely cut off firm contact with human beings. This was a common featyre of the early Irish Church; the last hermit we have record of in the diocese of Meath died as late as 1616 in Fore. The other feature of monastic life at Rahan characteristic of the early Irish Church was the way abbots, or afterwards lay coarbs or erenaghs always came from the same family. Rahan became known as Rahan Ua Suanaigh.In 697 Adamnan, abbot of Iona, had a law accepted by the chief rulers of Ireland taking under its protection men, women, as well as clerics. The law of Rahan, or of Ua Suanaigh in 743, renewed in 748, applicable to the northern half of Ireland seems to have done the same. These laws make sense especially in a monastic context where the community included not just celibate monks but also men, women and their families who worked there, owned the land and formed a Christian township or community which could be led by a married married man called a coarb or successor of the founder of the monastery - in Rahan the coarb or erenagh of Ua Suanaigh. The Rahan settlement would have been like the neighbouring ones save in one respect - its assumption of the obligation to support a community of monks which could include hermits, and provide the services of the Christian religion to the community itself and to other communities around it. The coarb was elected as would have been a tribal chief from the surviving near relations of the former coarb, and have a real if vaguely defined spiritual prestige as successor of the founder of the monastery. The Christian monastic tradition of the East, introduced to Ireland via France and Britain was transformed by the Celtic way of life and laws of inheritance into a new form of Christian living.That this was a vigorous way of Christian living is proved by the superb Romanesque remains at Rahan itself, dating from the 12th century and following in the style of European ecclesiastical buildings called Romanesque, i.e. an adaption of the Roman, which, transformed by impact with the Irish building tradition first appeared in the masterpiece at Cashel called Cormac's Chapel. There is one at the doorway at Rahan in the same style as the Nun's Chapel at Clonmacnois, and in another chapel there (now part of the Protestant church) a circular windows in low relief which must be one of the finest in northern Europe - it is certainly unique in Ireland. Only a believing community with confident faith could have inspired such work.The family of Ua Suanaigh as the almost complete list of coarbs or abbots tell us survived in control at Rahan, variously known as the Muintir Luainimh, Ua Suanaigh or latterly as O'Kelly - they seem to have been the original Fir Ceall or men of the churches - until the time of Mael Mhuadh with whom the O'Molloys first entered history at the beginning of the 11th century (he died in 1019). With almost monotonous regularity the Muintir Luainimh, called Ua Suanaigh by the Annals of Clonmacnois killed chiefs of the O'Molloys at the church of Rahan. In 1139 Muirceardach Ua Maelmhuaidh, lord of Feara Ceall, was burned by them in the church at Rahan; in 1156 Aedh, son of Donnchadh was killed by the Muintir Luainimh at the Island - Inis Mochuda Raithne. The Ua Suanaigh held on however. The last reference in the Annals for the death of a coarb of St. Suanus was in 1205 when Moyle Kieran O'Kelly, described as such, died. In 1227 the final end, one feels, came to the tradition that has stretched back to the 750's; Simon Clifford, a Norman, built a castle on the church lands of Rahan. The Normans only lasted in Fircall for about 100 years but a new age has begun in which Rahan and Lynally, and their churches were to be controlled by the O'Molloy's, and plagued by interminable family feuds about who was to be the lord of Fircall.
The Middle Ages, 1169 - 1557
middle ages at Lynally and Rahan are the ages of the O'Molloys. No more is heard of the Ua Suanaigh of Rahan after the death of Moyle Kieran O'Kelly in 1205. One can only assume that between then and 1421 when information again becomes available on the churches of Rahan that the family become extinct or were ousted from their position as coarbs or erenaghs of the lands of Rahan and replaced by the branch of the O'Molloys known as the Sliocht Coilin after the first erenagh (died about 1400). Most of the old monastic establishments in Gaelic Ireland were gradually secularised in favour of the families who claimed succession from the founder - the Coarbs - or the families who defacto came to control them - the eneraghs. In general they were tenants of the bishop of the area, whose chief elected by normal Irish practice was confirmed by the bishop, and undertook to pay him rent, and to maintain hospitality for "pilgrims, strangers, and poor travellers". From the family came the clergy who provided divine services in the church or at least the eneraghor chief appointed priests to provide the religious services for the community. By 1421 at Rahan and Lynally that family was O'Molloy. Because the bishop of Meath was in fact always a Norman and because his effective control of his diocese stretched only as far as the limits of Norman control, the eneragh at Rahan was free of episcopal control and obligation in a way few contemporary eneraghs in gaelic areas were.In the middle ages there was only one parish in that part of the diocese of Meath which now forms the parishes of Eglish, Kilcormac, Rahan, Tullamore, Clara and Tubber. It was centered at Ardnurcher or Horseleap and controlled chapels in the rest of that vast area. The explanation was of course that Ardnurcher was a Norman controlled centre, and division of Meath into parishes was a Norman achievement. The parish was set up by Meiler Fitzhenry, grandson of Henry II, to whom the whole area was granted about 1190 by Hugh de Lacy. He granted the tithes of his parish, though presumably he could not collect them in Fircall, to the priory of Conall in Kildare which he had founded. After the supression of the monasteries in 1639 - 1539 they fell to one Edward Randolfe, then Sir Edward Butler, Sir Nicholas White, the Colley family, Lord Blundell and then the Marquis of Downshire who collected them until the disestablishment of the Anglican Church in 1869. One presumes that Ardnucher claims over such a vast territory did not involve a great awareness of obligation in spiritual affairs. The territory of Fircall it seems could look after itself.This is precisely what it did. A sign of changing times, a desire in Fircall for normal parish life, and a confidence on O' Molloy's part of his control of ecclesiastical lands and affairs in Fircall, carried a petition to go to Pope Boniface IX before 1417 from " the maior and sanior pars of the inhabitants of the district of Feara Kyeall" representing that "their parish church, St. Davids of Ardnurcher being six English miles away from them, and the country at times much disturbed, they have found it very difficult to go there for divine service, for the reception of the sacraments, the baptism of their children, and the burial of their dead, especially in the cold and rainy season of the year. Therefore they prayed that the chapel of St. Coleman of Lynnela might be seperated from the parish of Ardnurcher, be erected into a parish church and the chapels of Rathin Mochuda, Killeacy, Raoliffen, Habuge, Drumculynd and Eglays, all situated in the same district of Feara Kyeall and belonging to Ardnurcher parish, be limited to it". They claimed there was enough revenue, one presumes from old monastic lands ( as late as 1837 there were over 2000 acres of church lands in Lynally parish while the average acreage of the other parishes in the diocese of Meath was about 100 acres) to support a rector and vicar. Pope Boniface directed the bishop of Termulan (Killaloe ?) and the priors of Durrow and Seir Kieran to investigate the truth of the petition. It was found to be true- the vicar of Ardnurcher had little objection not being in a position to collect church revenues in Fircall and not too anxious to provide religious services in territory foreign and dangerous to himself), and in 1421 Martin V erected Lynally into a parish church, with the other churches as auxiliary chapels. It never had a rector present- he was always the prior of the Norman priory of Connall- but from then on there was a vicar of Fircall.Again we fall back on buildings as indications of thriving religious life. The beautiful ogee arched windows in the small church at Rahan suggest a 15th century date when the church was rebuilt incorporating a Romanesque doorway. The entire building at Lynally dates from this time as does the finely carved gravestone which is pointed out as covering the grave of St. Coleman himself. It does not seem too speculative to connect the setting up of the new parish with the outbreak of new building activities at Rahan and at Lynally itself.In 1421 Donald O'Molloy was appointed by Rome as rector of Lynally; in 1428 Oddonis O'Heghyn was appointed because he claimed Donald had never been promoted to priests orders. He obviously never established himself at Lynally for in 1438 Eugene or Huathus O'Molloy was appointed to the benefice vacant by the deprivation of Donald. Again Eugene was never ordained for in 1444 Donald O'Molloy went surety for a contribution of a years income from Lynally as a condition of appointment of one Donald O'Mulligan as vicar. He too did not establish himself for in 1466 Patrick O'Louneym, clerk of Meath, was appointed because of the failure of Eugene O'Molloy to be ordained.In 1481 Donatus O'Higgin, clerk of Killaloe was appointed but in 1485 Nicholas O'Corrigan of Meath was appointed by privation of Donatus O'Higgin. In 1499 Oddo O'Luamin (could be and Patrick O'Louneyn have been of the old Muintir Luainimh of Lynam stock who had been the coarbs of Ua Suanaigh ?) was appointed rector of Lynally.In 1536 Gerard Walsh, prior of Ballyboggan in Co. Meath wrote to Paul III for confirmation of his title to Ballyboggan, to the priory of St. Mary's, Lough Sewdy (Ballymore, Co. Westmeath) and the parishes of Clonfadforan and St. Coleman of Lynally to both of which laymen have the right to appoint. He mentions that the acting priests of both parishes, James O'Cleri and Dermot Macmoliny had no canonical title. It seems then that when all the claims and counter claims at Rome were going on since 1421, different people altogether were acting as parish priests at Lynally providing the religious services that kept the faith alive. In 1542 Connagh Contan O' Molloye, scholar, was recognised as vicar of Lynally by Henry the VIII, and in 1551 the new king, Edward VI, recognised Dermot O' Dungan as vicar; he was still vicar in 1586 and was far enough away from the centres of religious changes to be still in the medieval tradition - a priest of the old religion ministering to his people as best he could. The first changes in Fircall that heralded the end of the middle ages were not religious but social and political - the plantation of Leix and Offaly which while at first not directly affecting Fircall - the O' Molloy's were in fact the Kings allies against the O' Connors of Offaly- introduced a new breed of ambitious, penniless English civil servants who were eventually to be the heirs of the lands of Fircall. It took a century and a half and many great disturbences to loosen the O' Molloy grasp on their traditional homeland, but the process and its result had a profound effect on the religious practice of the area for the new men were for the most part Protestant and introducers of English ways.Changing Times, 1557-1691The changing times which brought new landowners to Lynally and Rahan, a new way of life, a new religion and persecution for the old can be traced in the rise to prominance of the Moore family.The third son of one Thomas Moore, of Beneden in England, also called Thomas arrived as a civil servant in Ireland in the 1540's, poor, talented and eager to better himself. His elder brother came too and founded a fortune on a royal grant of the vast estate of the Cisterian monks at Mellifont near Drogheda, and a family eventually enobled as the Earls of Drogheda. Thomas got land in the Offaly plantation on the condition that "he should not make use of the Breawne or Brehon Law", and use the "English tongue, habit and government". He got Crohan, the O'Connor stronghold and was knighted for his service to the crown. His son bought 1147 acres of Tullamore and Kilcruttin from the O'Molloys in 1604 and various pickings from the Fircall plantation of the reign of James I. By 1638 he had land at Cloonagh and Ballyard and was M.P. for Philipstown (Daingean). His son married the daughter of Charles Lyons of another adventurer family who had the lands of Mucklagh. Their descendent, John of Mucklagh, many years M.P. for the King's County "for firm attachment to the religion and laws of his country and the sucession of the illustrious house of Hanover" was advanced to the peerage as Baron Moore of Tullamore; his son became Earl of Charleville in 1758 to be succeeded by his nephew John Bury whose family has still some stake in Mucklagh and Charleville to this day.Though the O'Molloys played safe; they were the queen's allies in 1557; M.P.'s in Dublin in1585 and Royal Standard Bearer by 1595: still times were hostile; by 1572 Fircall was incorporated into the King's County; they were refused membership of King James's parliament in 1613 (the excuse was Caolbach O'Molloy's inabillity to speak English) ; and in the Jacobean plantations they lost much of their lands in Rahan and Lynally though the descendants of Sliocht Coilin O'Molloy, sometime erenaghs of the church lands at Rahan and Lynally kept most of their land until 1654. For their part in the Cromwellian and Confederacy wars they lost all their lands in the parish to be restored only to 315 acres in 1666. By the end of the 17th century the senior branch of the family had died out.All this change brought pressure on the old religion. The various disturbances and uncertainties were compounded at least on paper by the setting up of Anglican parishes in Rahan, Lynally, Killoughy and Eglish in 1638; they were first granted to an Anglican O'Molloy called Neil, but fortunately fell soon to the hands of the Cooke family who were a lot more interested in income from church lands than in preaching the message of the established church and so in spite of all the old faith found little difficulty in surviving.There are records of the priests of the parish from Dublin and Roman documents. In 1601 a queen's pardon was given to Donogh O'Shanchan "of the Rahin, priest". In 1637 Fergall Duechy of the diocese of Meath (it is hard to make sense sometimes of Roman versions of Irish names) was appionted to Rahan in place of Donald Molloy who died; in 1645 Henry Coghlan was papal vicar of Lynally and was made a notary apostolic by Innocent X. The next mention of a parish priest is in a letter of the local Anglican Vicar, William Coffey (his grave with an interesting inscription is in Lynally churchyard) protesting to his bishop Dopping, (7 January 1689) that "ye priest of our parish, one William Sheil being denied the key of our church of lynally on ye 19th of December last entered therein with.......a dragoone and forcing open the door possessed himself thereof and by getting a new key made continues the possession thereof to himself and celebrates his Masse therein". It was a false dawn, of course; Fr. Sheil had presumed the coming the English throne of a Catholic, James II, had changed things for the better: it was not so; the darkness was to come more dense than ever for another 100 years at Rahan, Lynally and in all Ireland.
Penal Days, 1691 - 1883
Litlle record survives today of the penal days in Rahan and Lynally except the complete list of parish priests after Fr. Sheil and, towards the end of the century, vague descriptions of the existence of the Churches where Mass was said. There does exist however a massive Mass rock near Killina which has I.H.S. carved out in 18th century script; near it is St. John's Well which has a traditional patron day. Again on the Charlevlle estate near Mucklagh is another Mass rock not so easily identifiable but having a holy well near it with an unusual dedication - to Christ; its patron day was Corpus Christi. Again some legends have been handed down particularly about the exploits of one Constantine Molloy, a Catholic yeoman, who when the crowds from Tullamore came to Mucklagh for Mass in 1798 stood outside the chapel door with a loaded gun, seemingly an effective deterrant for the orangemen who had earlier closed the chapel of Tullamore.Among the parish priests of the unoted parish after Fr. Shiel - Fr. Walsh, Fr. John Murray for which three silver chalices that still remain in the parish were made, for Lynally in 1779 (it will be used at Mass on September 9th 1979) Rahan 1785 and the Island 1785, Fr. James Murray his brother 1786 - 1799, - was one Fr. John O'Hara who came as parish priest in 1799 and died in 1806, and is still acclaimed as a saint - the Saint O'Hara - by local public acclamation as were Carthage, Coleman and Ua Suanaigh before him. His grave in Lynally churchyard is still pointed out, a place of prayer for the people.The first references to Catholic Churches in Rahan is inbishop Plunket's diary for 1788, "Rahan . . the site of one chapel to be altered". He does not say which one. By 1810 we know there were three chapels, as now, in Rahan, Mucklagh and the Island.
Modern Times, 1803 - 1979
It can be said with accuracy that modern times began at Rahan in 1803. What happened then was not untypical what was happening in quite a few places in Ireland. A Catholic Dublin merchant family, pushed into trade and fortune by penal laws against Catholics acquiring land, had the ready cash to purchase part of the vast estate, parts of which were in nearly every county in the country, that the good Doctor Petty, Cromwellian surveyor par excellence and collector of land, had left to his family whose head was the Marquis of Landsdown. In the case of the Rahan lands they had been purchased by the family from the planters' families who had been granted them at the plantations. The O'Brien family were generous benefactors of the church even if their reputation as landlords was not above question. The site of the chapel of Rahan was on their land and probably given by them to the parish (the chapel was built before 1817). The present parochial house (built c. 1861) is on what was O'Brien land, and the Presentatiom nuns who still teach at Rahan were invited there by Maria O'Brien who died a nun in the convent in 1827. The college of St. Stanislaus set up by the Jesuits in 1818 at Tullabeg was endowed by the O'Briens and, though it was intended to cater for the upper middle class Catholics as was the sister college at Clongowes Wood, the names of four Jesuit fathers born in the parish given in John Brady's history of the parish, show that Jesuit influence then as later in the Retreat House which the college had become [now a nursing home], having been a novitate for some time, went far beyond the walls of the institution. The chapel at Tullabeg with its Evie Hone windows was, of course, one of the glories of Irish religious art of the twentieth century [sadly these have been removed]. The influence of the Presentation sisters too went far beyond their school. In a letter to bishop Plunkett in 1817 the reverend mother of the convent told him of the school having over 100 pupils a week after it opened and "that a great number of women attend instructions on Sunday after Mass. All appear most attentive and inclined to piety".Catholic schools were set up in the other areas of the parish. In 1820 one was set up at the Island. In 1832 it has "no glass windows (but) holes in the wall". In 1835 there were six schools in the parish. The boys' school at Rahan became a National school in 1832; that at Mucklagh in 1848 and at the Island in 1849.The chapel at Mucklagh was built before 1837 when it was described as "a plain building of recent erection". To a plain rectangular building which it was in 1840 a transcept and sacristy have been added since. Some wood from the former chapel of the 18th century stiill survives in an outhouse owned by Mr. Matt Mooney of Lynally. The church was dedicated to Our Lady; the new church will be dedicated to St. Coleman.The present church at the Island was built by Father Robbins, curate at Rahan from 1834 - 1837; formally dedicated to St. Carthage it is now dedicated to St. Patrick.Of course the names of the parish priests and curates have survived from this time. One, Fr. Michael Donnellan who died at thirty one years of age in 1830, was buried in Lynally graveyard, a good musician, he is called on his tombstone a grave preacher who made available to his flocks the salvation bearing grace which he himself abundantly drank from himself ": another, Fr. Coghlan, parish priest for one year fell "a victim to the malignant fever which carried off so many in the year 1847". Fr. Colgan, P.P., 1859 - 1878 built the bell tower of the church at Rahan and acquired the parochial house from the O'Brien family. The succeeding parish priests were Fr's. Morgan, 1878 - 1889; Tuite, 1889 - 1892; Woods, 1892 - 1899; Smyth, 1899 - 1917; Flynn, 1917 - 1924; Lynam, 1924 - 1927 (in his person one wonders if the old Muintir Luainimh were back as coarbs of Rahan Ua Suanaigh again); Glynn, 1927; O'Reilly, 1927 - 1935; Judge, 1935 - 1964; Cuffe, 1964 - 1976; Mooney 1976.1979 will be for future generations a landmark in the history of the united parishes of Rahan and Lynally when the old foundation of St. Coleman once again finds a new form in the church being dedicated on September 9th. It is a time to look forward, of course, but also it is a time to look back to the various churches of the parish - at Lynally and Rahan of the earliest time which have disappeared, to Rahan's church of the 12th century whose magnificent remains pay mute and eloquent tribute to the faith of its builders, to the churches of Lynally, and Rahan of the 15th century, and above all to the modest and small churches of the 18th and 19th centuries two of which are still in use, apt and fitting places for the worship of God at Mass, the celebration of our Christian mysteries which has made holy these places for over 1300 years.The notes on which this account of the churches of Rahan and Lynally are based were gathered by Fr. Phil Cuffe; they were supplemented by the histories of the parish to be found in Dean Cogan's History of the Diocese of Meath, and in Fr. John Brady's pamphlets on the parishes of Meath, and by information from Fr. Conor McGreevy, P.P., Kilskyre, Matthew Mooney of Lynally, and Liam Cox's history of the O'Molloy's.
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Q: how to calculate precision recall, ROC, and f1 score for negative classes? I want to calculate performance metrics such as precision-recall and f1 scores with respect to the negative class, aka I want to calculate the propotion of correctly labeled negatives out of all the negative elements, etc.
How would I do this? If I already had a list of probabilities (prediction is 1 if probability were greater than some threshold, 0 otherwise) and values (i.e. 1 if true, 0 if false), would I just take 1-probability and 1-value and then compute the precision recall?
My data looks like this:
Probability (calculated from xgboost) | True Value
.3 | 0
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.6 | 0
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.1 | 0
.2 | 0
.9 | 1
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Former Rutherford County Attorney James Cope, 67, of Murfreesboro pleaded guilty Friday to insider trading charges in connection with Pinnacle Bank's 2016 acquisition of Avenue Financial Holdings, United States Attorney Jack Smith announced in a news release.
"I made a mistake in the timing of my purchase of stock, and I accept the consequences," Cope said in a statement to The Daily News Journal.
According to the terms of his plea agreement, Cope will serve two years of federal probation, the first nine months to be served on home confinement. Cope will also pay a fine of $55,000. Cope was released on his own recognizance until his sentencing date of Nov. 14 in U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger's court.
In a parallel case, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission Friday announced civil charges against Cope. The complaint charges Cope with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that deal with insider trading.
Cope resigned as county attorney Thursday. Josh McCreary, who has served as assistant county attorney, will take over Cope's duties as primary counsel for the government of Rutherford County. The firm's contract with the county runs through 2018.
Cope's law firm, Cope, Hudson, Reed & McCreary, responded to the plea with a statement of its own.
"We know Jim to be a person of honor and integrity. We support Jim and look forward to continuing to provide excellent legal services to our clients," the statement said.
The firm has also provided legal services for Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corp., Consolidated Utility District, Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce and Pinnacle National Bank, according to its website.
The plea agreement stems from allegations leveled against Cope earlier this year that accused him of being the unnamed member of the Pinnacle board who purchased more than 10,000 shares of Avenue Financial Holdings common stock in January after the board had been informed of merger discussions between the two banks, according to Pinnacle's regulatory filing with the SEC from April 15.
On the same day he learned about Pinnacle's interest and efforts to acquire Avenue, Cope purchased 6,179 shares of Avenue stock, Smith said. The approximate price per share for these purchased shares was $13.81. Six days later, on Jan. 11, he purchased another 4,000 shares of Avenue stock.
He allegedly placed four more orders within an hour after the meeting ended, according to the SEC.
On Jan. 29, after Pinnacle publicly announced its agreement to acquire Avenue, Avenue's stock price rose to $19.24 per share, resulting in an unrealized profit of more than $56,000 for Cope.
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Cope had served on Pinnacle's board since the bank acquired Cavalry Banking in 2006. He resigned from the board April 1, just days after bank officials discovered a board member may have bought Avenue bank stock after learning of merger talks.
"Mr. Cope abused his position of trust as a member of Pinnacle's board of directors to make a quick profit," Smith said in his news release issued Friday afternoon.
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School had let out for the afternoon but some students were still on the playground or talking outside with teachers when school officials were notified that the shooting had happened and the students and staff were hustled inside for a lockdown, Haney said.
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Updated on 28 Sep 2011
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Q: Is avg 160ms a slow round-trip? If yes, how do I improve it? My mac is connected to the Wi-Fi hotspot device through cable while my phone is through wireless of course.
Here is the stats generated by the terminal on my mac to ping my phone.
--- 192.168.1.190 ping statistics ---
6 packets transmitted, 6 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 33.682/160.694/404.684/129.886 ms

Here is the stats to the gateway, the WIFI itself, from my mac.
--- 192.168.1.1 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 0.489/0.545/0.617/0.053 ms

Here is the stats to the gateway, from my phone.
--- 192.168.1.1 ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4007ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 8.579/16.015/26.660/6.242 ms

Is it a little bit slow? How do I trouble shoot my network?

A: Yes, it is very slow.
There are a few ways to improve it like closing other apps using your internet,  check if there are any background apps running that are using your internet or if there is any update running, or update your network drivers. If you're still getting a high ping, try and move your device nearer your router or, better still, connect your computer or console directly to your router using an Ethernet cable. If none of those work, then try changing your ISP.


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Macon County Tiger Trap Team Wins AIM State Championships
Written by Mark Darnell
Published: Tuesday, June 26,2012
The Macon County Tiger Trap team swept the Junior Division Class B, C and D competition at the 2012 AIM State Championships held June 12th and 13th at the Tennessee Clay Target Complex in Nashville.
Over two hundred and fifty athletes from across the state traveled to Nashville for the two day competition with the Tigers winning state championship titles in Classes B, C and D.
Tiger's squad three won the D class title with an overall score of 852. The squad was led by Dalton Driver (185), Dylan Brawner (179), David Richardson (176), Brock Rutan (171), Eli Doss (165) and Jackson Sircy (141).
Squad two brought home the C class state title with an overall score of 893. Maggie Sircy and Ryan Minchey led the squad both with 184 targets followed by Jon Tucker (179), Kelsey Bullington (174) and Kelsey Cook (172).
Squad one completed the sweep winning the class B state title with a 921. Matthew Minchey with a 197 led the squad with Austin Mathews (191), Tyler Knight (184), Alexis Bartley (179) and Colton Kirby (170).
The competition keeps rolling as the team will travel back to Nashville June 23rd and 24th to compete in the TN Scholastic Clay Target Program State Championships