2024 Friday Night at the Museum

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Presented by Ted Yoder. Critically acclaimed musician Ted Yoder profoundly reimagined the hammered dulcimer. Ted’s original compositions blend rock 'n roll sensibilities and unmistakable innovation, creating deeply moving and joyous music that captivates audiences. In 2016, Ted gained widespread attention when his hammered dulcimer cover of Tears for Fears' "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" became a viral sensation on Facebook, amassing over 100 million views. Since then, he won the title of National Hammered Dulcimer Champion, performed on NPR radio and WGN radio, and performed at Busch Gardens. Ted returns to Bradford County for a second concert at BCHS.

Presented by Richard Louis “Chip” Schuster, Ed.D. This program is an overview of the many issues to consider, and resources used in producing the recently published book, Growing Up In Stevensville. The author describes his personal pathway to the completion of the book, decisions on content, the emotions of historical discovery, and why these journeys into the lives of people who made local history are worth doing.

Presented by Michelle Knight. In the height of Bradford County’s most industrious age, Towanda was a manufacturing epicenter, lively and vibrant with factories that produced all sorts of exports.  Around the turn of the century, one of its most notable industrialists was Cortez Hicks Jennings.  A Wyoming County native and successful co-owner of Jennings Bros. Lumber Company, Cortez lived out his later years in Towanda.  Investing in local commerce and developing the Jennings Stock Farm located on the Towanda flats, he was a clever businessman who also focused on community development and improvement.  Come hear his fascinating and entrepreneurial life story as told by his great-great-granddaughter and local historian, Michelle Knight.

Presented by Dr. Andrea Lynn Smith, Professor of Anthropology at Lafayette College. Memory Wars explores the public memory of the Sullivan Expedition (1779) of the Revolutionary War. Sullivan’s troops traveled from Easton into the Haudenosaunee homeland, where they destroyed over forty Indigenous villages. Today it is celebrated by 55 markers in Pennsylvania and over 200 in New York. Smith's book explores how this public memory contrasts with that found at Haudenosaunee cultural centers.

Presented by Rich Gulyas, Environmental Education Specialist at Mt. Pisgah State Park. Come spend an evening learning about a few of Bradford County’s more significant weather events. Rich Gulyas, Mt. Pisgah State Park Environmental Education Specialist and local historian, will discuss some of the local weather events that have shaped our history. Topics will include tornadoes, floods, record snowfalls, freezing temperatures and drought.

Presented by Matthew Carl, President, LeRoy Heritage Museum. Based on the new book by the same name, LeRoy Heritage Museum President, Matthew Carl, will discuss his popular new book about the history of the lumber town of Laquin. The 512-page book was 31 years in the making. He will also present a PowerPoint presentation taking the audience on a tour of Laquin. The new book may be purchased at the event and Matthew will sign copies at the conclusion of the program.