Name/Title
Middletown Exhibit, Girl Scouts Toured Bull Stone HouseEntry/Object ID
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William Bull and Sarah Wells Stone House AssociationScope and Content
1. Art Teacher's Work in Main Street Exhibit
Source: Goshen Independent (September 22, 2010)
Subject: Christina Pahucki, an art teacher at the C. J. Hooker Middle School in Goshen, is exhibiting her artwork.
Details:
Her work is on display at the Main Street Building through October 22, with an opening reception having taken place on the preceding Monday.
Pahucki primarily paints landscapes and nature studies using acrylics. Many of her works are painted en plein air (on location) with the Wallkill River School in Montgomery on Sunday mornings from May through October.
She is also scheduled to exhibit her artwork at the Wallkill River School on November 13 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
The clipping features a black-and-white landscape painting of a house and surrounding trees.
2. Girl Scout Troop Visits Bull Stone House
Source: The Chronicle (December 3, 2010)
Subject: Goshen Girls Scout Troop 618 toured the historic Bull Stone House in Campbell Hall.
Details:
The Visit: The historic home was the homestead of William Bull and Sarah Wells. The tour was part of the troop's effort to earn their first badge on their "Agent of Change" Junior Journey, which focuses on learning about courageous female heroines.
Historical Context: Sarah Wells was a young 18-year-old pioneer when she sailed up the Hudson River on a sloop in 1712 and settled the wilderness property for her adoptive parents, the Dennises. Her husband, Christopher Denn (spelled "Denn" in the text, though Christopher Denn is noted as her adoptive parent, and Christopher Denn/William Bull are central figures), was one of the original patent owners of the Wawayanda Patent.
Activities: The scouts learned about 1700s life and viewed historical artifacts displayed at the living museum.
Accompanying Photos:
One photo shows the girls learning about the well and pump outside the house.
Another photo shows resident and caretaker Michael Brown showing the girls Sarah Wells' tea caddy.
A third photo shows the girls on the main staircase of the Bull Stone House.