This season’s lecture series at the Morgan-Manning House in Brockport continues on Thursday, April 23. Rose Welch of the Osher Institute will discuss the Arts and Crafts Movement of the 1880s to 1920s and how it changed the exterior and interior design of American homes.
Her presentation will include photos and commentary on some of the furnishings and woodwork in the Morgan-Manning House, built in 1854.
The event begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Landmark home at 151 Main Street in Brockport, sponsored by the Western Monroe Historical Society. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. For information about the program, phone the WMHS office at (585) 637-3645.
Born in Frankfurt, Germany, Rose Welch has lived in Maryland and New York state for most of her life. Rose was an art educator for 34 years in private and public schools in the Rochester area specializing in painting, ceramics and portfolio preparation. She received her art education degree and New York State permanent certification from Nazareth College of Rochester and Rochester Institute of Technology.
Now retired, she is currently teaching art history and art criticism classes for the Osher Institute at the Rivers Run campus near R.I.T. She pursues her own interests in painting and fine craft and exhibits locally.
The Western Monroe Historical Society is celebrating its Golden Anniversary in 2015 with the theme “Out of the Ashes.” A 50th Anniversary Birthday Cake will be part of the refreshments after the event. On April 23, 1965, exactly 50 years prior to this presentation, a Provisional Charter was granted by the Board of Regents of the State of New York (made permanent in 1968). The Historical Society has served the community by preserving the home as a museum and repository of historical documents, and by sponsoring social, educational, and cultural events.
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