Share a Cup of Tea!
Adapted from “A Wind that Rose”: Susan Davis Phelps and the Poet
by Anna Plummer
“Vivacious and curley haired” Susan Davis Phelps was the youngest of nine children who lived at Phelps Farm, the daughter of (Moses) Charles Porter Phelps and his second wife Charlotte. She is known for the most romantic, quintessentially Victorian New England details of her life – that she died in her thirties of “a broken heart” after her former fiancé married another woman - and because she was a friend of Emily Dickinson. The date of her funeral is inscribed on two of Dickinson’s poems, revealing a more impactful relationship than has traditionally been acknowledged. The smattering of family diary entries so far studied reference a sick and fretful young woman, but a closer look at the rich documentation of her family and community, as well as some of her own special vestiges reveal Susan Phelps with vibrancy - as a singer, baker, painter, socializer, an aunt, a loving sibling, and a lasting friend. Learn more here!
Susan Davis Phelps (1827-1865)
New Blog Post: Paul Shipman Andrews
On December 15, 1917, Hannah Sargent Sessions (daughter of Ruth Huntington Sessions and favorite granddaughter of Bishop Frederic Dan Huntington) married Syracuse lawyer Paul Shipman Andrews (1887-1967). He completed his undergraduate studies at Yale in 1909, and earned his law degree from Columbia University in 1912. After his service as a Captain in France during World War One, he would go on to become dean of the Syracuse University College of Law. His tenure as dean was interrupted by the outbreak of the Second World War; he once again served (this time as a Lieutenant Colonel) in North Africa and Italy from 1943 to 1946. In 1952, he retired from his position at Syracuse, and devoted the rest of his life to advocating for global peace. To this end, he spent a year working for the pentagon during which he produced a paper titled “The Cost of War and the Price of Peace”.
Paul (third from the right) during his service in France, WW1
Learn more about Paul Shipman Andrews here!
A Perfect Spot of Tea
It’s that time of the summer where we would normally invite you to a cup of tea on the back veranda! Instead we encourage you to brew a cup of your favorite tea and take a moment to relax somewhere cozy. We would also like to acknowledge the musicians that have been a part of our program and hope you support them as well! For a full listing and information see our 2020 Tea lineup: https://www.pphmuseum.org/musician-lineup-2020
Check out these artists websites for more!
https://www.passim.org/artists/danse-cafe/
http://robertmarkey.com/
This Week : "Wednesday Folk Traditions"
This week for the Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum's Wednesday Folk Traditions we bring you Pan Morigan- Songs from My Family. Vocalist/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Pan Morigan brings original songs and interpretations of music from her family’s 16 countries of origin. From Ireland to France, Italy, Greece, China, Chile, Canada and beyond, Pan mixes myriad folk styles with Jazz and something ineffable, to create a meditation on immigration, work, longing, and home. Who are we, and who do we mean to be?
Check out her website for more information and to support this artist's work!
Performers for this year's Wednesday Folk Traditions can be found here, with links to their websites, and we will be posting performances on our website and facebook page throughout the summer!
After the Storm
The above painting is titled 'After the Storm' by Susanne Personette.
Visit https://www.susannepersonette.com/ for more works and information!
© All rights reserved by the artist
We were happy to welcome the Pleine Air Painters to the grounds this past week! Susanne Personette and her fellow artists spent the morning spread out around the gardens and house, and created some stunning pieces. After spending the morning engaged in their work, they broke for lunch, social distance picnicking in the front yard and taking time for critiques.