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Preserving and Interpreting the Legacy of Lord and Schryver to Promote a Greater Understanding of their Contribution to Northwest Landscape Architecture
Let the Garden Embrace You! Plan now to attend this exciting event.......
Willamette Heritage Center at The Mill:
Willamette Women: Our History is Our Strength
Winter Speakers' Series
The exhibition, Willamette Women (1/20 through 3/10), helps Mid-Valley heritage, cultural and history museums and organizations shine a light on women from their communities. In conjunction with the exhibition, the Center is offering the following talks in February and March:
Thursday, March 1 from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm: The Secret Garden - A Family Portrait of Landscapists Lord & Schryver, presented by Art Historian, Carmen Lord.
Elizabeth Lord and Edith Schryver were the first women Landscape Architects in the Northwest. Based in Salem, they designed many important and influential gardens in Washington, Oregon and northern California, over 40 years, and helped create today's public garden spaces in Salem, including Bush's Pasture Park and the Historic Gardens of Deepwood. This presentation, by Elizabeth Lord's grand-niece, addresses the family roots, life and character of these two pioneering career women, and the ways in which their private background acted as a formative influence on their remarkable professional life.
Click here to view schedules for the entire program taped by CCTV Salem.
For immediate viewing, click on "streaming video" on the top of that CCTV page.
