Swedish Consulate General Visits RTPI
Swedish Consulate General Leif Pagrotsky visited Jamestown, a city rich with Swedish American history, on May 22nd. The Consulate General of Sweden in New York focuses on the promotion of Sweden. This includes coordination and support of events to showcase Swedish culture and promote Swedish interests in the New York area as well as facilitating exchange between organizations, companies and institutions in Sweden and the U.S. Jane Johnson and Linda Pierce were thrilled to have the opportunity to give the Consul General a tour of the Roger Tory Peterson Institute, and to provide him with a...
Read MoreRoyal Visitors
In 1976, 29-year-old King Carl Gustav XVI of Sweden made a visit to America in observance of the bicentennial. He chose to visit Jamestown because of its significance in Swedish settlement in the United States, and Hessel Valley Lutheran Church in Chandler’s Valley, a village in northwestern Pennsylvania, because of the church’s significance in Swedish immigration. Hessel Valley was the mother church to many of the Lutheran congregations in the eastern United States, including First Lutheran in Jamestown, N.Y. Many Swedish Americans searching for their roots end up at Hessel Valley asking...
Read MoreOpen House Tomorrow – Julmarknad and Julbock
As said in this previous post we would love to have you join us for RTPI’s Holiday Open House tomorrow, December 6, from 10 AM – 4 PM here at 311 Curtis Street in Jamestown, New York. The day also features our current exhibit “Bird Portraits” and an artist reception with Steve Cagan. This event coincides with the Jamestown Scandinavian Studies Program’s “Julmarknad” or Swedish Christmas Market Day held at the Hamiltion Collegiate Center at Jamestown Community College, and the Svenska Spelman band will drop in for a bit of music during the afternoon. See artwork and memorabilia of...
Read MoreHoliday Open House – RTPI Shop
Take a peek at how incredible our upgraded and updated gift shop is looking! Can you spot some holiday presents you’d like to purchase? Preparations were underway yesterday for the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History’s Holiday Open House this Saturday, December 6, from 10AM – 4PM featuring: Special Guest in the Gallery: Meet photographer Steve Cagan as you view his black and white photographs of birds in the style of portraits. Steve will be on hand to talk to guests about his photography and to hand sign his beautiful photography prints that will be for sale....
Read MoreExquisite Miniatures/’Shrooms and Such Reception
Please be sure to join us for a reception on Friday, August 8, 2014 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM to present “Exquisite Miniatures” and also meet photographer Randy Piersons and see his exhibit “‘Shrooms and Such”. Exquisite Miniatures is an extraordinary exhibition of fine art unlike anything seen before in our area. Wes and Rachelle Siegrist are an American husband and wife team who mesmerize viewers with miniature paintings so exquisitely crafted that they are often mistaken for tiny photographs. Their tiny treasures, as collectors often refer to them, typically...
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