Winter 2007-2008 - The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms

Winter 2007-2008 Vol 16, No. 4

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—Heather E. Stivison We are proud to announce thatthe North Cottage will be“ready to use,” by the end of

the winter. This is one of the originalstructures built by Gustav Stickley onthe Craftsman Farms site, which hasbeen sitting vacant for over five years.Early in 2007 the Board of Trusteesagreed to explore the possibility of put-ting this building in usable conditionso we could gain much needed spacefor special programs and exhibitions,which have been limited to the porchof the Log House.

The Facilities Committee worked veryclosely with Historic Conservator MaryJablonsky, to ensure that we could makethe necessary repairs and improvementsneeded, while not jeopardizing or los-ing any historic materials, nor compro-mising our long-term plan to fullyrestore and interpret this building.

At the March 12th Board meeting theFacilities Committee made the follow-ing report: “The Facilities Committeehas met and reviewed the NorthCottage condition. We have deter-mined that the cottage can be madepresentable and usable. The repairs andimprovements we propose will put thiscottage in a condition that could beused for overnight guests, meetingarea, special exhibitions, and possiblyadded as part of the regular tour.With the help of architects MarkHewitt and Ed Heinle, and directionfrom Historic Conservator Mary

Jablonsky, we have determined that theproposed improvements will not haveany negative impact on future historicrestorations of this building. We havealso followed the recommendation ofJablonsky, and removed all originalwindows and frames in North andSouth Cottages. They have been cata-loged, boxed, and stored. The next stepsare to secure funds and to select anapproved restoration contractor.”

Thanks to a special Open Space TrustFund grant through the Township ofParsippany-Troy Hills, the project iswell underway. It is exciting to see theglow of the beautiful chestnut walls,bedroom doors and wardrobes withmatching details, a copper hearth andbrick surround fireplace, and a built-inpass-through cabinet between kitchenand dinning area. Watch for yourannouncement of the upcomingreopening dedication event and join usas we celebrate another step towardsfulfilling our mission.

– Davey Willans

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Year-End Reflections . . .

At Craftsman Farms we can lookback on 2007 with a great deal ofpride. From important grant awards,to highly visible restoration and repairof the buildings, to dramatic increasesin visitation and membership, to anevent with over 500 attendees in asingle afternoon, this past year hasbeen a one of outstanding success.

Energized by this success we are look-ing towards the dawning of 2008with new found optimism and solidplans for the year ahead. In 2008 ourhistoric site master plan will be com-pleted and will guide the futurerestoration and repurposing of ourbuildings and grounds. In additionto this site-based plan, the Board ofTrustees has scheduled a retreat inmid-January to develop a three-yearstrategic plan for The Stickley Museumat Craftsman Farms. We are truly onthe brink of fulfilling the promise ofthis inspiring place.

In the past year The Stickley Museumat Craftsman Farms has had visitorsand members from twenty-eightstates and seventeen countries. Weare definitely broadening our reach!In fact we can be very proud of theexciting, affirming, and ever expand-ing universe of “touch points” as the

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The unrestored North and South Cottages.

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Farms connects with more and more different “communities”such as the NJ museum community, the philanthropic com-munity, the regional historical community, the national andglobal Arts and Crafts community, and our new local com-munity attracted by our recent “Family Day.”

This is a time of genuine, exciting, multi-faceted change andit is all made possible by participation and partnership. Wedon’t go it alone and wonderfully, the whole is greater thanthe sum of its parts…and we have an astonishing collectionof “parts” – Board members, volunteers, members, docents,lenders, and donors.

In my role as president of the New Jersey Association ofMuseums (NJAM) I rarely open a meeting, workshop, orprogram without talking about collaborations and partner-ships and how New Jersey’s museum community is strongestwhen we know one another and can share ideas. Part of themission of NJAM is to help museums share information, toincrease knowledge and to improve museum practices.Craftsman Farms has directly benefited from many of thecollaborations and partnerships that NJAM has fostered.

Just one example is our recent collaboration with the NewJersey Museum of Agriculture. One of their museum educa-tors and one of their docents participated in our OctoberFamily Day, demonstrating cider pressing, wool spinning,and butter churning so that the hundreds of children whoattended the event could learn about New Jersey farm life inthe early part of the last century. We proudly handed outmaterials about their museum, knowing that increased partic-ipation in New Jersey’s museums benefits all of us. That day

was also made richer by the involvement of the ParsippanyHistoric Preservation Advisory Committee and TheParsippany Historical and Preservation Society.

In the past year Craftsman Farms has enjoyed partnershipswith the Morris County Alliance for Tourism and the MorrisCounty Visitor Center. These partners in heritage and cultur-al tourism have helped us by successfully cross marketingevents and have had an impact on our growing attendancenumbers. We in turn have helped distribute their materialsand have offered our site for their meetings.

One of the most significant partnership for Craftsman Farmsis with the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills. This has beendescribed by Mayor Michael Luther, as well as many others,as a “model partnership.” In fact we were recently contactedby a struggling historic house museum in New York Stateasking for advice on how to build such a strong partnership.

We are also fortunate to partner with many, many expertswho share their gifts with the Stickley Museum at CraftsmanFarms. Noted Arts and Crafts experts like Bruce Johnson,David Cathers, and David Rago have freely shared their timeand talents with us. Numerous architects, historians,authors, and museum professionals share their expertisebecause of their passion for this very special place.

All of these people and organizations that I’ve mentioned,and many that I have missed, are our partners ans share inour success. All of them have played an important role in thetransformation Craftsman Farms is experiencing today.Thanks in large part to these partners, the Stickley Museumat Craftsman Farms is looking forward to a very bright tomorrow.

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We are thrilled to announce that major restoration andrepairs will take place at Craftsman Farms this win-ter. The Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills has

awarded Craftsman Farms Foundation a grant of $120,000from the 2007 Open Space Trust Fund, and passed an addi-tional resolution committing to $45,000 from the 2008Open Space Trust Fund (subject to availability and appropri-ation of funds for historic preservation in 2008). This is onemore example of the wonderful partnership between theTownship of Parsippany-Troy Hills and the Stickley Museumat Craftsman Farms.

We will use $75,000 of this grant to complete the restorationof the master bedroom in the Log House. This room is thelast remaining unrestored room that is open to the public inthe Log House. You can look forward to seeing gleaming

woodwork and beautifully restored walls when the Museumreopens in April.

We will also use $50,000 to create a lecture and activity roomin the lower Annex complete with an handicapped accessiblebathroom. This exciting feature will allow us to offer a gen-eral orientation for visitors, as well as adding programs, work-shops, and special activities for school children. This willalso lighten the wear and tear on the Log House porch.

The remaining funds will be used for repairs of the SouthCottage roof and completion of the North Cottage asdescribed on the front page of the newsletter.

All in all, it will be a busy and highly productive winter atCraftsman Farms!

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UPCOMING EVENTS

he Stickley Museum atCraftsman Farms invites youto step back in time to expe-rience Christmas in the style

of the early 1900s. Period decorationswill be carefully arranged throughoutthe Log House. Evergreen garlandswill festoon the windows and thebanister. The Christmas tree will bedecorated with Bavarian blown glassornaments. Poinsettias, which at thattime were a newly introduced custom,will be prominently featured. AntiqueChristmas postcards will be on display,and the house will be filled with thesounds and smells of Christmas.

Seasonal refreshments, includingmulled cider and freshly baked ginger-bread cookies will be served.

Docents will be stationed throughoutthe house to guide visitors through theStickley family preparations for theholidays.

Activities for ChildrenNumerous craft activities includingmaking traditional orange and clovepomanders, paper chains, tins stars,and paper ornaments will be offered.

On Saturdays, “Mrs. Claus” will visitfrom 11 am to 2 pm. Children canlearn about the 1899 origins of Mrs.Claus and other period holiday rituals.

Special PerformancesA special addition to this year’s festivi-ties will be live performances of holi-day music.

The Community Theatre’sPerforming Arts Company will singChristmas carols at 12:30 onDecember 2 and 16.

Joyful Noise, the bell choir of the FirstPresbyterian Church of Whippany, willperform at noon on December 8.

Joanne Egan will perform traditionalCeltic harp music at 2:00 onDecember 9.

Be sure to do some holiday shoppingat the Museum Shop where you’ll findbooks, cards, pottery, textiles, art glass,jewelry, tiles, prints and more.

– Laura Reilly

Holly Days Open HouseDecember 1-2; 8-9; 15-1611 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.Non-members $7 Members $6

Holiday Shopping f you stop in at the Museumshop you will find some terrif-ic new gift ideas such as realleaves with silver, gold or cop-

per plating. They have been made intolovely pendants, pins, earrings andChristmas tree ornaments. They rangein price from $14 – $18 and havebecome our most popular gift items.

We have also added many exclusiveCraftsman Farms branded items.

Our cozy brown Craftsman Farmssweatshirts feature our favorite sketchof the Log House. These good qualitysweatshirts sell for $27. Another newhigh quality item is our $39green pique golf shirt with the als ik kan logo embroidered onthe left chest. Aprons are avail-able in natural canvas for $12.Natural colored T-shirts with abrown line drawing of the LogHouse underscored with thewords “Craftsman Farms” arepriced at $13. Cappuccino sizedmugs are great stocking stuffers at$9, as are the Craftsman Farmspost-it pads for only $2. Show

your pride in Craftsman Farms withthese great items!

A wonderful new line of Christmascards is also available. The cards fea-ture the holiday covers of eightDecember issues of The Craftsmanmagazine. The cards are $2.50 whenpurchased individually, or at a discountin sets of six or twelve.

The shop will be open during the firstthree weekends in December as part ofour special Holly Days open house.

– Marti Weinstein

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All types of gold, silver, and copper plated leaves areavailable as jewelry and Christmas ornaments.

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Images of eight December covers of theCratfsman Magazine are available on

Christmas cards in the gift shop.


RECENT EVENTS

OH WHAT A NIGHT!

The beautifully restored Artsand Crafts era MountainLakes Club was the setting for

The Craftsman Farms Annual FallHarvest Gala Dinner and Auction, heldon September 15th. The event attract-ed numerous dignitaries including U.S.Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen,Assemblyman Alex De Croce, MayorMichael Luther, and former SenatorLeanna Brown. The Honorary Chairwas Bruce Johnson, founder of theannual Arts and Crafts Conference atthe Grove Park Inn, and author of morethan ten books on Arts and Craftsantiques, home improvement, and his-tory. The event’s Silver Sponsor wasBograd’s Fine Furnishing.

The evening began with cocktails, andgave our guests an opportunity tobrowse the numerous silent auctionitems. These ranged from theater tick-ets, book collections, and sets of China,to block prints, hand crafted jewelry,and pottery. The ambiance wasenhanced by the popular piano musicof Jim Blanton, who has toured

throughout the United States andCanada, and has been frequently heardon New York radio stations WQXR andWNYC and on NPR Stations inGeorgia and Virginia. During a fabu-lous gourmet dinner, anticipation grewfor the highlight of the evening - theLive Auction.

Our guest auctioneer was David Rago,of Rago Auctions in Lambertville.Rago publishes two quarterly magazineson Twentieth Century decorative artsand furnishings, lectures nationally, andis known to many as an expert appraiseron the Antiques Roadshow. Items heauctioned off for Craftsman Farmsincluded four wonderful vacationhomes, a private tour of an Englishstyle Arts and Crafts apartment in NewYork, a pair of Rookwood bookends,and an art quality photo session.

Many thanks to our members andattendees for their support in makingthis evening our most successful ever!

– Laura Reilly

US Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen.

Honorary Chair, Bruce Johnson.

Dorothy Beattie, Sheri and Irvin Lubis. State Assemblyman Alex DeCroce and wife, Betty Lou, Mayor Michael Luther, and CFF Board President Davey Willans.

Silver Sponsor Marcia Bograd, Executive Director Heather Stivison, and Gala Chair and Trustee, Laura Reilly.

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HARVEST FAMILY DAY A HUGE SUCCESS!

Craftsman Farms held its first Annual Harvest FamilyDay on October 6 and it was an outstanding suc-cess! Over 500 visitors of all ages participated and

enjoyed the perfect fall weather. Activities were designed togive children the opportunity to learn about farm life in1911 in an entertaining way. Many visitors who might notnormally participate in a museum experience enjoyed thewelcoming atmosphere and learned that history can be fun.The activities were placed around the property, giving atten-dees a chance to explore our beautiful grounds. Through awonderful collaboration with the New Jersey Museum ofAgriculture, families enjoyed demonstrations of old fashionedcider pressing, wool spinning, and butter churning, whichrecalled the days when Craftsman Farms was a working farm.The Parsippany Historical and Preservation Society set up afascinating and fun table offering information about old-fash-ioned dairy farming in New Jersey. The kids loved the cow“trading cards.” Cider and doughnuts were also available.Three craft areas – painting pumpkins, stenciling in the Artsand Crafts style, and making rustic twig pictures frames –

drew eager participants. Drawing the largest crowds were thehayrides around the site – with Davey Willans giving riders afascinating narrative history of The Farms. As visitors left,they were able to buy balloons and beautiful fall mums, totake home a memory of the day.

Thank you to the Program Committee and many volunteerswho made this Farms event so memorable for so many.

– Laura Reilly

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Stickley was both principled and impassioned inplanning the landscape of Craftsman Farms.Although only cultivating 150 of the 650 acres, he

was determined to use that farmland as an important instruc-tional element of his School of Citizenship where young boyswould become responsible and self-sufficient adults.Unwritten was his basic desire to “return to the soil” – he hadspent his early years in extremely rural farm country –Osceola, Wisconsin. Now he could combine those early les-sons with the experience of his creative and commercial suc-cess in the education of young men.

Sadly, Stickley abandoned plans for the school, but he devel-oped a truly idyllic farm which was an object of personal sat-isfaction. He stated in an editorial that “the man who worksupon the soil is the master of his own fate.” Ironically, heenjoyed it for only a few short years.

We, as stewards of the small enclave that remains, are chargedwith re-creation of an historic legacy. Those who rebuild logsand doors or reclaim a priceless cabinet are indeed in the van-guard of restoration of Craftsman Farms. But others toilwith hands and loppers and yes, chain-saws, to recapture theessence of Gus’ land – his gardens, his lawns and trees andhis meandering paths. Our goal is to make the landscapeharmonious with the log house.

We have had the good fortune to have many landscape part-ners. The Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, its leadershipand its Department of Parks and of Public Works have helped byproviding not only basic maintenance, but also enabling larg-er projects including major tree work, road and path rebuild-ing, replacement signage, and new lighting. We are indebtedto our partner, The Township, for these major improvements.

The Partners-in-Parks program of the Morris LandscapeConservancy continues as a source of corporate volunteers forlandscape projects. Their volunteers, together with our ownmembers and other groups including Exxon retirees and BoyScouts, resulted in nearly 350 volunteer hours during 2007.

Among our recent projects were:

-Reestablishing the terrace gardens with a variety of annuals.

-Planting a representative orchard of fruit trees near Stickley’sformer apple and peach orchard.

-Planting ground cover and mulching the areas surroundingthe parking lots. Eighteen Boy Scout volunteers worked onthis project thanks to Board member Peter Copeland.

-Expanding the peony gardens along the south side of the loghouse organized by Dick Gottardi and other Exxon retirees.This project also broight a $500 grant for landscape supplies.

-Extensive clean-up surrounding the cottages aimed to com-plement ongoing restoration of the building thanks to twen-ty volunteers from Glaxo Smith Kline.

We are able to make a difference in the appearance of theFarms, but much remains to be done. The Manor Lane tractrequires general clean up. The pond and dam will requireextensive planning for rehabilitation. Brian Bosenberg, a land-scape designer and member of our historic site master plan-ning team will guide us on these future projects.

I will soon move to Wisconsin, concluding twelve years asChair of the Landscape Task Force. I have loved planningand overseeing each project. I have turned Gus’ soil,trimmed his trees and walked his paths. It’s hard to leave theland I’ve come to know so well.

– Don Stahl

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A WORD FROM OUR LANDSCAPE CHAIRMAN

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Boy Scout Troop 73 at their recent Craftsman Farms workday.

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The 21st Annual Arts & Crafts Conference and Antiques Show is scheduled for February 22-24th, 2008, at the Grove ParkInn Resort in Asheville, North Carolina. This event is recognized as the premier weekend for Art and Crafts collectors andaficionados, offering lectures, an antique show, contemporary craft show, “hands-on” workshops, small group discussions,house tours, and much more.

The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms will host its annual pre-conference Gala Benefit Dinner on Thursday evening,February 21st. Plan to come a day early and enjoy a fabulous evening, meeting old and new friends from around the country.

Save the Date6:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 21st, 2008

MENUHost-Sponsored Cocktail Hour;

Chesapeake Crab Cake with Roasted Corn and Tomato Citrus Beurre Blanc, Greek Salad, Lemon-Balsamic Baked Chickenwith Sweet Pepper Coulis, Chef’s Selection of Vegetable, Marble Cheesecake, Coffee, Tea or Beverage. Vegetarian Entree on request.

ENTERTAINMENT BY“Two Guitars.” Lou Mowad and Jasmin Berkson are a classical guitar duo named "Showcase Artist" by Southern

Bell/PACE. They perform internationally and have been recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts.

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You may photcopy this reservation form and mail it with your payment to: The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms, 2352 Rt. 10 W. #5, Morris Plains, NJ 07950.

If you are charging with a credit card you may fax the form to 973-540-1167 or call the Museum at 973-540-0311.

Your cancelled check or charge slip is your confirmation.

We must have your reservation no later than Thursday, February 14th.

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FOUNDATION HOSTS BENEFIT DINNER AT ARTS & CRAFTS CONFERENCE

RESERVATIONS FOR CRAFTSMAN FARMS GROVE PARK INN DINNER 2008



REMEMBERING GUSTAV STICKLEY at t

On a clear fall day in 1908 at8:30 a.m. sharp, GustavStickley emerged from his

West End Avenue apartment building.A fifty-year-old businessman, trim andfit, he wore a slightly rumpled tweedsuit, a vaguely outdated hat, and whis-tled his favorite Wagnerian theme. Hecould easily have been taken for aColumbia University professor.Stopping for a moment, he watchedthe pigeons flutter and noted theprogress of the newly planted saplings.Tradesmen in horse-drawn wagonswent about their daily rounds. “Tothink that 40 years ago I was a boytoting my lunch pail to school … andnow this,” he said to himself, gazing inthe direction of Central Park.

He set off toward the subway stop forhis daily trip downtown. “Why, peopleare going to flock to the upper westside now that it's got the subway.” Guspaid his nickel and boarded the IRT,which had been open for a few years.He read the morning paper untilreaching his stop at 42nd Street andtook a brief detour to check theprogress at the new library on 42ndand 5th. “Where once stood the

Croton Reservoir, now rises a greatsymbol of education and democracy –a temple to the gods of the self-taughtman,” he intoned silently. He arrivedat his office and showroom – theCraftsman showroom – where his staffsold the solid furniture and lightingfixtures that he manufactured inSyracuse, New York.

Gus passed through with hardly aglance at the merchandise, headingstraight for Mary Fanton Roberts’office. He was there for an interview.Mary, the editor of The Craftsman, wasto write a biography of him just in theevent that he was accepted for a longerlisting in Who’s Who in America.

“It will be a good lesson to the newgeneration of boys who can do noth-ing for themselves. They seem to havelost their God-given sense …” Maryheard him coming down the hall andreadied her notebook.

“Good morning, Mr. Stickley,” shecalled. “Ready to get started?”

“Ready,” he answered.

If only this scene had actually takenplace we’d be able to publish Gus’s rags-to-riches-to-rags story here and now.But the entry in Who’s Who was a single

paragraph andGus Stickley sup-plied onlyscanty recollec-tions of child-hood in bits andpieces in thepages of TheCraftsman. Otherinformation hassince come to lightthrough research,but the wholestory of GustavStickley’s life willnever be known.In general terms,

his story is typical of so many peopleof every era, who find that the realiza-tion of the American dream is justbeyond their grasp.

Like so many of us then and now,Gustav Stickley was a second-genera-tion American. Both his parents hademigrated from Germany. Gus’ moth-er’s family, the Schlagers, had come inthe 1830s and settled near Scranton,Pennsylvania. Nothing is known of hisfather’s arrival. But it seems most likelythat Leopold Stoeckel (who changedthe family name in the early 1870s)met Barbara Schlager in Pennsylvaniasometime around 1846 and togetherthey set out for the frontier to start anew life. Their earliest known resi-dence was in Waukesha, Wisconsin (18miles west of Milwaukee), where theirfirst child, daughter Mary, was born.Later, they proceeded to the farmingarea just across the St. Croix Riverfrom Stillwater, Minnesota. Within thenext few years, they moved severaltimes, sometimes living in Wisconsin,sometimes in Minnesota. They addedthree more children to the family,before 1858, when Gustav (Gustavus),their fifth child, was born in Osceola,Wisconsin. At that time Leopold Sr.

Stickley with his first granddaughter, Barbara Wiles, on the lawn ofCraftsman Farms. Photgraph courtesy of Barbara and Henry Fuldner.

Gustav Stickley in 1910.



was a stonemason and owned a farmwhere he operated a lime kiln as anadded source of income. He often workedacross the river in St. Paul or in Stillwater,where in 1870 a massive prison wasunder construction. Barbara took careof the children, the home, garden, andfarm. Between 1858 and 1870, she borefour more sons and two daughters.

Gus informed Craftsman readers thathis life on the frontier (Wisconsin hadbeen Indian territory only 10 yearsbefore the Stickley family settled there)was rugged, but through hard work andunity of purpose, the family overcameits difficulties. Gus hinted at dreamyHuck-Finn-like seasons, during whichhe tramped through the woods,observed wildlife, fished in rivers andstreams, and tinkered with farm equip-ment. He probably even whitewashed afence or two.

Gustav Stickley’s tale was not uncom-mon among the men and women of hisgeneration. In fact, in many ways it par-allels Hamlin Garland’s (1860-1940)autobiographical account published tenyears earlier in Main-Traveled Roads(Garland later wrote for TheCraftsman). Many a frontier boy grewup to become a self-taught business-man, author, or manufacturer in thoseyears. The same was even true of girls.Mary Fanton Roberts, for example,although born in Brooklyn, spent sever-al girlhood years living at an Indianagency and passed her teens quiteeventfully in her father’s Deadwood,Dakota, hotel and restaurant. She hadonly one or two years of formal educa-tion, yet became a writer, editor, andworld traveler. Such stories served as aninspiration for Horatio Alger (1832-1899), who wrote 135 best-selling dimenovels describing down-and-outs whoattain middle-class security, stability,and a solid reputation. In turn Algergave his readers the feeling that any-

thing was possible.

Life was more difficult than Gus let onin his published recollections, perhapsmore difficult than he recognized orwished to discuss. The Stickleys were afamily of Germans in a town foundedand run by educated New Englanders.They must have felt the social burdenof being outsiders. Leopold Sr. workedas a stonemason wherever he was need-ed, including St. Paul. It’s more thanlikely that he spent weeks at a time inboarding houses, leaving his wife andchildren to fend for themselves. Leopoldand Barbara formally separated in about1872, leaving 12-year old Gus as the‘man of the house.’ Barbara’s family mayhave sent money, but life would havebeen very difficult for the single mother.

In 1876, Barbara Stickley and herminor children left Wisconsin forBrandt, Pennsylvania, a small town lessthan 25 miles from Binghamton, NewYork. Her brother, Jacob Schlager, atanner who had come into possession ofa furniture factory as a result of adefaulted loan, hired his eldest nephewto help make chairs. Gus took to thework quite well and within a few yearshe became the factory’s foreman.

From there, Gus’s business life seems tohave been one success after anoth-er. After marryingEda Simmons, hemoved toBinghamton andwent into the retailfurniture businesswith brothersCharles andAlbert. Soon theybegan to manufac-ture simpleWindsor chairs,which they sold intheir store. As theyounger brothers

Leopold and John George joined theworkforce, the brothers split andreformed businesses several times. By1900, Albert was established in GrandRapids, Charles remained in the retailbusiness in Binghamton (motherBarbara lived with Charles and his fam-ily), Gustav was manufacturing furni-ture in Syracuse, and Leopold and JohnGeorge were soon to become his com-petitors in nearby Fayetteville.

Over the next 16 years, Gustav Stickleybecame famous for his Arts and Craftsfurniture. It was philosophically basedon the principles of the British Arts andCrafts movement, but – especially inthe first few years – took a form thatwas as square as Teddy Roosevelt’ssquare deal, and rough and readyenough for decades of use by men,women, and children, schools, hotels,and doctor’s waiting rooms. WhileFrank Lloyd Wright and Greene andGreene may have designed morerefined, custom-made pieces for eliteclients, Stickley’s furniture was an offer-ing from the middle class to the middleclass. Made to reflect the idealistic prin-ciples of a frontier democracy, it wasvirile, honest, and had nothing to hide.The details of model numbers and datesof Stickley’s furniture, the contents of

Gustav Stickley with daughter and son on vacation in the Adirondacks.

he 150th ANNIVERSARY of HIS BIRTH

his magazine, and a compendium of thehouses designed under his name havebeen widely published. There is nopoint in repeating them here.

By around 1912, Gustav Stickley hadreached his peak. He had moved hiswife and six children from a remodeledSyracuse house to a 600-acre farm,Craftsman Farms, in New Jersey, wherethey lived in a brand new, four-bedroom,three-bathroom house constructed ofchestnut logs. It was originally intendedas a clubhouse for the boys’ schoolcommunity that he’d failed to bring tofruition. Instead, he redesigned thebuilding slightly to accommodate hisfamily. Instead of being the head of analmost utopian community, he raisedHerefords, grew grapes, and maintainedan orchard, pig house, cow barn, andsmoke house. In quiet moments, he saton a settle or chair of his own manufac-ture, enjoying the warmth emanatingfrom one of his five fireplaces. The rosegarden and the arborvitae hedge hadtaken nicely and a snazzy Locomobilesat in the yard. Despite the warnings ofhis son-in-law, lawyer Ben Wiles (mar-ried to Gus and Eda's oldest daughter,Barbara), Gus planned to rent a new12-story building on 39th Street, justoff of 5th Avenue in New York. Therehe would have a Craftsman housewaresstore, the Ikea of its time, selling every-thing from furniture to birdhouses, andwith a restaurant on the top floor.Stickley’s magazine was going strong,enabling him to publicize his productsat the expense of his advertisers. It washard to imagine anything better. Alas,the downhill slide was not far off.

Gustav Stickley’s life was as stronglyinfluenced by his childhood as all ofour lives are. He and his parents wereall pioneers of a sort. Each had leftfamiliar territory and each tried to startsomething new. It may have been theirindependent spirits and willingness togamble that were the greatest strengthsand weaknesses of mother, father, andson. Perhaps Barbara shouldn’t have

taken a chance on a frontier life andinsisted on remaining near her prosper-ous family in Pennsylvania. True,Leopold Sr. managed to support herand their children for 25 years, buteventually left his wife and children tofend for themselves. He reappeared forone year after the family had relocatedto Pennsylvania, but no one knowswhat became of him after that. Gus didhis father one better. He supported Edaand the children for 35 years, although,during that time, he always seemed tobe miles ahead and psychologicallydetached from them. When the familylived in Binghamton, Gus lived inAuburn; when they moved to Auburn,

he moved to Syracuse; when theymoved to Syracuse, he moved to NewYork City; and when they settled inNew Jersey, the life of Gus’s nuclearfamily was nearly at its end. Afterdecades of hard work, he wagered thefamily farm and lost.

As Ben Wiiles had warned, Gus hadoverextended himself with his outsizedgentleman’s farm and the big store justdown the street from the New YorkPublic Library. By 1916, Gus was bank-rupt. Enthusiasm for the Arts and

Crafts style had waned, the magazinefolded, the store in New York closed,and in 1917, Craftsman Farms was soldwith all of its contents at auction to theFarny family. Eda died in 1918, proba-bly as a result of the influenza epidemic.The children were all married or at leaston their own. Gus tried to continueworking but after nearly 40 years in hisown business, he couldn’t comfortablyreenter the workforce. Who among uscan fail to understand that?

Meanwhile, Barbara and Ben Wiles hadmoved to Syracuse, into the very housethat Gustav once owned. He went tolive with them and their children, andthere he remained until his death in1942. According to tradition, he livedon the third floor, where he experi-mented with paint finishes and listenedto opera on his Victrola. During thesummers he would spend time at thelake in nearby Skaneateles, enjoyingnature with his grandchildren.

He may have felt defeated by his riseand precipitous fall. Or maybe he feltthat he'd accomplished quite enoughfor a Wisconsin farm boy with a sixth-grade education. Although he may nothave had many leisure hours while hisbusiness affairs constantly compelledhim to plan ahead, now he had decadesto ponder the richness of his life: hisfrontier childhood, pioneering parents,brothers and sisters, wife and children,colleagues and competitors, successesand failures. If only he'd written itdown – but by then he had no reasonto believe that anyone would be inter-ested.

– Marilyn Fish

About the Author:

Marilyn Fish is an independent decora-tive arts historian, freelance writer, andeditor. She enjoys spending every Fridaywith her grandchildren, Hannah,Joseph, and Ben. She can be reached [email protected].

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An early photograph of Gustav Stickley.



When I was small, Mr. Stickley(as he was always addressedby my grandfather Ben

Wiles) lived at 438 Columbus Avenuein Syracuse, New York. During my life-time, the home, which was oftenreferred to as “Mr. Stickley’s house,”was owned by Grandpa Wiles, who wasbetter known as “Old Buck.” Old Buckand Gus’ daughter, Barbara, brought uptheir six children, including my mother(also Barbara) in the house. Gus had aseparate apartment on the third floor. Idon’t recall ever being in it.

Gus was part of my life for his last, myfirst seven years. During that time Iwas Old Buck’s only grandchild, so Gusspent time giving me attention. We allsummered together at the Wiles summerhome, “The Pump House,” at SkaneatelesLake, near Syracuse. Gus loved it there.

I remember that Gus had a small chairfactory for a while in Mottville, outsideSkaneateles. It closed and SkaneatelesToys eventually took over the buildingand woodworking craftsmen. You mayremember those wonderful and popularwooden trains with wooden tracks. Wevisited the toy factory one day and allthe workers, who had once worked forGus, stopped work and gathered aroundhim. I didn’t know why, but they reallyseemed to like him. Remember that Iwas very young and no one ever told methat he would become well known. Iguess he was to them.

My memory of Gus is that he looked alot like Carl Sandburg, was very quiet,and seldom was without his corncobpipe. He loved gardening around thePump House and made an exceptionalrose garden for my grandmother. Iremember the red wooden wheelbarrowwith the sides that could be taken off.He used it constantly. I loved helpinghim, but, at my age, I was probably notvery much help.

We had a long driveway down to thelake and a turnaround at the bottom.This was all fine dirt which generateddust every time a car came. Old Buckwould have large bags of salt delivered.Gus and I would get out the red wheel-barrow for the salt and spread it aroundthe turnaround.

The most fun I can remember with Guswas the electric boat rides. We livedabout a mile from downtownSkaneateles and Gus would take me totown in our wonderful electric boat.We would stop often to visit with his

friends. His friends always had gardens,which were crux of every talk. Therewas a small frame white house, thesmallest on Genesee Street, with a nar-row right-of-way down to a patio onthe lake. Along the right-of-way, withchain link fence on either side, were themost fantastic roses. Gus would offersuggestions on how to care for them. Inever knew who these folks were, butthey seemed to be very close friends toGus. If I ever lived in Skaneateles, thatis the house I would want.

We often stopped at one of the Smithestates. These were two of the severalestates around Skaneateles owned by thefolks of the Smith-Corona fortune.

When we stopped, it was only to see thegrounds-keepers and gardeners. The talkagain was always about the trees, lawns,and gardens. We never seemed to be in ahurry to get back home from town. Iloved the boat rides.

My close memories of Gus were in thesummer. Gus came down to meals inthe winter at 438, but I can’t rememberhim much there. I think he spent a lotof time in his apartment. My Dadoften brought a bottle of gin when wevisited. On one occasion the gin disap-peared, only to be found with Gus. Hewas not using it for drinking, but as athinner for finishes he was developing.I can’t vouch for my Dad, but I can tellyou that I came into possession of Gus’9-drawer chest with at least three differ-ent trial finishes under each drawer.

My final Gus story started before I wasborn. Gus was trying to develop awaterbased finish or paint similar toKem-Tone®.* He had used many com-mon ingredients including sugar, as abinder. The test was a beautiful redused on a dining room wall at thePump House. The wall was black forsome time until the ants gave up or thepaint cured. Much of the paint remainson the brick today and will never beremoved as long as a member of the fam-ily still summers in the Pump House.

– Skip Nitchie

About the author:

Charles "Skip" Nitchie II is great-grand-son to Gustav Stickley.Skip and his wife,Mary Ann, enjoy retirement on theirhouse boat in Portland, Oregon.

* Kem-Tone, a product of The Sherwin-Williams Company, was the first commer-cially successful water-based interior wallpaint that could withstand washing.

Childhood Remembrances of Great-Grandfather Gus

Gustav Jr., Mildred, an unidentified woman,Marion, her husband Carl Preim, Gustav,and in the front, Edith, and the author’smother, Barbara Wiles.


THANK YOU

Endowing Your Values

When you establish a namedendowment fund withCraftsman Farms you do more

than endow an educational program orhistoric building – you endow your values.Through your gift, your commitmentto the mission and ideals of CraftsmanFarms will carry forward for genera-tions to come. With every annual pay-out of your endowment, your name willecho through the grounds, the buildings,and the community as a person whobelieves in the Farms and what thisspecial site represents.

Imagine the effect of this on your chil-dren and grandchildren . . . and ontheir offspring. Even though familymembers of future generations will nothave known you personally, they willknow about you by your endowment.They will know something of yourvalues and your generosity. And, quitepossibly, your example may influence

them to contribute to your endow-ment or, perhaps, to establish one of theirown. Endowments are powerful con-veyers of values.

You may think it takes a large amountof money to create an endowment.But you may be surprised at how sim-ple it is to to contribute to one overtime, including a final gift throughyour will. CFF requires a minimum of$50,000 to create a named endow-ment. But that amount may be paidover a number of years and does notneed to be given all at once.

Some people establish their endow-ments now so they can enjoy watchingthem make a difference. We encour-age donors to fund their endowmentsover a five-year period. Spreading cashgifts over several years may also havetax benefits for you.

Do you have highly appreciatedstock? Since CFF can sell your stockwithout incurring a capital gains tax,this may be the perfect funding

method for you.

While it may not be feasible to startan endowment now, your estate willlikely have enough resources at yourdeath. Consider these possibilities:

The Remainder of a Trust. Donorssometimes establish a trust to providethemselves with ongoing income.Later, whatever remains in the trust isdisbursed according to instructions inthe trust document. This can includefunding an endowment at CraftsmanFarms.

A Bequest From Your Will. The mostpopular way to fund an endowment isto earmark a portion of one's estate.

A Gift From an IRA. Did you knowthe Pension Protection Act of 2006Permits donors age 70½ or older tomake charitable gifts of up to $100,000in 2007 directly from a Traditional orRoth IRA to a 501(c)3 nonprofit organi-zation like The Craftsman FarmsFoundation? This is a one-timeallowance that ends 12/31/07; just intime for you to make a 2007 gift to theCFF Endowment. Congress has given asmall window of opportunity; donorshave until the end of this year to com-plete a tax-free IRA transfer.

Gifts from your IRA to CraftsmanFarms will not generate taxable income,nor will you get a charitable income taxdeduction. However, you will help theFoundation preserve and restore TheStickley Museum at Craftsman Farms sothat the only location ever designed byGustav Stickley for his own use can beprotected, cared for and preserved.

Whatever approach you choose, you willknow that generations from now, peoplewill remember your name and will bene-fit from your thoughtful generosity.

Your support will ensure that this veryspecial place will continue to be a sourceof inspiration for generations to come.

In Honor of Catherine Mathis and Robert Burchell

fromJanelle Shiner

In Memory of Maggie Rapp

fromJanet E. Bachinger & Edward S. Trudnak

Lorraine D. CareyMary K. Coogan

Evlynn and Ike CzaplaNancy S. Finby

Susan and Frank FinkenbergEvelyn and Erik Haroldson

Rose and Richard A. JohnsonJane and Rudolph H. Katzenberger

Lynne E. KranikHarold Krauss

Carolyn D. and Jerry Lyon

Nancy and Michael McSweenMargaret M. and Mark D. Morgan

Natural Lands ManagementMary M. Phillips

Laura and Richard ReillyCatherine and Dennis Ritch

Marguerite L. and Stephen S. SmithLisa and Joseph C. Stanley

Ann E. TrudnakSarah Dreikorn and Mario Valenciano

Cari and Edward WildNancy and Davey WillansSandra M. Worthington

Wilma and William WorthingtonEileen M. Ziegler

In Memory of Amy Stahl

Arganey L. Lucas, Jr.Mary Ann Windsor

Tribute GiftsWe are grateful for the following gifts given in honor and memory

of friends of Craftsman Farms.


ACQUISITIONS

From time to time the Stickley Museum atCraftsman Farms is able to purchase items for itsCollection, but more often the Museum acquires

worthy items for its Collection through generous donationsof its Members and other supporters. In 2007, the Museumreceived several such gifts that add considerably to thebreadth and depth of the Collection that is on display in theLog House.

Trustee Barbara Fuldner (a great-granddaughter of GustavStickley) and her husband Henry donated two wonderfulpieces: One item is the original Grueby lamp base that isbelieved to have occupied the large library table by the fire-place in the Log House. The lamp base is about 15½” talland about 9” across. The piece is marked with the roundGrueby Pottery Boston USA mark on the bottom and thenumber “220.” Barbara inherited the lamp base from hergrandmother, Barbara Stickley Wiles. The second item is alarge chafing dish from the former Craftsman Restaurant inNew York City bearing the Als Ik Kan logo. This piece willhelp to illustrate the breadth of Gustav Stickley’s “Craftsman”empire at its peak around 1912.

The Museum also was the recipient of two original GustavStickley “Monk” stools thanks to Dorothy Beattie, a specialfriend of Craftsman Farms now living in California.Dorothy, while visiting the Farms in connection with theSeptember Gala fundraising event, noticed that a photographof the dining room in the Log House showed three “Monk”stools beneath the table. The Museum had only one in itsCollection – that is until Dorothy generously offered the two“Monk” stools from her home to the Museum to completeits grouping. Today there are three “Monk” stools on displayin the Log House, just as shown in the period photographdisplayed in the dining room.

Another special gift to the Museum, an authentic “CraftsmanFarms Dairy” eight-ounce milk bottle, was donated byMartin Rapp, the son of Maggie Rapp, a long time supporterand docent at Craftsman Farms who sadly passed away latelast year. Martin explained that Maggie often referred to thebottle in giving her tours of the Log House and that shewould have wanted the bottle shared with others visiting theMuseum.

During 2007 the Museum received several other significantgifts for its Collection, including period sheet music, an earlytwentieth century globe, and a number of reference books.For all of these gifts, the Museum thanks the generousdonors.

– Peter Copeland

LATEST ACQUISITIONS

Silver Chafing Dish from the Craftsman Restaurant, a gift of Barbara and Henry Fuldner.

Grueby Lamp Base, believed to be original to the Log House, a gift of Barbara Fuldner.

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THANK YOU

PatronsLori J. Ashley and Gary MillerLinda and Kevin DeighanChristina and Christopher A. GuidoKathleen and David JonesThomas A. KligermanSara C. and Robert H. MillerLaura and Michael MulhaulPatricia and Robert PerletteCathy and Robert RandallDebbie and Javier Santiago

FriendsA. P. Bartinique and Jeffrey Preston

Nancy M. and Harry E. BrownJohn CesaroMichael dePierroDale and George DrugerMelina and Raymond DunnCharles F. GalanaughKaren HiltonHorace L. KephartMark S. LasnerEdward H. Lipford IIISheri and Irvin LubisArganey L Lucas, Jr.Martha McDonnell and Timothy ScottNawal Motawi

Jean-Pierre Sabarots and Duane MillerGisela and Andrew SchaferJacqueline StriglLeslie TannahillElizabeth R. and Thomas J. Wyka

Dual/Family Ken and Mercy AbramsJoseph AlexanderJames E. BantaDale S. BrouseThe Honorable Leanna Brown

and W. S. BrownHelen Burnett-Cruz and Steve Cruz

MembershipJuly 1- October 31, 2007

We extend a warm thank you to the following members who demonstrated their support of the mission of The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms by joining or renewing in the past three months.

Director's CircleBarbara and Henry FuldnerCatherine Mathis and Robert BurchellNancy and Davey Willans

BenefactorDonald Stahl

Master Laura and Richard Reilly

JourneymanVonda and Allen BreedJanet and Peter A. CopelandAnn and John ReynoldsUla Ilnytzky

and Raymond StubblebineJan S. WellsJoAnn and Paul Young

Artisan Dorothy BeattieJoan Albin and Tom BirdSusan Devenish-MearesJodi Bartley and John EastbergSusan and Frank Finkenberg

Christopher ForbesRuth and Louis G. Glesmann,IIISheila and Richard J. GottardiChristina and Christopher A. GuidoBruce E. JohnsonHarold KraussArganey L Lucas, Jr.Cynthia and Timothy McGinnMary and Tom MenardSuzanne Perrault and David RagoDebbie and David Rudd,Jr.Karen and Stu SlifkinMartha and Gerald Weinstein

Apprentice Edward J. AdlerLori J. Ashley and Gary MillerMr. Charles BethillLynda G. and Art BrenderThe Honorable Leanna Brown

and W. S. BrownRichard G. BuggelnSusan and David M. CathersSandra and Neil CherniackElizabeth B. and John G. ClarkeThe Honorable Alex DeCroceThe Honorable Rodney Frelinghuysen

Michele and James GregorekLori and Donald HafnerEdwin C. HeinleCarol and Craig JonesAnn and Seth LeebRobert J. LeonDick J. LevineRichard LiebenowDavid W. LowdenSheri and Irvin LubisCory and Kevin LynkNeisa and Michael MauteBetty and Michael McAleerElizabeth and Terence MoranDebbie and Javier SantiagoKristen and Dennis PowersCathy and Robert RandallAJ RappAnthony J. RatchfordLisanne RennerSarah Dreikorn and Mario ValencianoElizabeth VenturaMark E. WeaverWanece N. and Conrad WitteMartha and Harold WredeElizabeth R. and Thomas J. Wyka

The Craftsman’s GuildWe are deeply grateful to the following members of the Craftsman Guild Donor Circle whose

generous support has a significant impact on the operations of The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms.


Special Thanks Bograd’s Fine Furnishings recently donated a beautiful Stickley reissue conference table for our new Board Room. We thankthem for this wonderful gift and for the many other ways they are true friends of Craftsman Farms.

Thanks to Javier and Debbie Santiago of Nest & Co., for their recent gift to our gala and auction.

Thank you to Bobbie Chase for meticulously restoring the bedspread and curtains from the girls’ bedroom in the Log House.

Maria and Glenn CeponisJill Thomas-Clark & Michael E. ClarkJan and Charles ClouseKim and Robert CoveyKaren CurryGina and Paul S. DannerLynne and Audel DavisCatherine and Paul H. DeanNoreen Howard and Dan DiadulSally and Ronald DolchLaura and James DonnellySusan and Gregory ElbinElizabeth and David EliasonSusan and James A. FergusonKaren P. Gajewski & Anthony CalcaterraJoyce GarrowKent A. GordonPhyllis HancockJohn HighlandSusan Honeywell GulickSarah and R. H. HopkinsMargaret Z. and George B. Jackson

Kathleen and Michael KotarbaJean and David KraemerKaren A. and Gregory C. KurlanderGail and Rollin LaFranceJames LongPeter Mars and Mike DawsonChristina P. MayerVicky and Richard McGlynnMary and James McWilliamsBeth and George MeredithKatherine Stinson & Richard MuldoonBarbara and John PadmosClaire and Roger PrattSaul RadinMaryellen and Gerald RenchyDonald J. RobertsonSusan and Martin G. RogersOlive and Daniel RosenfieldRosanne and Dennis Sargent

Stephen SchofelMelissa and Scott SeiboldPeter Simone and Paul ChapinRichard and Suzanne SolchPeter SteensmaRosemary and Robert SteinbaumHeather E. and Douglas S. StivisonKristen and Joseph TarantolaPatty TheobaldClaudia Dixon and James ThornburghKimberly A. TownsanAnnette and William TylerKitty and John Van de KampEd Vanderbeck Jr.

Individual Hensley M. BallChristine BjanesJim A. Brooks and Jewell C. WardEdward L. ByrnesBruce DaggyRobert D'AlessandroNorton D. DrugerElaine EspositoJudith FaleyWarren L. Forman, Esq.Lawrence ForsterSusan FrankDiane L. FreedmanJames GarramboneS. Rose GordonScott A. GotheMercedes HayesGenie KeeseDeane A. KellerRobert J. LeonPam MartinJudith McConkeyAnne and Philip MetzMaureen MingleLeslie Bensley

Don MourjaneMargaret O'ReillyGary PaulRobert W. PoschJanet ReckenbeilDavid RogersKarin C. SchallerMary and David SpenceKristine SteensmaAlbert SukoffDouglas B. SutherlandMichael TarantoJoe TomaselloGregory H. WelchBen Wiles

Students and Seniors Marlyn and Randall AlkinsDolores I. AndrusPatricia D. BainEllie E. and Lee L. Benton, Jr.Robert Judson ClarkVivian CohenBertha and Herbert FeinsteinNancy S. FinbyJean H. GaviganJacob GreenePaula KassellPeggy and James KnappBarbara and Yun KwakMarlene and Richard LevineRachel B. MullenFrances S. OwrenClare C. PorterA.J. RappC.G. SmithMary Ann C. SmithVictor J. SoloCarol SteenDaree R. Stroffolino

THANK YOU

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Craftsman Farms, the former home of noted designer Gustav Stickley, is owned by the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills and is operated as The

Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms by the Craftsman Farms Foundation, Inc. The Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization incor-

porated in the State of New Jersey. Restoration and operation of the National Historic Landmark, Craftsman Farms is made possible, in part, by

a Save America's Treasures Grant administered by the National Parks Service, Department of the Interior, and by Support from Morris County

Preservation Trust, The New Jersey Historical Commission, The New Jersey Historic Trust, and individual members.

Notes From the Farms

Visiting Craftsman Farms:

The Stickley Museum at CraftsmanFarms is open afternoons April 1-November 15th and the first threeweekends in December. The entranceis located on Route 10 West at ManorLane, about 3 miles west of I-287 inParsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey.Driving directions are available atwww.stickleymuseum.org.

Free to members and children under 6Adults: $6; Seniors & Students $5

Closed Monday, Tuesday, & Major Holidays.

April-NovemberTour Schedule

Wednesdays, Thursdays, and FridaysTours Leave: 12:15 p.m. and 1:45 p.m.

Saturdays and SundaysTours Leave: 11:15 a.m. 12:15 p.m.,1:15 p.m., 2:15 p.m., and 3:15 p.m.

Group Tours are available by reservation.Call Elaine Esposito at 973-540-0311

Gift Shop Hours: Wednesdays - FridaysNoon to 3:00 p.m.

Saturdays and Sundays11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Notes from the Farms is the quarterlypublication of The Craftsman FarmsFoundation, Inc. and is based on anoriginal design by Suzanne Jones.Contributing writers and editors: PeterCopeland, Marilyn Fish, BarbaraFuldner, Skip Nitchie, Laura Reilly, DonStahl, Heather Stivison, RayStubblebine, Marti Weinstein, andDavey Willans.Contact us:Voice: 973-540-0311 or 973-540-1165Fax: 973-540-1167Email: [email protected]: www.stickleymuseum.org

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