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Tyler Arboretum: The Horticultural Legacy

Betsey Ney, director of public programs at Tyler Arboretum, will speak on the history of the Arboretum and its many programs on Thursday, October 12. Her lecture, entitled "Quaker Heritage and Horticultural Legacy," is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. in the Fred P. Meagher Theater, located in the campus Life Center.

From 1681 to 1944, the property that is now Tyler Arboretum was home to eight generations of the Minshall/Painter/Tyler family. In the mid to late 1800s, two brothers - Minshall and Jacob Painter - created a plant collection of more than 1,000 trees and shrubs on the homestead.

Today, Tyler Arboretum consists of 650 acres of horticultural displays and natural areas that contain woodlands, meadows, wetlands, and a rare serpentine barren. Widely considered a Delaware County treasure, the Arboretum offers many programs, exhibits and activities throughout the year.

The program is sponsored by the Cultural Arts Forum, one of eight groups that comprise the Arts Guild at Neumann College. Other organizations are Center Stage Productions, the Delaware County Symphony, International Ballet Classique, the Neumann College Concert Chorale, the Neumann College Jazz Band, the Neumann College Theater Ensemble, and Stages of Imagination Children's Theater.

General admission is $7. The lecture is free for Forum members. Immediately following the seminar, all are welcomed to enjoy coffee, tea, cookies and conversation in the Great Hall. For more information and to reserve tickets, call 610-558-5626.

10/2/06