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PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE

Erie Federal Credit Union celebrates 80 years

When you join Erie Federal Credit Union, you become a member not a customer. As a member owner, the focus is on serving you and your financial needs. Unlike banks, credit union profits are returned to you through better rates and lower fees. We are local, so your money stays in the local community.

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You care about keeping your money with YOU. - So do we.

On average: lower rates and fewer fees

You care about the community and environment.

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You value technology and a better way.

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You like to belong to something “higher”.

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Erie FCU was formed to serve our members—not to earn profits for shareholders.

Invested in you. Invested in our community.

We like it here. Erie Federal Credit Union has a long history of believing in community. We have been Erie strong for 80 years. And chances are, we’ve been here for more than one branch of your family tree.

Not only do we strive to give back to our members, but we also strive to make a difference for those in our local community. By branching out and growing,

we believe Erie becomes a better place to live.

Our investment in our new corporate office and branch goes beyond just the transformation of the former Glenwood Elementary School. For example, pieces of Glenwood’s past have been donated and repurposed to continue to provide for the enjoyment and enrichment of future generations.

Salvaged hardwood was donated to Lake Shore Railway Historical Society & Museum in North East.

The Glenwood playground was donated to Blessed Sacrament School in Erie.

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contents HOME & GARDEN

May ’16

VOLUME 9 ISSUE 7

home & garden

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NIGHTSCAPE

TIPS ON HOW TO LIGHT LANDSCAPES.

Photo courtesy of LiteScaping

home & garden 18 BUY LOCAL

Garden clubs, nonprofits share flowers.

22 AWARD-WINNING GARDENS

Housing Authority gardens earn prizes.

52 FAT WHEELS

In Every Issue 10 THINGS TO DO

your money

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sports & adventure Catch a ride on new fat bikes at Presque Isle.

46 WHO GETS THE HOUSE?

28 LET IT RAIN

Colorful rain barrels make big splash.

bon appétit 32 WHERE’S WILLOUGHBY?

Find unique beers 75 miles west of Erie.

Be careful what you wish for.

escapes

54 LONG LONDON WEEKEND

Quick trip across the pond takes in all of the royal sights and sounds.

arts & entertainment 36 AMELIA EARHART

The famous aviator remembered for Erie visit.

39 MARVELOUS MEADVILLE Theater options abound south of Erie.

42 HOME STUDIO

Shelle Barron shares her design space with visitors.

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Tour some beautiful Buffalo buildings, celebrate Cinco de Mayo, read to a pet and visit an outdoor festival.

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ON SCENE

We caught you at Erie Next, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade and ice cream store openings.

INSIDE PUBLIC BROADCASTING

It’s all in the genes on “Genealogy Roadshow.”

WQLN PROGRAMMING

Watch a Janis Joplin biopic or the great TV auction, and schedule a road trip.

ONTHE COVER

27 ERIE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION CELEBRATES 80 YEARS Thirteen of Erie Federal Credit Union’s longest tenured employees visit the site of the new corporate headquarters at Glenwood School: Front row, from left, Donna Sorensen, Sandy Yadeski, Lynne McIntyre, Brian Waugaman, Fred Tonty, Melody Weaver, Denise Kaczmarek. Back row, from left: Audra Sauers, Tracy Tonty, Susan King, Diana Mullen, Linda Turner, Pam Wonner. Cover photo by Matt Kleck

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WELCOME HOME This is one of my favorite issues. As a real estate writer, I enjoy everything about houses and gardens, and I bring it home.

We’ve been living at Chez Parker for 13 years. It still seems like we just moved in, but we made quite a few changes in this home in flooring and window treatments.

Next up is the kitchen. Bring on the granite! I remember when we moved in, I never thought I’d fill all of the cupboards.

This kitchen is more than twice the size of the kitchen in my old house. Well, the cupboards are full. So are the closets. My husband reminds me to clean them all out

regularly. Or he does it, and that’s not good.

Outside, we inherited a mature landscape that we love, but shrubs and trees died along the way. When we had to take down a beloved ornamental cherry tree last year, it was hard to replace. It had been prom picture central for many years. Even for the neighbors. But this year, we are looking forward to the scents and sights of a new white lilac that replaced it.The tree has buds, so it made it through the winter.

I’m not sure the hydrangea next to it did, but it might surprise me.

I hope you enjoy this home and garden issue and that it gives you plenty of ideas to improve your home.

Pam Parker Editor, Lake Erie LifeStyle pam.parker@timesnews.com

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I need my friends, I need my house, I need my garden.

— Miranda Richardson, English actress KAREN BEARDSLEY tells readers about nightscapes and the new fat bikes available at Presque Isle. Karen is the media relations manager for UPMC. pages 12, 52 JOHN CHACONA shares news of the “Genealogy Roadshow,” in its third season on PBS, in which families uncover history related to their communities. John is a copywriter in Gannon University’s marketing department. page 74 HILARY DANINHIRSCH tells us about great events in Pittsburgh. She writes for national lifestyle and trade magazines on a multitude of topics. She lives in Pittsburgh with her husband and daughters. page 10 LISA GENSHEIMER takes a behind-the-scenes look at beautiful rain barrels that local artists created. Lisa is an award-winning writer and documentary producer. page 28 JOLAYNE GREEN shares what’s coming up in the vibrant arts scene in Meadville. JoLayne is a former reporter and current freelance writer for the Erie Times-News who lives in Meadville with her husband and three children. page 39 NANCY IRWIN gives readers news on the divorce dilemma of who gets the house, and what happens next if you get the house. Nancy is the director of marketing and communication for Girl Scouts of Western Pennsylvania. page 46 MATT KLECK captures some of the Erie Community Federal Credit Union staff members exploring the company’s new building at the former Glenwood School. Matt is a freelance photographer, and he has shot Lake Erie LifeStyle covers for more than three years. pages 1, 27

MARNIE MEAD finds April events in Cleveland and Buffalo that are worth a visit, and she shares her weekend tour of London. Marnie is a freelance writer, owner of Marnie Mead Media and the former director of product development at the Erie Times-News. pages 10, 54 STEVE ORBANEK travels to find beer. This month, it’s Willoughby Brewing in Cleveland. Steve is the marketing communication specialist at Penn State Behrend. page 32 BRIAN R. SHERIDAN educates us on Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s Shelle Barron’s artistic career. Brian is an assistant professor at Mercyhurst University. page 42 SUE SCHOLZ digs up all the local garden club plant sales and advises gardeners how to choose plants and what to expect at the sales. Sue is a master gardener and a freelance writer. She writes her Buds and Blooms column for Saturday’s House to Home in the Erie Times-News. page 18 REBECCA STYN discovers come gorgeous gardens that Erie Housing Authority residents plant. She is the foundation director at the Regional Cancer Center. page 22 CORY VAILLANCOURT discovers Amelia Earhart had plenty of local connections in Erie. Cory is a freelance writer and author of “Lou Tullio: A Regular Guy.” He is currently working on more books about Erie’s government leaders. page 36

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things to do this May

Compiled by Hilary Daninhirsch, Pam Parker and Marnie Mead

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BUFFALO Take a walking tour of some of the best examples of the beaux-arts style in Buffalo. Beaux-arts, or beautiful arts, is noted by elaborate detail and ornamentation, with many classical influences.

Photo courtesy of Ed Healy, Visit Buffalo Niagara The tour, which lasts 90 minutes to two hours, highlights buildings in Buffalo at the turn of the 20th century, when the city was the eighth largest in America and hosted the Pan-American Exposition.The tours start in May on every Friday and Saturday, beginning at 1 p.m., at Spot Coffee on Delaware and Chippewa avenues. Wear comfortable shoes.

Cost is $15; $5, students. Credit card payments must be done in advance.

You can also tour a Frank Lloyd Wright boat house. For more tours and to book, visit http://explorebuffalo.org and click on “Tours & Programs.”

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Take your kids to the library and read to a dog — a therapy dog, that is — thanks to Therapy Dogs United.

The idea is to help kids gain confidence in their reading skills while an attentive listener from Therapy Dogs United is the audience.

No judgment. No feedback. Just a friendly Photo by Andy Colwell, Erie Times-News pooch who is all ears.

The opportunity is available at specific library branches throughout the month. For example, visit the Millcreek Mall Library on the second Monday of every month from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.; or the Lincoln Community Center Library in Fairview the second Tuesday of every month at 4:30 p.m.

The reading program also takes place at the Edinboro Branch Library on the third Tuesday, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. and 6 to 7 p.m.The sessions are free of charge. For more information, call the Erie County Public Library at 4516927 or e-mail library-reference@eriecountypa.gov.

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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at Western Reserve School of Cooking, 2800 Euclid Ave., No. 100, in Cleveland, from 6 to 8 p.m. on May 5 by learning about chilies, salsa and beer. Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican Army’s Thinkstock.com 1862 victory over France.The date has evolved into a celebration of Mexican culture and heritage. You can be a part of it at Western Reserve School of Cooking, where you will also get a chance to build your own taco bowl with chips, pork, chicken, lentils for vegetarians, and homemade nacho sauce.There will be a blind beer tasting contest featuring four Mexican beers.There will be a cash bar for margaritas, wine and more beer. Cost: $40.

To register, visit www.wrsoc.com/classes_spring/all-classescalendar/?month=may&yr=2016.

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It is finally spring, so why are you inside your house?

Venture Outdoors encourages folks to view the outdoors as the ultimate playground, and you don’t have to be a seasoned athlete to participate.

On Saturday, May 21, the organization hosts its annual Venture Outdoors Festival at Point State Park at the confluence of Pittsburgh’s three rivers.The festival, held from noon to 6 p.m., will give attendees opportunities to try their hands at such activities as kayaking or dragon boating on the Allegheny River, rock climbing on a high wall, biking on the North Shore, fishing on the Monongahela River, yoga, and even some games of cricket, 18th-century style, complete with costumed re-enactors.

The festival draws more than 5,000 people, and many experience these activities for the first time.

And the best part? It’s free.There is a charge to buy food from vendors, though you may opt to pack a picnic lunch.

The event will be held rain or shine and will even include a kids zone, offering crafts, bubble making, a scavenger hunt and a bike rodeo. For more information on this familyfriendly and dog-friendly event, visit www.ventureoutdoors. org/festival or call (412) 255-0564.

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Night lights

By Karen Beardsley

NINETY PERCENT OF HOMEBUYERS rank exterior lighting as desirable and one of the top three most wanted outdoor features, according to the National Association of Home Builders. However, when homeowners are considering landscape improvements, landscape lighting is often one of the most underappreciated improvements that people can make to their homes, according to Brian Weber, a landscape architect with Weber Murphy Fox in Erie.

“When you consider the positive impacts May2016

that landscape lighting brings to our homes, our outdoor spaces and our quality of life, it becomes evident that the benefits outweigh the costs,”Weber says.

Those benefits include safety, security, increased functionality of outdoor spaces and enhancement of aesthetic appearance. Weber explains the difference between safety and security. “Illuminating surfaces and obstacles for the purpose of safely navigating walks, driveways, steps and entryways is one thing,” he says. “Lighting makes it more difficult for

unexpected or unwanted visitors to approach your home unnoticed and helps to deter breakins — the safety benefit.”

With the climate in northwestern Pennsylvania, the time we spend outdoors is limited. Lighting can help to increase that time and make our outdoor spaces more functional by extending the use of yards, decks, patios and pools longer into the night, as well as longer into above: Nightscape lighting highlights the exterior of this west Millcreek home. Photo courtesy of LiteScaping

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the season as the daylight hours grow shorter.

Finally, a well-designed lighting system can enhance a home’s physical appearance as well as its perceived value, Weber says. “The proper placement of lights can be used to accent architectural features of the home, highlight ornamental plants and illuminate special landscape features that add to a home’s curb appeal.”

Chuck Weiss, co-owner of Weiss-Earley Landscape Design and Contracting LLC, says that landscape lighting has become an integral part of the outdoor living spaces his company creates. “By using a balance of uplight on a home and downlight on the landscape, we make it interesting and aesthetically appealing.”

Darin Linhart, owner of LiteScaping in Erie and Pittsburgh, saw the landscape lighting market begin in Florida in the late 1980s, and he has seen it continue to grow each year since.The majority of his business is residential. “There’s a preconceived idea that the cost of lighting your home on the outside is expensive,” he says. “You can actually light it for as little as $5 per month.”

He says that a landscape lighting system can be installed for $1,000.

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Most landscape lighting today involves lowvoltage systems.These are systems that operate on 12 volts and are easier to install, less expensive to operate and more energy efficient in comparison to the traditional line voltage systems that operate on a home’s 120-volt current.

The advent of LED technology has been advantageous in that the bulbs create a great amount of light while requiring less wattage and producing a small amount of heat. “The quality of LED lights keeps getting better, and their user-friendliness makes it easy for homeowners to easily change the bulbs,” Linhart says.

“The LED technology also provides a greater range of design considerations,”Weber says. “The small size of the LED diode allows for greater design flexibility and creativity. LEDs have provided us with the opportunity to place light in areas that were problematic with incandescent and halogen.”

While the initial cost of LED lights may be discouraging to homeowners, the long life and above: This Millcreek Township home displays nightscape lighting that highlights the house, doorway and landscape. Photo courtesy of LiteScaping

3 NIGHT LIGHTING MISTAKESTO AVOID: A properly designed lighting system applies the right amount of light, in the right places, and for the right amount of time. Avoid these common landscape lighting mistakes:

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OVER-ILLUMINATION: This is simply too much light that is caused by having too many fixtures or using bulbs that are brighter than what is needed for a particular area or function.

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LIGHT-TRESPASS: Occurs when light spills onto a neighbor’s property or into a neighbor’s home and causes an unwanted nuisance.

This is often caused by fixtures that are poorly placed or positioned and can also be a side-effect of overillumination.

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GLARE: This is the blinding effect of a bright light that causes difficulty in seeing and navigating.

Glare is also caused by poorly placed or positioned fixtures, but it can be caused by using the wrong type of fixture or bulb for a specific function.

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low energy consumption can offset this cost. Another issue to consider related to this area is the lack of heat generated by the LED bulbs. While it’s a benefit, Weber explains that traditional systems that use incandescent and halogen bulbs help melt the snow around them during the winter months. LED owners will need to manually clear the snow off their fixtures to illuminate their winterscape.

Linhart says that colored LED lights are trending now, especially for commercial properties. Businesses can use color branding to create greater awareness. “Landscape lighting is my passion, and I love creating a design that makes people’s heads turn,” he says.

“I think the most exciting trend in outdoor lighting is the introduction of ‘smart’ lighting systems,”Weber says. “The convenience of wirelessly controlling our home thermostats, lights, security systems, garage doors, and appliances through our smart phones and other devices is slowly creeping into our outdoor spaces. Current smart lighting systems allow homeowners to wirelessly control and customize the color range, color temperature, light May2016

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intensity, and even program lighting will shine brighter on this valuable home improvement. LEL themes for special events, holidays and moods.”

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Dig into perennial sales

By Sue Scholz

IT’S TIME TO VISIT PLANT SALES hosted by local garden clubs, where you can buy homegrown perennials at great prices. Going to these plant sales is like going to garage sales — they’re fun, and you can get fantastic deals.

Garden club members dig up, pot and sell the extra plants that multiplied from their own gardens, so you know that these plants are hardy.

What’s great about buying these perennials at plant sales is that the gardeners are experts — they are very knowledgeable about their plants and gardening in general, so come armed with questions. Often the clubs and master gardeners sell other items like annual flowers, vegetables, trees, shrubs, herbs, houseplants, baked goods and garden art.

Another bonus is that the plants from the garden clubs and master gardeners are safe, organic plants that have not been sprayed with chemicals like neonicotinoids that can be harmful to bees, butterflies and caterpillars.

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and master gardeners use the profits to support community flower and vegetable gardens in parks, schools, nursing homes, township buildings and cemeteries. Several clubs use the money for youth activities and scholarships.

Newcomers to the list are Harborcreek Presbyterian Church, which is selling geraniums, and the Erie Animal Network, which is selling plants, crafts and other garden items.

treasures home, but bring a box just in case. For the best selection, be there before the sale opens so you can get first crack at the rare finds.

Once you’re there, grab a box, tray or a wagon right away. The uncommon plants will sell fast.

Know your garden’s sun or shade limitations.

If you have no trees in your yard, buy the fullsun plants. If your yard is densely shaded, go with shade-loving plants.

Some tips for attending a plant sale: Some plants may look very small and unassuming in their little pots. Don’t pass these You’re going to get dirty, so wear casual by, as they probably will look better later in the clothes and shoes that can handle mud and dirt. season.

Bring a tarp, towel or a sheet of plastic to At the end of the sale, you might find prices protect your vehicle’s interior. Sometimes the are reduced. Ask for quantity discounts. Most pots fall over or leak on the trip home. participants don’t want to lug the unsold plants Bring a note pad and pen. Each plant should back home. have a plant tag with its information: common Bring cash or checks.They don’t accept credit name, Latin name, sun or shade requirements, or debit cards. flower color and plant height, but if it doesn’t, ask someone for that information and write it at top: There are plenty of plants at Fair View Garden down.

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Erie County Master Gardeners: May 7, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Penn State Behrend’s Wilson Picnic Grove, 5901 Station Road. Call Peggy Jones, 899-8912.

Fair View Garden Club: May 13, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and May 14, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Fairview United Methodist Church, 4601 Avonia Road, Fairview. Call Linda Susko, 474-2707.

Lawrence Park Garden Club: May 19-20, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and May 21, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Lawrence Park Fire Department, 4102 Main St. Call Bonita Herman, 824-4310.

Elk Valley Garden Club: May 20, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and May 21, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wells Park, 34 W. Main St., Girard. Call Janet Nelson, 440-9250.

Gospel Hill Garden Club: May 20, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and May 21, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wesleyville Borough Hall, 3421 Buffalo Road. Call Mary Hetrick, 833-3614.

Harborcreek Presbyterian Church: May 20-21, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., 6724 Buffalo Road. Geraniums only, 4 for $16 or $5 each. Preorder available; pickup is May 19, 1 to 6 p.m. Call the church, 899-1031.

Presque Isle Garden Club: May 20, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Asbury Barn, 4015 Asbury Road. Call Jan McLaughlin, 476-7259.

Cambridge Garden Club: May 21, 8 a.m. to noon, Marcy Park, across from Mercer County State Bank, Cambridge Springs. Call Sandy Moraski, 528-7748.

Corry Area Garden Club, May 21, 8 a.m. to noon, Route 6 Plaza, West Columbus Avenue, Corry. Call Theresa Robb, (814) 664-2969.

Erie Animal Network, May 21-22, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Burhenn’s Pharmacy, 861 E. 38th St. Call 790-5531.

Waterford Garden Club: May 21, 8:30 a.m., Circle K, 830 Route 19 N, Waterford. Call Cindy Matta, 602-0866.

Crawford County Master Gardeners: May 28, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Meadville Downtown Mall, 920 Water St., Meadville. Call Linda Ruggerio, 814-350-7748.

Edinboro Town and Country Garden Club: May 28, 9 a.m. to noon, Route 99 between Walker Brothers and Giant Eagle, Edinboro. Call Ellen Howell, 630917-3098.

Tom Ridge Environmental Center: June 4, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., 301 Peninsula Drive. Native plants only.

Call Jen Salem, 835-3056.

Enjoy finding those special flowers to beautify your yard while supporting these nonprofit organizations.

Whether it’s a purple coneflower, a pack of marigolds or some cherry tomato plants, you can find what you need at a local plant sale. LEL

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Green thumbs up

By Rebecca Styn May2016

WHETHER IT’S ANNUALS, perennials, heirloom tomatoes or any homegrown vegetables, gardening offers a mosaic endeavor to provide both beauty and sustenance to many members of the Erie Housing Authority’s family.

Each year, the authority sponsors a garden contest to encourage and recognize those who help beautify their neighborhoods. “We provide flower and vegetable seeds free of charge to any resident who is interested,” says Michael Fraley, resident initiatives coordinator at the Housing Authority. “The majority of the people really just take care of the properties themselves. We have seen many of the immigrants and refugees create these incredible gardens. In their native country, many above: Nduwayo Protais, right, won an award for his vegetable garden in 2015. Photo courtesy of the Erie Housing Authority

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of them are used to this way of life, and they end up replicating something similar at their residences here locally.”

Both a flower garden and a vegetable garden winner are chosen annually. “The contest was originally spearheaded by John Horan 20 years ago,” Fraley says. “Each year, upward of 50 residents participate in the contest, and the winners each receive gift cards.”

And these gardens aren’t just beautiful to look at — many of the residents are helping to grow their own nourishment. “The families work with Sister Pat Lupo and the Neighborhood Art House throughout the developments to create these gardens,” he says Lupo, of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie, works extensively with the Housing Authority.

She is the coordinator of the raised gardens, the International Coastal Cleanup (held in September in the John E. Horan Garden Apartments) and the planting of the trees, and May2016

she teaches a weekly environmental education class. She was also integral in the development of the wetlands.

“Over the last three to four years, myself, along with the master gardeners, staff from the Health Department and any friends I could nab,” Lupo says, “we have planted 200 to 300 plants in the wetlands.”

Potratz and city arborists helped the group determine the varieties of plants, which include irises and prairie blazing star — which are spikes of tightly bunched lavender flowers — alongside deep purple ironweed wildflowers; swamp milkweed, which produces fragrant, pink- to mauve-colored flowers in rounded umbels; and swamp rose, which blooms light pink flowers and cardinal flowers, which — like the bird — are bright red in color.

“We also planted hot lips turtlehead, which is one of the children’s favorites, and along the edge we have planted elderberries, blueberries

and this last year we planted high bush cranberry plants,” Lupo says.The turtlehead got its name because of the pink, turtle-head-shaped flowers it produces. “Cattails and corkscrew grass plants can also be found there,” she says.

Until it gets more developed each spring, the group cleans and mulches around the plants.

Lupo also works with the children at the Housing Authority and, along with the master gardeners, have created eight raised beds for vegetable gardens. From June through October, Lupo, the kids and master gardeners meet every week to plan and plant the garden.

“We’ve planted a variety of vegetables, including potatoes, radishes, squash, cucumbers, kale, lettuce and onions,” Lupo says. Along the fence they plant sunflowers and beans, and much of what they harvest gets eaten on the above: Olena Korets won an award in 2015 for her flower garden. Photo courtesy of the Erie Housing Authority

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spot. “It’s wonderful because the kids learn how things grow, and whoever happens to be there that day, they get to take some food home and share with their families,” she says.

Others throughout the area also offer assistance to the Housing Authority community.

In the summer of 2015, Eastminster Presbyterian Church met with the Bhutanese community and offered them flats behind their church so they could grow vegetables off-site.

Several families participated, and as the season progressed, the children were able to pick the vegetables and take them home. “This is the fabric of the Housing Authority, working with the families and helping them to become self-sustaining. It’s a large part of what we do,” Fraley says.

Tom Chandley, who attends Eastminster Church, started gardening in the flats four years ago.“Originally I was planting vegetable gardens with another parishioner, and we were giving the produce to Emmaus,”he says.“Two years ago, we recognized it was too much work for just two people, so we met (with the Housing Authority), and they were very open to getting their residents involved.”

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‘The kids learn how things grow,and whoever happens to be there that day,they get to take some food home and share with their families.’

gardeners generally pick the leaves off mustard greens as it grows and keep picking it as it grows back. “These families only let the plants grow a few inches tall, and then pluck it out and plant it again.”

In April 2015, the group sponsored an Arbor Day project. “We planted 500 trees throughout all of our neighborhoods. Potratz and Sarah Galloway from the city of Erie, who works with the city’s Adopt-A-Tree program, helped with the endeavor,” Fraley says.

A variety of trees were planted throughout — areas. “We created a community garden as well Washington hawthorn, black locust, red maple, as individual gardens, and the residents would and English oak, just to name a few. work on both,” Chandley says.

Previously, many members of the younger The land wasn’t designed well for flowers, so population also helped plant a rain garden gardeners mainly grew vegetables — potatoes, behind the Harbor Homes Annex at East 19th green beans, green peppers and tomatoes were and June streets.The project helped solve a longthe majority of seeds planted. But some of the standing stormwater problem that contributed to residents would plant a multitude of different the pollution just east of that neighborhood. things. “The Napali and Bhutanese love spice. I All told, gardening is a way of life for the would go to pick a spicy pepper, and they would residents of the Housing Authority community. jokingly slap my hand because they didn’t “The gardens really enhance the beauty of the want me to touch it. If you touched it and then community in the neighborhood.The residents happened to touch your lip or your eyes, you take great pride in what they do,” Fraley says. would get burned,” Chandley says.

LEL Mustard greens, which have a peppery flavor, are one of the favorites as well. “The gardeners above: Sister Pat Lupo works with kids to plant gardens.

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By Lisa Gensheimer May2016

WHEN 52 RAIN BARRELS rolled into the Bayfront Convention Center for Erie’s recent Home & Garden Expo, I wanted to grab the nearest umbrella and tap dance all around them, just like Gene Kelly in the classic movie “Singin’ in the Rain.”

Artists from Erie County decorated the barrels, applying their own unique designs and materials to the 55-gallon drums, which will be used to collect rainwater for gardens, flowerpots and landscapes. Maybe some of the saved water will even be used to wash cars or fill kiddie pools. Who thought recycling raindrops could be so fun?

Erie’s latest public art project, Don’t Give up the Drip, is a joyful celebration of one of Erie’s most valuable resources — water.

Like LeapFrog and GoFish, the funky outdoor artworks are now installed at sponsoring businesses and organizations for everyone to visit.This time, the art has a practical purpose.

“We wanted to get people thinking about conserving something we often take for granted — fresh, clean water,” says Kristen Currier, environmental educator for the Erie County Conservation District. She and Nate www.lakeerielifestyle.com

Millet, of Environment Erie, put their heads together, shared their idea with John Vanco at the Erie Art Museum, and found funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources to provide stipends for participating artists.

The durable food-grade barrels — which used to contain Welch’s fruit juice concentrate — were repurposed at the suggestion of grape grower Deb Phillips, of Trolley Line Vineyards, who serves on the conservation district board.The donated drums were triple washed and rinsed inside and out, and prepped for painting

by Bonnell’s Collision Center.The barrels, attached to downspouts and equipped with spigots, sit on pedestals 18 to 24 inches off the ground. Good Ideas Inc., a Lake City company that develops innovative plastic products for lawn, garden and agriculture markets, donated the pedestals.

“We’ve had a great response from corporate sponsors and community organizations.They helped make the project a go,” says Currier.

“Nate and I are scientists, not artists, so we had no idea what to expect when we put out the request for design proposals. When the finished pieces started coming in, we were amazed. Not one is the same. Some artists used glow-in-the-dark paint. Others used natural materials. Some attached recyclables to make three-dimensional barrels, like Tom Hubert’s ‘Fish on a Barrel,’ now at Dobbins Landing near Smuggler’s Wharf,” Currier says.

Doug Bailey, a self-taught artist influenced by street art and surfboard/ skateboard graphics, brought the Lake Erie Monster to life on his barrel. You’ll find the monster grinning back at you from the cover of the Don’t Give up the Drip map, which describes all of the barrels and their locations in a handy guide.

“My design is appealing to both kids and adults. It’s fun but still looks a little menacing,” says Bailey. “The idea for the barrel comes from family adventures at the beach — we often tell our kids we need to keep the lake clean so the Lake Erie

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en Monster stays healthy. Our summer always involves picking up trash and plastic waste along our lakeshore.The title of my barrel is Save the Lake Erie Monster â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Do your part to conserve water.â&#x20AC;? Baileyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s barrel collects water at the Lake Erie Regional Grape Research and Extension Center on Cemetery Road in North East.

Brian Toy, an art teacher at Iroquois High School, shared his love for steelhead fishing on one of two barrels he produced. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Promoting outdoor sport by showing the beauty of these trout as they make their way from our lake upstream to spawn may inspire people to head outdoors,â&#x20AC;? says Toy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our steelhead fishery is special. It brings in hundreds of thousands of dollars to our local economy. While fishing on local streams Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve met people from as far away as South Africa, all who have come here especially for the steelhead fishing.â&#x20AC;?

Toyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Steelhead Upstreamâ&#x20AC;? barrel is made with spray paint and airbrush.

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The moment French learned Roxanne had passed from this Earth she began working on a Zentangle design for a rain barrel in her memory. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My rain barrel has blue raindrops falling like tears all over it,â&#x20AC;? says French. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The tears, like rain, bring healing water to grow life again by the way of plants.The colorful Zentanglelike flowers and plants circulate all over the shape.

Nothing ever really dies, it just changes form.â&#x20AC;?

True enough.This summer, volunteers from North East in Bloom will fill their watering wagon from Frenchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s barrel and give each downtown flowerpot a drink. LEL facing page: Brian Toy painted steelhead, left, and Van Goghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s famousâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Starry Nightâ&#x20AC;?on his barrels. Photo courtesy of Brian Toy inset: Bloominâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Can-Tastic, created by Mary Birdsong and Mike Plyler, was the Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice winner among the rain barrels displayed at the Erie Home & Garden Expo. Contributed photo

HOWTO MAKE YOUR OWN RAIN BARREL Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Give up the Drip driving tour guides are available from sponsoring businesses and organizations, and online at www. erieconservation. com and www. environmenterie.org Want to make your own rain barrel? Capture the rain from your roof and save it for a dry, sunny day? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy!

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Because spray paint is opaque, Toy was able to create a design with many layers. He says spray paint can produce realistic textures and shadows if used with particular techniques, and I believe him.The colorful fish look so real they appear to be moving around in the cylindrical barrel. His second piece, a reproduction of Van Goghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Starry Night,â&#x20AC;? uses acrylic modeling paste to recreate the impasto style of brush stroke that Van Gogh is known for.The painting, 3-D and tactile, begs you to look up at another of natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wonders â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the sky.

Art of any kind is a personal statement, but for North East artist Christine French, painting the barrel was a deeply spiritual experience. Looking at her finished work brings tears to my eyes, too, because it was designed in honor of our mutual friend, Roxanne Swanson, who died of pancreatic cancer in October.

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By Steve Orbanek

ONE UNDERSTATED BENEFIT to living in northwestern Pennsylvania is the fact that great beer is never too hard to find.

For the hopheads, Southern Tier Brewing Co. and its wide selection of ales is just a short 45-minute drive to the east.Those in need of something more unique can head south to Voodoo Brewery in Meadville for plenty of eclectic brews.

And, of course, if you’re really in need of a “beercation,” Cleveland’s Ohio City and its many breweries and brew pubs will certainly satisfy any beer lover’s appetite.Though, before you make it all the way to Cleveland, you might May2016

want to consider a short detour to Willoughby, Ohio.

Located just 75 miles from Erie, Willoughby Brewing Co. has been a staple of the quaint northeast Ohio town for more than 19 years.

A renovated train station houses the brewery, which pays homage to its roots in several ways.

For instance, the building’s ceiling is the same as it was more than 60 years ago, and a large model train set hangs from it, running throughout the brewery.The warm atmosphere coupled with the vintage-yet-modernized aesthetics create the perfect environment for a brewery, and its growth has been impressive.

“Twenty years ago, Willoughby was a ghost town, and there really wasn’t anything here,” Willoughby Brewing Co. operating partner Jeremy Van Horn said. “Once this opened, the town went from seven liquor licenses to 15, so it doubled. It’s really kind of been the anchor of the town’s growth.”

Of course, a brewery is only as good as the beer it produces, but Willoughby’s beer is good.

World-class good, to be precise.

In 2014, Willoughby Brewing’s Peanut above: Willoughby Brewing Co. is housed in a renovated train station. Photo by Steve Orbanek

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Butter Cup Coffee Porter was honored with a gold medal at the World Beer Cup in the specialty category.The porter, which is infused with locally roasted coffee and then peanut butter and chocolate, has become the staple offering of Willoughby Brewing.

According to Van Horn, it was the second-best-selling beer at the Cleveland Indians’ Progressive Field last season, and it’s a popular option at numerous bars and pubs throughout Cleveland.

“On average, it’s a two-week process to brew a beer. It takes about twice the time to bring out that peanut butter and coffee flavor, so it’s almost a case of where we work harder for it, so that’s why it tastes better. We have people working round-the-clock just so we can make sure we have that beer on tap all the time,”Van Horn said.

On the Untappd Drink Socially App, the Peanut Butter Cup Coffee Porter is among the app’s highest-rated porters, with a score of 4.14 out of 5 with more than 8,000 votes counted.

Currently, Willoughby Brewing’s beer is only available on site at the brewery and at several bars throughout northeast Ohio that carry its beer on tap.

Van Horn said the demand for expansion is there, and that’s something the brewery is exploring.

However, until that expansion happens, the best way to experience Willoughby Brewing’s beer is to enjoy some of it on-site in downtown Willoughby.

“It’s like a one-stop shop at the brewery.

We’re family friendly, so there’s something for a 5-year-old to do and something for an 80-yearold to do,”Van Horn said. “Willoughby is nice because it’s a smaller community, but we’re still in an entertainment district.There’s always something going on, but without the chaos of a city. You can go to a brewery, get a free tour at any time, enjoy a gold medal beer and then also listen to a band. It’s basically a full-day, dynamic experience.”

Out-of-town visitors to the brewery are encouraged to approach a manager for a brewery tour when visiting, as Willoughby Brewing offers free tours each and every day.

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Beer and wine event happenings for May Keuka in Bloom Saturday, April 30, and Sunday, May 1, Hammondsport, N.Y. For $35 per person or $55 for a couple, attendees can enjoy samples of world-class vintages and herb-inspired foods at each of the trail’s eight wineries.Ticket holders will also receive one flower and one herb at each winery, and each comes in a 4-inch pot and is ready to plant. For more information, visit www. keukawinetrail.com.

Wine & Cheese Fest at the Jamestown Savings Bank Arena Saturday, May 7, 319 W.Third St., Jamestown, N.Y. Enjoy unlimited wine tasting from local wineries along the Lake Erie Wine Country Trail. Participating wineries will also be selling wine at the event, which will be held from 1 to 5 p.m.Tickets cost $25, or $10 for designated drivers, and can be purchased online at www. lakeeriewinecountry.org/events.

Wine and Art Saturday Saturday, May 21, Lake Erie Wine Country, North East From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., visitors to Lake Erie Wine Country are invited to enjoy wine

tastings amid artwork created by regional artists.

This event is free of charge, and 20 wineries on the trail will be participating. For a full list of participants, visit www.lakeeriewinecountry.org/ events.

Spring Jazz and Blues Concert Saturday, May 28, Lakeview Wine Cellars, North East Lakeview Wine Cellars in North East will once again host its annual Spring Jazz and Blues Concerts.The concerts will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on each Saturday through June, and admission is free. Attendees should plan to bring their own chair or blanket.

Wine will be available for purchase during the concerts. For more information, visit www. lakeviewwinecellars.com.

A Taste of Findley Lake Wine and Food Pairing Sunday, May 29, 10412 Main St., Findley Lake, N.Y. From 1 to 4 p.m., enjoy food and wine pairings as you take in the fun spring atmosphere of downtown Findley Lake.

Tickets cost $15 and can be purchased at www. visitfindleylake.com. LEL above: Willoughby Brewing Co. is just 75 miles from Erie in Willoughby, Ohio. Photo by Steve Orbanek

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Amelia Earhart had wings in Erie

By Cory Vaillancourt

ON A CRISP FALL MORNING in 1932, six aircraft flying in formation coughed, choked and wheezed their way westward over Erie.

With the sun at their backs, they motored on, until they could see it; there, rising in the west, was their target — a growling Stinson SM-8 monoplane, heading east.

All seven aircraft were advanced for their time but primitive by today’s standards.

Unheated, unpressurized and uncomfortable, these rickety contraptions were less than 30 May2016

years removed from the Wright Flyer, which was more kite than plane.

But they were reliable — reliable enough to fly all the way across the Atlantic Ocean, like the woman in the Stinson had just done six months prior.

On May 21, 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly the Atlantic solo.

Departing Newfoundland on May 20, Earhart surprised a farmer in Northern Ireland by landing in his pasture 15 hours later.

“Have you flown far?” he asked.

“From America,” she said.

Removing his cap, the farmer stood speechless.

Earhart’s heroic flight was made at a time when long-distance air travel was rare and risky.

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The most valuable thing she walked away with, however, was a great story.

That story became both her second book â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Fun of Itâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and, on that crisp fall morning of Nov. 30, 1932, the occasion of her visit to Erie, which was extensively covered in the pages of the Erie Daily Times.

And rightfully so. Born in 1897 in Atchison, Kan., Earhart was a precocious, thrill-seeking, mechanically gifted child whose grandfather David Earhart Jr. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an itinerant preacher born in Indiana County, Pa. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; passed down to his family a wanderlust that would propel Earhart throughout her life. Her first encounter with an aircraft was in 1907 at the age of 10, which she recalled as unremarkable; in 1920, after working as a nurse and pursuing a medical education, she took a fateful 10-minute, $10 ride in an airplane, and she was hooked instantly. She spent the 1920s working odd jobs to fund her flight training, and in 1921 she purchased a

Kinster Airster â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a two-seat, open-cockpit biplane that she named â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Canaryâ&#x20AC;? for its yellow color. Earhart began setting records and breaking barriers in an overwhelmingly male-dominated profession while training with pioneering aviator Neta Snook. By the time of her visit to Erie, she was the most famous pilot in the world.

Accordingly, Erieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s local luminaries sought her company before she even hit the ground.

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On Nov. 28, Earhart gave a speech in Chicago to more than a thousand members of the 4-H club and also acquired either food poisoning or the flu.

While driving her Franklin sedan to Erie the next day, she became so ill she couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make it past Cleveland.

Enter Hubert Hall â&#x20AC;&#x201D; son of American Sterilizer co-founder George Hall and owner of the Stinson in which Earhart was a passenger. Hall flew to Cleveland to pick up Earhart, accompanied by his daughter Jean and Helen Schluraff, who was an Erie County commissioner and active in the Business and Professional Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s club that had sponsored Earhartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visit. By the time the three encountered the six-plane escort sent for them and landed at what is now Tom Ridge Field, a crowd of 500 had assembled, hoping to catch a glimpse of her. facing page: Amelia Earhart speaks with John Mead Jr., center, in a 1930s photograph. Contributed photo inset: Famed aviator Amelia Earhart, here in an undated photograph, visited Erie in 1932. Contributed photo

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Among that crowd was Erie Mayor James P. Rossiter; Priscilla Reichert, president of the Business and Professional Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s club and a local attorney; paper company magnate E.R. Behrend and his wife, Mary â&#x20AC;&#x201D; at whose Glenhill farmhouse Earhart would stay overnight â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and Dudley Roth, who, fittingly, offered Earhart the wheel of his 12-cylinder Cadillac. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Great,â&#x20AC;? she said.

As Earhart made her way to the Lawrence Hotel at 10th and State streets, schoolchildren stopped and pointed.The Lawrence had been alerted to Earhartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visit, as well as her preference for milkshakes over afterdinner coffee, suggesting that she had recovered from her illness in time to make it to her speaking engagement at Strong Vincent High School.

Although Earhart appeared to be a woman of few words in her unscripted public moments, her speech to a packed auditorium at the then-new high school on West Eighth Street revealed her to be a commanding and informative speaker and educator with a broad expertise on the still-nascent global aviation industry.

Introduced by Erie Daily Times Aviation Editor Marion Reilly (the only female licensed commercial pilot in northwestern Pennsylvania at the time) and attired in a blue lace gown

trimmed with fur, Earhart recounted her then-recent ocean crossing and predicted that transatlantic flight would become common and popular within her lifetime.

She also proclaimed that â&#x20AC;&#x153;no country is before America in flying,â&#x20AC;? citing the amount of passengers, mail and freight transported by air in the United States, sometimes even â&#x20AC;&#x201D; gasp! â&#x20AC;&#x201D; at night.

Before departing the stage with a bundle of roses presented to her by the Girl Scouts, Earhart also answered some questions that revealed the general publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unfamiliarity with air travel: no, airsickness is not common, and statistically speaking, it takes 5 million miles of flying before one casualty occurs.

Today, that number is closer to 2 billion, thanks largely in part to the efforts of pilots like Earhart and her friend Helen Richie.There was no six-plane escort to accompany them as they left Erie on Dec. 1, ultimately bound for Williamsburg, Pa., for another speech, but as Earhart left Erie in the rearview mirror of her Franklin and became legend, she left behind a legacy felt across the globe, at left: Amelia Earhart, here in an undated photograph, was the first woman to fly the Atlantic solo. Contributed photo

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COMMUNITY THEATER PEOPLE are the hardest working in theater, the Academy Theatre of Meadville’s new executive director, Alan Stevens, likes to say.

That statement could easily expand to say volunteers in the arts are the hardest working in the arts.

Meadville may not be large, but the arts community manages to support several organizations, mainly due to volunteers.

The Academy, Meadville Community Theater and Meadville Council on the Arts also seem to be in a period of transition, and it is the volunteers not only holding down the fort, but also above: Mary Ross, left, Desirae Scott, John Burton, Brenda Evans and Lisa Slezak star in“Nunsense”at Meadville’s Academy Theatre. Contributed photo

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Academy Theatre, 275 Chestnut St., Meadville 814-337-8000 www.theacademytheatre. org or www.facebook.com/ academytheatrepa “The Music Man” is June 10 through 26. Box office hours are Tuesdays through Fridays, noon to 5 p.m., or an hour before performances. Tickets also are available online.

Meadville Community Theatre, 400 N. Main St., Meadville 814-333-1773 www.mctbackstage.com or www.facebook.com/mct1967 Meadville Council on the Arts, upstairs at the Market House, 910 Market St. 814-336-5051 www.artsmeadville.org or www.facebook.com/ meadville-council-on-the-arts. com

“You are going to leave the theater believing in magic,” he says.

While the Academy has the luxury of a paid staff, others survive solely on volunteers.

The Meadville Council on the Arts, located upstairs at the Meadville Market House, hasn’t been able to afford a paid executive director in recent years, though it does have someone in the office paid through a grant.

Rather, it’s behind-the-scenes volunteers, such as board member Nancy Apple, who are the workhorses.

“We couldn’t exist without volunteers,” Apple says.

Meadville Council on the Arts puts on art gallery shows; receptions; Second Saturday events at the Market House, including a children’s table; and live performances in its intimate Gardner Theater. In the summer, it will hold its Summer Arts Enrichment Camp for children.

The annual Ladies Tea is a main fundraiser set to take place Sunday, May 1, at the Riverside: The Inn at Cambridge Springs.The event will feature international fashion, food and auctions.Tickets are $25.

For Apple, the many volunteer hours are a way to showcase talent. “We’re like the little arts council that nobody knows about upstairs at the Market House,” she says.

Tucked away in the former Oddfellows Building at Allegheny College is a cozy theater where Meadville Community Theater makes its home.

Ladies Tea is a main fundraiser set to take place Sunday, May 1, at the Riverside: The Inn at Cambridge Springs. The event will feature international fashion, food and auctions.

Tickets are $25.

‘I think it’s so important to have arts in a small community like Meadville.’

allowing the arts to thrive.

Stevens came to the Academy in February from Greenville. He is the third director in recent years and says his new position is “everything I ever wanted.”

While the theater has enjoyed several successful productions in the past few seasons with full audiences, Stevens sees more potential.

“I definitely want to see the Academy grow.

I think it’s so important to have arts in a small community like Meadville, and the Academy has been around forever and has been the cornerstone,” Stevens says.

Though he is paid, most performances could not happen without volunteers who give up so much time to mount high-quality productions, he says. It’s important that audiences get the same quality one might see in a larger city, Stevens says.

“So far, we’ve lived up to that standard, and it makes me happy to be a part of that,” he says.

Stevens wants successful youth productions to continue as well as provide more opportunities for youths in main-stage productions.

Another goal is to bring together those who desire classic pieces and those who prefer contemporary when choosing the next season.

“We’re trying to be very smart about our decisions,” Stevens says.

At the time he was interviewed, Stevens was looking forward to “Mary Poppins” opening Friday, April 8.

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ts â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just fell in love with the space,â&#x20AC;? says former board President Jason Sakal, who has experience with many area theater groups.

Meadville Community Theater too, is in transition. Due to changes in the way rights for shows are granted, it can no longer have each production cover its own costs. Rather, it has to use previous shows to fund future shows.

Sakal says the theater has been known for smaller, unique shows that might not have the draw of a well-known show. Limited seating also can make bringing in money difficult. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a challenge just to pay for everything up front,â&#x20AC;? he says.

The theater can no longer publicize a production until it has paid for rights. Its next show is the third in the series of â&#x20AC;&#x153;MOMologuesâ&#x20AC;? called â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Final Push,â&#x20AC;? opening Friday,

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April 1. Sakal says the theaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s improvisation group is also â&#x20AC;&#x153;chomping at the bitâ&#x20AC;? to get going again.

Meadville Community Theater operates only with volunteers and has had board turnover. Sakal says the current board has a good mix of artistic and business minds focused on keeping a family atmosphere, including getting youths involved again. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in a much better place financially than weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been in the last few years,â&#x20AC;? he says. Once the business is taken care of, Sakal says MCT can get back to the fun of theater and doing what it does best. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The space has the ability to do great things,â&#x20AC;? he says. LEL at right: Academy Theatre, on Chestnut Street in Meadville, contributes to the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vibrant theater scene. Contributed photo

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By Brian R. Sheridan

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THE HOUSE ON WEST SEVENTH STREET probably stood as a symbol of the burgeoning American Century when Frances Ostrow had it built in 1904.The large house — one of the few on the block at the time — featured elements of the Arts and Crafts movement popular throughout the country then.

When artist Shelle Barron and her husband, Gerry, bought the Ostrow house in the mid-1990s, it had fallen a long way from its glory days. For two decades, it had been the Delta Chi fraternity house.

Barron learned about the house from Holly Manning, one of Barron’s students at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, where she is an art professor.

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“It was half done, but my reaction was ‘Whoa!’ It was amazing. I was stunned at how it looked.” Barron says. She and her husband bought the property immediately.

“One of the reasons I was attracted to this house is that it felt like the space was available — a large space with high ceilings. Gerry and I always loved Frank Lloyd Wright. It’s the kind of space that we wanted to live in. It feels like it was crafted in a way that houses just aren’t crafted like anymore.”

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Crafts artist who could immediately restore the house to its former grandeur. But this is real life. Barron is a graphic artist and designer who says that she “has no sense of three dimensions.”

“When I had organized furniture for the house, our friends came over and thought we were moving because it wasn’t organized correctly” for the space. As a graphic artist, she says, “I work in two dimensions.”

The work of restoration mostly fell to Barron’s husband, Gerry, a professor in education at Mercyhurst University, who, she says, is more into the architectural design and enjoys do-ityourself projects.

“Gerry likes symmetry. I like asymmetry. I’ll move something, and he will move it back. In no way am I a decorator of any kind. It is odd to me. But I do have my objects around that mean something to me,“ Barron says.

above: Erie artist Shelle Barron, stands in front of three of her works exhibited at the Erie Art Museum.

She creates her art in her home studio, on the third floor of her historic home on West Seventh Street. Photo by Andy Colwell, Erie Times-News

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Today, that means alongside the period furniture and décor, there are many art pieces that Barron’s students have given to her over the years. She doesn’t call herself a collector but someone who appreciates the work put into art pieces, like the one that hangs in the living room.

“A student loved my son Josh and made a picture of the two of us, and I just love it,” Barron says. “I want these things around me. It’s not that I collect work. I don’t even understand what makes people want to buy my work, and people do buy it.”

The larger house also allowed Barron to move her art studio from a space above Little Dance Studio, on North Park Row, to the third-floor attic of her own home.

When their son Josh was born, the new studio allowed Barron to be both an artist and a mother. She says, for the first time, she could “pad upstairs” and work. With her son close by, Barron saw her work change. No longer were her art and home life separate.

“When Josh was little, he would come up (to the studio), and he had his own little space to create art. My work got looser by design because I was not only teaching but I had a small son and still trying to work. (The art) became looser and a little bit more imperfect. I even started using some of Josh’s work in my work. It May2016

made a big difference and helped me look at things differently,” she says.

Barron also credits the look and feel of her house as contributing to her work.

Today, Holly Manning, who now lives in California, is happy that her former professor has found contentment in the old house.

“I felt like it (the house) was a perfect fit for Shelle,” Manning says. “We wanted someone that would appreciate the history. I feel a house has memories, and Shelle would respect that. She would keep bringing out — and restoring — the good points in it such as the marvelous tile floor in the first floor sunroom.”

It is the many design touches, like those artistic, handmade tiles in the sunroom, that still speak to Barron, who “sees the world through more than two eyes” because she teaches — and loves — design.

“I think good design is better than bad art. And good art trumps bad design. But design and art in my mind are coming closer and closer together,” she says. It seems that Barron has found that design and art have become one in the Ostrow house. LEL above: Artist Shelle Barron works from a third-floor attic studio in her Erie home.

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By Nancy Irwin

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WHEN DIVORCE IS KNOCKING at your door, consider getting some solid financial advice before insisting on keeping the house, experts caution.

In other words, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let emotion dictate your decision.

Because the home may feel like security, but the costs of keeping it may be more than you can afford. www.lakeerielifestyle.com

o because I work with it a lot,” Marsh says.

“When couples call me and say they’re going “After we were sure we would be separating, I juggled through a divorce, sometimes I’ll sit down with both parties and just talk through what’s going on beyond some finances around — including cutting some expenses completely and refinancing some debt — so I the house. I’m not a marriage counselor by any means, but the impact of a divorce is huge on the whole family. could be sure my monthly expenses would be covered I want them to be completely informed and have all and I could still sock something away for unknowns,” says Halle Kostansek, who kept the house in her divorce the information they need to make the right decisions.”

One or both parties might want the house for a agreement. Kostansek has a full-time job, no children variety of reasons, such as it’s the largest asset or the and — importantly — a handy father. kids want to stay where they are comfortable.

“While there’s a great sense of empowerment that Marsh says that when children are involved, it’s comes from owning and caring for the place myself, the typically the custodial parent who wants to keep the weight of the responsibility is great,”she says.“Getting house. In nearly 82 percent of the cases, that parent is used to the fact that I have to be prepared for the the mother. possibility that property crises will occur rapid-fire — It often takes women out of their comfort zone, and don’t they say bad things always come in threes? — ... it’s a challenge. It helps to have a social and familial network they seek advice. “Some people don’t think they can do that include a very handy father who is also a great source it themselves,” Marsh says. “They’ve relied on someone else to make financial decisions, and now they need to of advice, and single friends who are also homeowners make them on their own. Plus, they need to pay all the and so intimately understand my concerns.”

Throughout her career, Realtor Marsha Marsh, owner utilities. If the furnace or hot water tank goes down, they’re not prepared for those incidentals.” of Marsha Marsh Real Estate Services, has helped Marsh suggests working with a team — an attorney, numerous couples navigate the real estate market while a Realtor, a counselor and a financial adviser — to in the midst of a divorce. understand the economics of maintaining a house.

“I get referrals from attorneys concerning divorce Know your limits — financial and physical

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PENNSYLVANIA PROPERTY LAW Pennsylvania has equitable distribution of marital property. After considering a number of factors including the length of the marriage and the incomes or earning capacities of the parties, the court can award more than 50 percent of the property to one party.

If the property is purchased during the marriage, it will be considered marital even if not in both parties’ names.

The increased value of premarital property during the marriage is marital.

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They have to wait until the divorce is finalized, and they have to wait for whatever is in their divorce arrangement to get the proceeds.”

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This isn’t the end of your story. It’s the beginning of a new chapter — and you’re the one who is writing it.

“I had a client years ago — the husband and wife had built a dream home,” Marsh says. “I worked with the wife who, at the point of selling her home, was over the hurt and disappointment and was looking forward to a

new chapter. Her kids were totally supportive as well as her family members. When the husband left, the wife got the house and the kids didn’t want to move.The kids were in high school and had lived in the house their whole lives, but they found another house they really liked — a smaller home that fit their needs.

“I remember the son went with the mom to the closing, and she was teary-eyed. When the mom turned over the keys, the son said, ‘Mom, I’m proud of what we’ve done.’ Her children knew that she always made big decisions with their father, and they were so proud of what they’d accomplished on their own.”

Marsh says it’s just as important for your Realtor to remain encouraging.

“If I’m as positive as I can be through the process, it helps them to be more positive,” she says.

“Sometimes, I’m angry at both or either party because they make such lug-head choices that are totally emotional and not rational. As a Realtor, we need to set the tone. If I thought about it, I could be negative, but I have to stay positive, too.” LEL

Your team will help you understand your equity position.

“One of the first things I ask is, ‘have you had an assessment?’” Marsh says. “Find out the assessed value of your home. Homeowners (may not have had) to put any money down when buying a house. Or, they might think their house is worth $350,000 and they owe $250,000.They get an appraisal, which gives fair market value, and then they find out it’s only worth $300,000.”

Both parties also need to understand the law regarding the final settlement of the home — namely that the money isn’t necessarily a liquid asset.

“Often, the money for that house sits in an escrow account until everything is completed with the divorce, and it’s finalized,” Marsh says.

“People often think ‘I’m going to sell the house, and I’ll get the money, and I can live on the $30,000 I’m getting from the equity.’Then, they find out there isn’t $30,000 of equity, or they can’t get it at the settlement of the property.

‘If I’m as positive as I can be through the process,it helps them to be more positive.’

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By Karen Beardsley

JOHN F. KENNEDY ONCE SAID that â&#x20AC;&#x153;nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride.â&#x20AC;?

The Yellow Bike Rental Co. at Presque Isle State Park offers its customers many different options for enjoying this simple pleasure, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve

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Similar to mountain bikes, fat bikes are made specifically to run on bigger tires.They can be enjoyed by avid cycling enthusiasts because they can be used on all types of terrain and can be ridden in places where conventional bikes canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go.

Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also a great workout.

They can be used by casual bike riders, too, because they are easy to ride. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They coast very easily, and you can ride them with little effort,â&#x20AC;? Kwiatkowski says.

The fat bikes will join an assortment of other bikes that can be rented, including regular adult bikes, adult and

child tricycles, tandem bikes and surreys. In-line skates are also available to rent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re excited to offer upgraded, new equipment this year including new youth bicycles,â&#x20AC;? he says.

Segways, two-wheeled motorized personal vehicles, were introduced three years ago, and tours are available to users three times a day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many local residents are interested in the Segways,â&#x20AC;? Kiwatkowski says. He says that about 75 percent of the bike rental business comes from visitors outside of Erie County.

Another addition to the Yellow Bikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fleet thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s being considered for the future is the aqua cycle. But for now, both visitors and locals can have the simple pleasure of making their selection from the new fat bikes or any of the other types of bicycles. LEL

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Open weekends in May, weather permitting From Memorial Day to Labor Day, open seven days/week.

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LONDON, PARIS, NEW YORK: the terrific troika for beginning international travelers. My daughter and I had been to Paris and New York together, and now it was time to cross London off the list.

I was bitten by the travel bug by that first international flight to Italy at 14. Before my daughter was born, I’d been to London, Paris, Barcelona, Madrid, Florence, Rome, Naples and Athens with my mother and sister. I wanted to share my passion for my passport with my daughter, like my mother had done for me.

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So for Nicole’s 13th birthday, we planned a London trip together over a long weekend.

We needed to hit all of the major sites in just three days.

That meant Buckingham Palace for the changing of the guard, Westminster Abbey, Shakespeare’s Globe Theater and the Tower of London. We would choose one museum, two plays and the London Eye. Oh, and we needed to hit Harrods, Selfridges, Covent Garden and a host of other European stores.

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esc es Booking To make this work, location was key. I’d like to say it was easy, but the truth is I spent hours online on Expedia, Orbitz, Booking.com and, most importantly, TripAdvisor looking for the trifecta of location, including breakfast and a pool.

Denise Padden, co-owner of Life Can Be A Trip in Erie, gave us two Oyster Cards (subway cards) with an unknown amount remaining on them that we could load once we arrived in London.This saved us the fee of buying them online and paying a $3 service charge per card to buy and ship cards to us before travel.

A package deal on Expedia gave us a deal that allowed us to leave from Erie International Airport on a Wednesday evening and be in London the next morning.

We would stay four nights and return on Labor Day. The Rembrandt hotel was located in South Kensington, across the street from the Victoria and Albert Museum and within walking distance from Harrods.The tube stop was less than a five-minute walk.The hotel included a full English breakfast, and it allowed guests to have access to the pool at a health spa next door for a fee.The total cost was about $3,000 for the two of us — airfare alone could have run us about $2,600.

Sights My mother clued me in on buying tickets for popular sights online, so that is what I did for the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, the Hop On bus, Westminster Abbey and the Globe.

Touring Buckingham Palace was an unexpected bonus for our travel time in September.The palace is only open about six weeks per year starting in July when Queen

at right: The classic gray sky of London didn’t disappoint during a weekend with daughter Nicole Mead Oberle. Photo by Marnie Mead

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Elizabeth leaves for a summer break.

I bought timed tickets for both Buckingham Palace and Westminister Abbey, guaranteeing us entrance and allowing us to skip long lines.

The other tickets were dated, but not specific to a time.

If you are staying longer, you might want to consider a London Pass, but with our limited time, it was cheaper to buy the individual tickets.

Normally, I like to schedule some unstructured time into our experience, but with just a long weekend and a lot of history to cover, our itinerary was more crowded than I typically like.

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We were going to hit all of the major sites, shop and go to the theater in a weekend. I built in an acclimation day at the start. I like to buy a 48-hour pass for the tourist buses that travel around a city and allow you to get on and off as many times as you like during your time.They are a great way to get an introduction to a city when you are terribly jet-lagged.

Be flexible Our flight to Philadelphia on Wednesday night was so delayed that we were going to miss our

international connection.The very helpful desk in Erie got us on the first flight out Thursday morning, getting us into London late Thursday night.

We would still have four nights, but we lost our day to get acquainted. And because we were two women traveling alone and arriving at night, we took a car service from the airport to the hotel instead of the underground.

The hotel was in a terrific location.

Nothing was open for dinner, so we ordered room service and went to bed. Buckingham Palace beckoned in the morning.

We were a team in a foreign city.

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My only regret was the choice of museum. I opted for the Tate Modern (British museums largely are free) because both my daughter and I enjoyed the Pompidou in Paris and the modern collections in both Cleveland and St. Louis. It was overwhelming and hard to locate the pieces we wanted to see. If I had to do it again, I would recommend the National Gallery instead.

Shopping, food and drink We shopped the big names — Harrods, Selfridges, Fortnum & Mason, John Lewis.

We found smaller stores, both British and European — River Island, Zara, ASOS and many more. My sole shopping goal was a plum Barbour jacket. And we brought home a lot of real Cadbury chocolates.

This was not a food adventure, so most of

our meals were stops when we were so tired we were going to drop. We tried Thai, fish and chips, a burger place and Starbuck’s. We also had an adventure at the Harrods food court, where a sushi platter and the scallop sashimi set me back $100 ($25 for a single scallop) — blowing my daily $75 food budget.

We did feast on our English breakfast each morning. Roasted tomatoes, mushrooms and eggs with yolks the color of the sun were on my plate every morning. My daughter loved the bangers and mash (mainly the bangers, or sausages). LEL facing page: A double-decker bus is a great way to see London, but the underground usually is faster. above: Touring the Globe Theatre, a re-creation of the theater where the original Shakespeare was performed, was a highlight of the London trip. Photos by Marnie Mead

We were trying to pack it all in, yet savor the experience. We traveled exclusively by underground, bus and even a water taxi, all on the Oyster Card. I only had us head in the wrong direction on the subway once.

We also managed the city exclusively on Google maps and Wi-Fi, which was very doable in London where there is a hot spot almost everywhere, including the gift shop at Buckingham Palace.

The city was appropriately gray, even at the top of the London Eye, a giant Ferris wheel with enclosed capsules that hold about a dozen people or more.The view was great, and it moves so slowly I didn’t have a fear of heights.

By the time we were done, though, I was tired of all of the other people in our gondola and the elbowing to get the perfect photos and videos.

Do buy the professional photos of yourself.

They are probably better than what you took.

The Globe tour was a highlight of our trip.The guide helped bring it all alive.

Unfortunately, the shows being staged weren’t age appropriate for my daughter, so we didn’t get the full Shakespeare e xperience.

We did go to two musicals. We booked “The Lion King” matinee in advance for our last full day. We found some open time and had a choice between adding a museum or another show. We bought same-day discounted tickets to “Wicked” and were delighted with our choice.

The London theater is an entirely different audience atmosphere than New York. Drinks are sold inside the seating area of the theater, as are chocolates and other snacks.The dress code was more “going to the movies” than going to a live performance.

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WE LOVE A (ST. PATRICKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S DAY) PARADE On March 12, the 39th annual St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day parade welcomed more than 7,000 green-clad adults and children to downtown Erie on a 50degree day. The warm weather encouraged residents to enjoy a popular event in Erie with great style that included a green horse and plenty of candy. Many parade participants chose to spend more time in downtown Erie after the parade â&#x20AC;&#x201D; frequenting the bars, restaurants and shops.

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above: Pat Howard, left, editor of opinion and engagement at the Erie Times-News and GoErie.com, hosts the Erie Next community meeting March 14 in Hirt Auditorium at Blasco Library. facing page: Erie residents in the audience â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cindy Purvis, left; Dale Barney, center; and Ejay Fyke, right â&#x20AC;&#x201D; voice their concerns during the Erie Next community meeting. More than 100 people attended.

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The Erie Times-News welcomed more than 100 people to Blasco Libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hirt Auditorium on March 14 for the start of a public conversation about the Erie Next initiative. This solutions-based effort involves community engagement and ongoing dialogue. Attendees suggested the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s priorities and how to address Erieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s problems.

Topics of discussion were the economy,

family-sustaining jobs, educational opportunities and violent crime.

Also, group members worried about inner-city youth and children. It brought up discussion that more volunteer mentors are needed.

The Erie Times-News and GoErie.com invite comments and ideas. E-mail erienext@ timesnews.com.

ERIE NEXT WELCOMES PARTICIPANTS

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OPENING DAY April 1 marked more than a practical joke day. Local ice cream stands opened to hungry customers all around Erie County.

Creamland, on Route 20 in Fairview Township, and Saraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, on Peninsula Drive in Millcreek Township, were among the spots where crowds gathered to welcome the spring season. Creamlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sign has long been a winter landmark on Route 20 because it annually posts how many days until its opening day.

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above: Luke Luke, 6, looks through the car window as Heather Schumacher takes an order from his dad, Jason Luke, at Saraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on Friday, April 1, the day the eatery opened for the season.

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‘Genealogy Roadshow’

By John Chacona

ANYONE WHO HAS LOOKED at the titles on the marquee at their local multiplex knows that in the entertainment business, nothing succeeds like success. A concept that has a proven track record has a better chance of making it to the stage or screen.

So, imagine walking into a pitch meeting at PBS with this proposition: It’s like taking “Finding your Roots” on the “Antiques Roadshow.”

Boom. Welcome to “Genealogy Roadshow.”

The third season of the series will air on WQLN on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. beginning May 17, and will take the genealogists to Albuquerque, Miami, Houston, Boston, Providence and Los Angeles in search of unexpected discoveries, dramatic revelations and serendipity.

Interest in genealogy has exploded with the growth of the Internet, which increased access to the kind of information that was once buried in dusty archives and courthouse basements.

The development of relatively inexpensive genetic testing services accelerated the trend.

The availability of these tools seems to have increased the public appetite for information about what’s in our families’ pasts — a hunger that the genealogists Kenyatta D. Berry, Joshua Taylor and Mary Tedesco help to satiate.

Taking their show on the road assures a constant supply of juicy puzzles to solve.

While interesting family stories can be found everywhere,Taylor conceded that certain places in America are particularly fruitful places to look.

“Miami was fascinating. California is the end point for people’s tales of migration, and that was an interesting place,” He said. “The greater the degree to which a state has blended in terms of people, the more interesting the stories tend to be.”

Idaho wouldn’t seem to be that sort of state, but it’s where Taylor’s own journey as a genealogist began at age 10, thanks to his grandmother.

“She was trying to prove that her fifth great-grandfather in Ohio had Revolutionary War connections. It was a real detective mystery story, and I was hooked,” he said. Some dogged May2016

research and a little good luck in finding important documents eventually confirmed the family legend. More importantly for Taylor, the exercise revealed another connection that he hadn’t anticipated: his own fascination with the discipline of genealogy itself.

The emotional payoff at the revelation of an illustrious ancestor or a hitherto unknown relative is a big part of the appeal of “Genealogy Roadshow.” But while the program traffics in the dramatic, the actual work of genealogical research is seldom glamorous.

The program’s team of researchers spends a lot of time rooting around in archives and libraries sifting mountains of records chronicling births, deaths, marriages and property transfers.The people who appear on the show are given documentation of all of it, much more than can be shown in the program’s relatively brief televised segments.

Taylor knows the work well. He started as a researcher for a similar program, NBC’s “Who Do You Think You Are?”When PBS launched “Roadshow,” he was pleasantly surprised to get the call to appear on air.

Not surprisingly,Taylor’s inquiry into his own family uncovered a fascinating ancestor about whom he had no previous knowledge. He has a first cousin four times removed who was a circus performer in the 1850s, and who traveled the world.”Taylor said. “He died of smallpox in 1879 in what was then known as Bombay, but no matter where I traveled, I could find traces of his having been there. I never expected to find an adventurer in my past.”

Perhaps not, but the combination of detective story, history lesson and reality-television revelation that is at the heart of “Genealogy Roadshow” keeps viewers coming back for more. It’s a pitch-meeting promise turned voyage of discovery.

“Genealogy Roadshow” will air on Sundays, from May 17 to June 28, at 8 p.m. on WQLN. LEL above: Jodi Lucker, left, shares her genealogy journey with host Kenyatta Berry during an emotional journey that uses history and science to uncover fascinating family stories on“Genealogy Roadshow”in Miami.

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