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E. AURORA, NY
PERMIT NO. 19
Roycroft Campus
31 South Grove Street
East Aurora, NY 14052
Volume XXV
Winter 2015
No. 02
:: HELP SAVE AND RESTORE AN AMERICAN TREASURE! ::
Consider making a gift to the Roycroft Campus’ Annual Fund!
OVER THE NEXT YEAR,
WITH YOUR SUPPORT WE WILL:
Purchase the Historic Print Shop,
providing space for artist studios and
recreating the Roycroft Press
Begin planning for restoration of the
Print Shop and Copper Shop
Reconstruct the Roycroft well
“Success is in the climb”
and well sweep
Continue providing unique classes,
lectures, exhibits, and tourism
opportunities to visitors from near
and far
Donations may be made at www.roycroftcampuscorporation.com or by mailing a check to:
Roycroft Campus, 31 South Grove St., East Aurora, NY 14052
The Roycroft Campus is a 501(c)3 charitable organization and donations are tax-deductible.
Elbert Hubbard
Printed every once in a while in
East Aurora q Erie County q New York
Roycroft Campus, Thirty-One South Grove Street, East Aurora, NY 14052 (716) 655-0261
www.roycroftcampuscorporation.com
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The Visitor Center and Chur Family Gallery are open 7
days a week, 10am to 5pm; the grand opening will take
place in the Spring of 2015.
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As of mid-August, the
Visitor Center has opened
its doors to the public,
offering historical information
and artifacts in order to
begin telling the story of
Elbert Hubbard and the
Roycroft. The text and
imagery on display serves
as a wonderful introduction
to the Campus’ history
for tour groups while the
artifacts help enliven the
stories told by our docents.
Conversely, when tours
are not running, guests
Curt Maranto, Executive Director
[email protected]
Tricia Furnari, Development Director
[email protected]
Alan Nowicki, Program Director
[email protected]
Kate Pendleton, Retail Director
[email protected]
Amanda Larkowski, Copper Shop Assistant Manager
[email protected]
Amizetta Haj, Office Manager
[email protected]
Amy Johnson, Administrative Assistant
[email protected]
Bonnie Valentine, Merchandise & Display Coordinator
[email protected]
Directors
Michael
Anderson
Jay Hennig
Martha
Augat
President
Joseph Castiglia
Kenneth Swanekamp
Janet Coletti
Steven Dechert
Vice President
Jill Gradwell
Robert Kriner
Grant Hamilton
Treasurer
Philip Kadet
Richard Lippes
Kathleen Murray
William Perry
Secretary
Kenneth Smyntek
Lissa Tehan
Curt Maranto
Carol Wageman
Executive Director
Donald Vidler
Phone 716-655-0261 Fax 716-655-8498
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are still able to explore the historical
displays and access information which
facilitates an overall understanding of
what the Roycroft was, is and will be.
The space also highlights other local
cultural sites such as the Elbert
Hubbard Museum, the Millard
Fillmore Presidential Home, the
Darwin Martin House and Graycliff
Estate.
Additionally, a rotating exhibit gallery has been
established in the loft of the Power House. In recognition
of their generosity this space has been name the Neil and
Barbara Chur Family Gallery. Our endeavor began with
the art photography of Peter Potter and subsequently, a
collection of works by Roycroft Master Artisans. Stop
in or check our website for upcoming exhibits for 2015.
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Visitor Center & Chur Family Gallery
Directors
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Winter at the Roycroft Inn
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Roycroft Campus Adventure
Hubbard Film Society
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Arts & Crafts Conference Review
Little Musical Journey
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Copper Shop Furniture
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Memoriam - Kitty Turgeon
Memories from Family & Friends*
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Lecture Series
Membership Benefits
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Artisan Profile
Evening with the Master Artisans
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We are fortunate to live in such opportune times. As the
coming year unfolds, we will continue to share more
details on our direction and priorities. However, one thing
is clear from the outset: without your support, we could
not attempt the next steps of this ambitious journey. I am
grateful for your dedication to the Roycroft, and I look
forward to working with you as we chart the Campus’
future.
Officers
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n idea which spurred from D
the renewed vision for DD
the Campus’ guest experience; the
creation of the Roycroft Campus
Visitor Center has been underway
since February of 2014. A small
scale project to relocate the printing
equipment, from the Copper Shop
to the Power House, allowed us
to create additional gallery space.
It also provided an opportunity to
design a formal starting point for Campus visitors. The
support of the M&T Charitable Foundation has been
integral to this endeavor.
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Memoriam - Janet Utts
Print Shop Update
The Campus’ New Visitor Center
and Chur Family Gallery
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Message from the Executive Director
As we shape the Campus for 2015, we will build upon
the Roycroft’s historic strengths: printing, art, architecture
and the passion and expertise of a dedicated staff and
volunteers. These assets, coupled with the Roycroft’s
collaborative spirit, enable us to continue working with
our distinguished partners to expand on a greater guest
experience. With the completion of the past years projects:
the Chur Family Gallery, the Roycroft Visitor Center,
and the expansion of the Copper Shop’s gallery space,
we look to the future. The purchase of the historic Print
Shop will be completed at the beginning of 2015 and the
reconstruction of the Roycroft Well will take place this
Spring. Also, three additional artists will join the Roycroft
family by establishing their studios in the Print Shop this
coming January, and the original Roycroft presses will be
returned to the building as well.
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t is my great pleasure and privilege to arrive at the
Campus at a moment of significant opportunity; one
in which we have begun to chart our course for the
future with an ambitious guest experience planning process.
We face a new era in which rapidly emerging technologies
will enable us to leverage our considerable resources and
talents more effectively than ever before. In so doing, we
will reinforce the Roycroft’s position as the birthplace of
the American Arts and Crafts Movement.
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Message From The
Executive Director
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Janet Utts
March 15, 1924 - August 8, 2014
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hen the Roycroft
Campus Corporation
acquired the Copper
Shop, Janet Utts spearheaded the
effort to recruit and train a group
of volunteer docents. Already a
docent at The Roycroft Inn and
Graycliff, she used her skills as a
researcher and historian to create
the program; volunteering countless hours organizing and
developing materials. Her love of learning was evident in
everything she did, and she embraced each new technology
as it became available. She was an early convert to digital
photography and often used her own images on the blog
she created for the Roycroft Campus.
Make winter time
your new vacation time.
❆ ❆ ❆
Winter specials abound
form romantic getaways to
from
ski all day stay all night.
Janet and I first met at East Aurora
High School, where I was a student
and she was the librarian. I was so
fortunate to meet her again as an
adult. She was the same thorough,
dedicated researcher and educator
that she had always been and I had
a new appreciation for her talents. I
also learned what a generous and loyal
friend she could be.
You are invited to indulge yourself with a trip
to a winter wonderland of years past. Bring
a comfy sweater, your warm boots and your
ice skates and skis. Spend a day strolling the
Main Street shops and bistros while breathing
in the crisp fresh air. Snuggle up by a warm fire
with a good book as snowflakes fall by your
window. Share a bottle of
wine,
wine,ananInn
Inncooked
cooked meal
meal
and relaxing conversation with someone you
know and those you will meet.
Janet’s interests included a variety
of crafts, such as quilting, knitting
and ornamental paper-cut silhouettes.
She swam with the Dawn Dunkers,
line-danced at the Senior Center
and volunteered with the Aurora
Historical Society. Janet was a
dedicated walker; she entered the
Linda Yalem Run from 1990-2010,
placing first or second in her age group and being recognized by the Buffalo News as Runner of the Year in 2006.
She was an accomplished author, including co-authoring
“Town of Aurora 1818-1930” with her husband Buck and
Don Dayer.
Janet,
From all the staff, volunteers
and docents of the Roycroft
Campus thank you for
sharing your time,
energy, and wisdom with us.
You will be greatly missed.
Submitted by Susan McBurney
Roycroft Campus to
Acquire Historic Print Shop
Roycroft Campus to Acquire Historic Print Shop this Fall
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With over $900,000 raised toward the purchase of the historic Print Shop, the Roycroft Campus
intends to take possession of the building by the end of this calendar year.
Built in 1901, the 23,354 square foot Print Shop was the final location of the Roycroft printing
operation. Once acquired,
the Print Shop
will again become
the heart
of the Campus. In the
Additional
community
support
is needed
spirit of the original Roycrofters, guests will have the opportunity to enjoy hands-on experiences
and learn about the original
purpose
of
the
Roycroft
Campus
writing,
printing
and illumination
for the purchase and initial modifications
- through the re-creation of an operating Printing Center. The experience will be further
enhanced through thenecessary
use of original presses
which are being
to the Campus thanks to
for setting
up returned
the Printing
the generosity of a long-time collector. The building will also provide space for artist studios,
Center.
Donations
may
made
exhibits, demonstrations,
and classrooms,
as well
as be
rental
spaceby
for visiting
long-term tenants and
special events.
ith over $900,000 raised toward the
purchase of the historic Print Shop,
the Roycroft Campus intends to take possession
of the building at the beginning of 2015.
–elbert hubbard
Visit www.roycroftinn.com or call us at 716.652.5552
40 South Grove Street at East Aurora, NY 14052
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www.roycroftcampuscorporation.com or
Additional community support is needed for the purchase and initial modifications necessary for
mailing
a checkDonations
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www.roycroftcampuscorporation.com or by mailing a check to 31 S. Grove St, East Aurora, NY
Aurora,
NY
14052
and
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your
14052 and indicating that your contribution is for the Print Shop Capital Campaign. Please
contact
Tricia
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for
more
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(716)
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the Print
Shop 655-0261
Capital x107 or
[email protected].
Built in 1901, the 23,354 square foot Print Shop
was the final location of the Roycroft printing
operation. Once acquired, the Print Shop will
again become the heart of the Campus. In the
spirit of the original Roycrofters, guests will have
the opportunity to enjoy hands-on experiences and
learn about the original purpose of the Roycroft
Campus - writing, printing and illumination - through the
re-creation of an operating Printing Center. The experience
will be further enhanced through the use of original
presses which are being returned to the Campus thanks
to the generosity of a long-time collector. The building will
also provide space for artist studios, exhibits, demonstrations,
and classrooms, as well as rental space for long-term tenants
and special events.
Initiative is doing the right things without being told.
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Janet’s gifts to her community and her
lifelong thirst for learning were reflected
in her daily activities, her 70 year
marriage and her generous friendship.
At a reception in her honor, Janet’s
daughters prepared cards with sayings
that Janet used often. Among my
favorites, now hanging on my fridge, is
“If you say you’ll show up, show up.”
Open, honest and right to the point,
like its author.
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Campaign. Please contact Tricia Furnari
for more details at (716) 655-0261 x107 or
[email protected].
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issa C hur T ehan has lived in
East Aurora most of her life; her
great grandparents even worked at the
Print Shop on the Roycroft Campus! She
has a Master’s degree in Health Care
Administration from Trinity University
in San Antonio, Texas and has worked in her family’s
company; owning and managing long term care facilities
in both New York and Illinois. Lissa is very excited to be
on the Board of Directors and hopes to positively contribute
to the preservation and restoration of the Campus.
C. A nderson was
born in New Zealand and
arriving in the US in 1994, Michael
attended the University of Hawaii and
then SUNY at Buffalo. He completed
his Master’s degree in architecture and
graduated in 2003. While working at Architectural
Resources, Michael was involved in several projects on
the Roycroft Campus such as the initial study and
conceptual designs for conversion of the Chapel as well
as the new bar entry and the proposed new kitchen in
the Inn. He is a former member of the Board of Directors
for the Elmwood Village Association and currently sits
on their Design Committee. Michael is also the secretary
for the Buffalo/WNY chapter of the American Institute
of Architects and will hold the office of Vice-President
next year.
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A Roycroft Campus Adventure
Welcome New Board Members
ichael
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E. Vidler was born
and raised in East Aurora, Don
graduated from East Aurora High School
in 1974 and Hamilton College in 1978.
His great grandfather Newell White
was one of Elbert Hubbard’s original
printers! Don resided in the NYC area for 30 years where
he was involved in a variety of sales and marketing
management positions for the textile fiber/apparel
business. He moved back to East Aurora in 2009 to rejoin
the family business, Vidlers 5 & 10.
P. Smyntek Although
a lifelong resident of East Aurora,
Ken spent 10 years exploring other parts
of the country. Through his travels, he
began to fully appreciate East Aurora’s
unique qualities and decided to return
home. Ken quickly became involved with The Aurora
Players Community Theater and spent the past 6 years
on their Board of Directors, 5 of which he served as
President. With a degree in printing from RIT, Ken has
spent his career in various aspects of that industry. He
is excited and looking forward to becoming an active
member of the Roycroft Campus!
enneth
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most important weekend of the year for Arts & Crafts
collectors.”
n February of 2016, the Roycroft Campus will be
hosting a bus trip to Asheville, North Carolina
in which guests will enjoy the 29th National Arts &
Crafts Conference at The Grove Park Inn.
The Roycroft Campus has had a presence at the conference
for several years; please join us and take part in our
yearly adventure! The motor coach will leave the Campus
on Thursday, February 18th and return on Monday,
February 22nd. Included in the trip package is a 4 night
stay at the historical Grove Park Inn, a Conference Pass
and transportation costs. The price is $1,200 per person
or $1,800 per couple (based on double occupancy); this
discounted pricing will be available through November
1st, 2015. All other costs such as meals and workshops
are not included. Please call 716.655.0261 or stop by the
Roycroft Campus for more information or to make
reservations. It’s the perfect little getaway during those
cold winter months!
Opened in July of 1913, The Grove Park Inn is considered
the finest Arts & Crafts hotel in the country. The main
lobby, known as the Great Hall, has large stone walls,
high ceilings with huge beams, and two gigantic walk-in
fireplaces - one at each end of this magnificent main
room. Massive Roycroft grandfather clocks stand guard
in this space and Roycroft chandeliers hang overhead.
The Grove Park Inn actually became the Roycrofters’
largest commission ever with over 1,400 lighting and
furniture pieces! Roycroft metalwork including lighting,
hardware, standing ashtrays and nearly 100 elegant
American Beauty hammered copper vases were also
made.
The Grove Park Inn is now home to the annual National
Arts & Crafts Conference which is held each February.
The event features national speakers, contemporary
artisans selling their work, tours, small group discussions,
workshops, and an antique show containing exquisite
original furniture, pottery, copperwork, and other
decorative arts. The New York Times called it, “the
Renoir
Sunday, March 8th, 2015 - 4:00pm
2012 - 111min - French, Italian
The Rules of the Game
Sunday, April 12th, 2015- 4:00pm
1939 - 110min - French
Upcoming Movie Schedule
Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea
Bernie
Sunday, May 3rd, 2015 - 4:00pm (the first Sunday in May!)
2007 - 90min - English, German
Sunday, January 11th, 2015 - 4:00pm
2011 - 104min - English
Lunchbox
Still Mine
Sunday, February 8th, 2015 - 4:00pm
2013 - 104min - Hindi, English
Sunday, June 14th, 2015 - 4:00pm
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Artisan Profile – Natalie Richards
The 2014 Roycroft Arts & Crafts Conference
speaker from last year, as well as local
scholars who gave us a better understanding of Elbert Hubbard - the man,
his relationship with the community and
the women who worked for him. Ron
VanOstrand, a Roycroft Master Artisan,
taught us the intricacies of metal work,
and The Hubbard Film Society screened
the documentary “Elbert Hubbard: An
American Original.” Lastly, Roycroft
artisans demonstrated their skills in a
variety of media throughout the weekend
and hands-on workshops were open to the
public with topics such as metalsmithing, illuminating
and self-publishing.
his past October, the Roycroft
Campus held its third annual
Arts & Crafts Conference! The theme
was “Ruskin, Morris & Hubbard: The
Arts and Crafts of the Word”; the ‘word’
being both written and printed. John
Ruskin’s writings are considered the
basis for the philosophy of the Arts &
Crafts Movement. William Morris, one of
Ruskin’s followers, would transform these
ideas into the Decorative Arts, especially
through his printed works at the Kelmscott
Press. Elbert Hubbard would later be
inspired by both Ruskin and Morris and eventually
bring their ideas to life in the United States through his
endeavors on the Roycroft Campus.
With the success of this year’s conference, we are eagerly
looking forward to our plans for next year. Save the date
for the Roycroft Conference October 17th & 18th, 2015.
Stay tuned for more information on our speakers and
workshops as the schedule unfolds.
We were excited to
have three speakers
from England this
year: Paul Dawson,
Rachel Dickinson and
Howard Hull. Their
lectures spoke of the
connections between
these three men and
the ideals of the Arts
& Crafts Movement,
both past, present
and future. We also
welcomed back James
Spates, our keynote
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atalie Richards
was born in
California, and
currently lives there with
her husband and daughter.
Her love for textiles began
at an early age; she always
enjoyed looking through the assortments
of fabric remnants at her grandparent’s
upholstery shop, and would leave with
armfuls of remnants and small coin purses
sewn by the seamstress of the family business,
her grandmother. With the aid of an embroidery
kit, Natalie taught herself to embroider
by the age of 10, and was making her
own designs by 12.
Her interest in art,
particularly pencil, pen and ink
drawings, continued throughout
school, where she received several
awards from judged exhibitions.
it was love at first sight. She became fully
emerged in all things Arts & Crafts,
particularly textiles of the period, and
began making curtains, table linens and
drawing her own designs. Her husband
encouraged her to begin selling the
textiles, and in time, Natalie listed placemats
on an auction site. Before long, she
received requests for additional textiles!
Her table linens were soon in private collections
across the nation, and upon listing an Arts
& Crafts runner, the successful bidder
commissioned her to create curtains for a
Craftsman home in Pasadena, California.
Natalie has been part of the Roycrofters
-At-Large Association and has sold her
work in the Copper Shop Gallery for many years. Her
artistry is admired by visitors of the Roycroft Campus
and her hanging art work, a combination of painting and
embroidery, was represented in this year’s Masters Show
and drew a lot of attention. Natalie has been chosen to
be the featured artist for the cover of the 2015 Roycroft
Gala.
During a furniture shopping trip a
few years later, Natalie came across
an Arts & Crafts style bookcase;
“Evening
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including, “Get Happy,” “Let’s Fall in Love,” “Stormy
Weather,” “That Old Black Magic,” “Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate
the Positive,” “Come Rain or Come Shine,” “The Man
That Got Away” and what was voted the twentieth
century’s No. 1 song “Over the Rainbow” from The
Wizard of Oz. The
evening featured
the singing talents
of Chris and Leah
Wietig with James
Welch on Piano,
along with special
guest artists Jan
Ferington and Celina
Velasquez.
n October, the
Roycroft Campus
was proud to present
our 10th Little Musical
Journey; “FALLing in
Love with Harold Arlen.”
Although Arlen’s name
might not be the most
recognizable, we are
sure you know his music. Born in Buffalo in 1905,
Harold Arlen would go on to become one of the most
prolific American composers of the twentieth century.
He would write over 500 songs, working with the likes of
Ted Koehler, Ira Gershwin and Johnny Mercer, and contribute many standards to the Great American Songbook
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Master Artisans”
$35,000
helped make the event a success! Save
the date for next year - Wednesday,
September 16, 2015.
he Roycroft Campus held its second
annual “Evening with the
Roycroft Master Artisans”
on Thursday, October 2nd.
Guests had the privilege
of meeting with Roycroft
Master Artisans and viewing their work, followed by
dinner and a unique auction
of artisan-crafted pieces and
more! Over $35,000 was raised, with proceeds
going toward the continued preservation and
restoration of the National
Historic Landmark Campus.
The Roycroft Campus is
grateful to the event’s Presenting Sponsor, Moog, Inc.,
co-chairs Martha Augat and
Carol Wageman, committee
members and volunteers,
and the many other businesses and individuals
whose generous support
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The Roycroft Lecture Series
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On November 16th, we were excited
to have British author Judith Miller
talking on the Campus. Miller is noted
as one of the world’s leading experts
in the field of antiques. She co-founded
the international best-seller “Miller’s
Antiques Price Guide” and has
written more than 100 books. She
appears regularly on TV and radio including The Antiques
Roadshow, the BBC TV series The House Detectives,
ITV’s The Antiques Trail, and Discovery’s It’s Your
Bid. Miller has lectured extensively, including at the
V&A in London and the Smithsonian in Washington,
DC, and is also a regular contributor to Forbes magazine.
Her lecture on the Campus was a huge success!
nspired by Elbert Hubbard’s own Little Journeys
publications and his belief in stimulating his workers
with Sunday lectures, the Roycroft is excited to bring
back a lecture series to the Campus. The Roycroft
Lecture Series was presented in collaboration with the
Roycroft Campus, the Roycrofters At-Large Association,
the Aurora Historical Society, The Roycroft Inn and the
Foundation for the Study of the Arts & Crafts Movement
at Roycroft.
Many of these lectures were held at the Roycroft
Chapel. In fact, Elbert Hubbard often presented his own
lectures in this building! The lectures are free and open
to the public, with a freewill donation greatly appreciated.
Donations will help fund future programs in the series.
In 2015, the Series plans to host Grant Hamilton, local
publisher and past president of the New York Press
Association, as well as Canadian sculptor, Tim Schmalz.
For more information regarding the Roycroft Lecture
Series and future speakers please visit the Roycroft
Campus website.
In 2014, the series featured Kitty
Turgeon, one of the Founders of the
Roycrofters-At-Large Association and
Executive Director of the Foundation
for the Study of the Arts & Crafts.
We also hosted Constance Payne, a
national known artist and painter of
the 4 Seasons murals in the Roycroft
Inn. Our most recent speakers included Charlie Clough,
international artist and co-founder of Hallwalls
Contemporary Art Center in Buffalo, and a panel of
Roycroft Renaissance Master Artisans.
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$1,800
Trefoil Table
$950
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$425
Year!
upport the Roycroft Campus and give your friends and family members a unique present this year by
purchasing a gift membership. The recipient will enjoy discounts on select classes and events, tour passes,
and much more! Memberships can be purchased by visiting our website, or by calling (716) 655-0261, and noting
that it is a gift membership.
Frederick Kranz Level ($150)
Entry Table
$3,800
Benefits of previous level PLUS:
• 10% off non-artisan goods at the Roycroft Copper Shop
• Special gift from the Roycroft Campus
Individual Membership ($50)
• Special discounts on select classes and events
• Subscription to The Fra newsletter
• Advance notification of Campus events
• One pass for a Roycroft Campus Basic Tour
Alexis Jean Fournier Level ($250)
• One ticket to a Behind-the-Scenes Tour
• One ticket to a Little Musical Journey event
Family Membership ($75)
• Additional pass for a Roycroft Campus Basic Tour (2 total)
• $10 gift card to be used toward any Copper Shop purchase,
Campus tour or class
• Discounts at partner businesses
Tile Top Table
$825
Crow & Moon Tile Table
$949
W.W. Denslow Level ($500)
• One additional ticket to a Behind-the-Scenes Tour (2 total)
• One additional ticket to a Little Musical Journey event (2 total)
• 25% discount on V.I.P. Tour Tickets
• East Aurora Gift Basket
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Memories
from
Family & Friends
Molly Gold
Linda Ulrich-Hagner
My original connection with Kitty was the Chautauqua
Institution and a conference she sponsored called “The
Connection.” The early 2000 conference combined
the spiritual and philosophical values of both the
Roycroft and the Chautauqua movements. Preserving
the environment, equal rights and the arts were integral
to the movements. It
was one of many cultural
tourism efforts that Kitty
fostered.
As a guest and at home
Kitty always operated on
2nd shift. She was going
strong into the wee hours.
Her stories were unique
and universal to all
things Arts & Crafts.
Whenever she called
I made sure to have
a yellow pad and pen
to take notes; I didn’t
want to miss a thing
she had to say. She was
a paper and pen person
and did not embrace
technology. Whenever
I sent an email about
Roycroft related issues, I would make a copy and drive it
over and tape it to her front door (just thinking about that
will always make me smile). She was the smartest person
in the room when it came to all things Roycroft. She has
had an impact on my life and the lives of so many. I just
can’t imagine life not seeing her ID on the phone and
grabbing the yellow pad.
My husband Jim and I have had the privilege of knowing
Kitty for over twenty years. In that time we were
always welcomed into her sacred space on Walnut Street.
We would share laughs over the most simple life bumps
in the road. We also shared tears over challenges in our
collective lives.
I remember being on
an Elder Hostel bus on
the Roycroft Campus.
We were waiting for
Kitty who was in the
Copper Shop doing some
last minute business. My
friend Lorna who was
sitting next to me said as
she saw Kitty coming
toward the bus: “Look
at her, she is floating
about three feet above
the ground, that woman
is other worldly.” That
image of her in a black
and cinnamon colored
cape will forever be in
me.
Most of all, I see Kitty
always forward looking with many VISIONS and a kind
and generous heart. She had a love of young people and
supported them on their journeys. Keep a watch over us
all Kitty, we need your wise guidance. Much Love and
Many Hugs.
Christine Peters
There are so many things that I will remember about
Kitty, from her love of all things Roycroft to her love
of all whom she came to know. A hug from Kitty was
like no other - truly heart to heart. Since I have known
her, Kitty lived by, “Blessed are the peacemakers for they
will be called children of God.” (Mt. 5:9) She wished for
everyone the presence of all good things and to lift the
world a little further on. Through her inner peace, she
avoided anger, forsake retaliation, and worked to
establish right relationships. She lived her life as a
messenger of peace.
Vonda Givens, Executive Director,
Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms
Because we share in the work of preserving and
continuing the legacy of the American Arts & Crafts
Movement, everyone at Craftsman Farms feels a
particular kinship and solidarity with our friends at
Roycroft. Kitty’s name has long been synonymous with
Roycroft and her life will long serve as an inspiration for
what can be achieved through passion and hard work.
Though Kitty’s passing is a staggering loss for all of us, it
is a consolation that her life’s work - all she set in motion
at Roycroft - will continue well beyond her years.
Gail Durkin
In the twenty years that I knew Kitty, she taught me
many things; to be forgiving and open-minded are the
two that mean the most to me. It will always make my
heart smile when I remember the loving way she
introduced me as her Goddaughter.
*Due to limited space submissions have been edited.
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A Jewel
in the
Crown
of the
Roycroft
In Memoriam - Edythe ‘Kitty’ Turgeon (1933 - 2014)
penned articles for national magazines and gave
presentations throughout the world. Her goal
was to educate as many people as would listen
on all things Arts & Crafts, especially from
a philosophical and spiritual perspective. Kitty
passed away on Monday, November 3rd, 2014; she
was 81.
itty Turgeon was the bridge from the
original Campus to what it is today.
She had known some of the first
Roycrofters, bought and helped save the Roycroft
Inn and owned and ran the gift store at the
Copper Shop for several years. Kitty was undeniably
the driving force behind the Campus receiving
National Historic Landmark status, was one of the
founders of the Roycrofters-At-Large-Association
(RALA) and lived in Alexis Fournier’s former
house, treating it like a museum. In her later years,
she created and ran The Foundation for the Study
of The Arts and Crafts Movement at Roycroft,
which included two week-long Road Scholar
programs to the Campus and Buffalo every year.
Kitty co-wrote three books on Arts & Crafts,
Kitty’s contributions to the Campus are immeasurable;
she spearheaded a movement to preserve and
revive not only the Campus buildings but the
ideals that once defined the Roycroft. Both her
achievements and unwavering spirit have forever
left footprints on the Campus, and joyful memories
in our hearts. From all of us here at the Roycroft
Campus, Kitty you will truly be missed.
“(S)He has achieved success who has worked
well, laughed often, and loved much.”
Elbert Hubbard
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Memories
from
Family & Friends
parts of the award committee. Each August one or two
Stott Award winners receive a handmade, framed citation written by the Stott committee, five hundred dollars and a copy of Mary’s World, a collection of Mary’s
essays. The awards are presented at a gala reception at
the Inn with food, drink, camaraderie and music by
past award winners.
While the Stott Award
functions as its own
entity, Kitty, from day
one, wisely gathered
it under the umbrella
of her Foundation for
the Study of the Arts
and Crafts Movement
at Roycroft to give it
tax-exempt status.
Thanks to the solid
footing the Stotts
and Kitty established
twenty years ago, the
Stott Awards will
endure in the coming
years, and continue
to honor those whose
pursuits of excellence
in music, writing and
the arts are in the
spirit of Roycroft.
They will continue
to honor those who
work for the love of
their craft—often in
relative obscurity, often
without commercial
or critical success—as
well as those who
understand that art, in all of its manifestations, enhances
a community. Now, however, the Mary and Gil Stott
Awards at Roycroft will become, as well, a reflection of
the love Kitty Turgeon had for Roycroft, Arts & Crafts
and the Hubbard family and form an important part of
her legacy.
Rick Ohler, Stott Award Chairman
One of Kitty Turgeon’s Many Legacies:
The Mary and Gil Stott Award at Roycroft
Kitty Turgeon loved all things Roycroft as well as all
things Arts & Crafts. She kept the memory of Elbert
Hubbard alive in everything she did, and she had a special
love for members of
the Hubbard family
past and present. Nowhere was her affection
for Roycroft, Arts &
Crafts and the Hubbard
family more evident
than in her twenty
years as the guiding
light and driving force
behind the Mary and
Gil Stott Award at
Roycroft.
The Mary and Gil
Stott Award at Roycroft came into being
in 1994 after Elbert
and Alice Hubbard’s
granddaughter, Mary
Roelofs Stott, died and
her husband Gil Stott
turned to longtime
family friend Kitty
Turgeon for help in
establishing a fitting
memorial for her. As a
paean to Mary’s talent
and passion for writing
and music, Kitty, ever
the visionary, helped
Gil establish an endowed award that annually would honor writers and musicians (later expanded to include artists and craftspeople
of all media) whose work echoed Mary’s spirit and the
spirit of Roycroft. With the sad passing of Gil in 2005,
the name changed to the Mary and Gil Stott Award at
Roycroft and the Stotts’ sons Bill and John became vital
Memories
from
Family & Friends
Bruce Johnson
Frank Turgeon
She was the Queen of the Roycroft
Renaissance. Author, activist, historian,
lecturer, tour guide, preservationist,
and innkeeper - the list is seemingly
endless of the many roles which Kitty
Turgeon played over the course of five
decades on the Roycroft Campus in
East Aurora.
I was honored to have been her
friend and to have been able to present
her with the Arts and Crafts Lifetime
Achievement Award at the 2009
National Arts and Crafts Conference
at the Grove Park Inn.
And, like so many of you, I cherish
the many memories and stories she left
me as a part of her legacy. In recent
months we had been conferring often
on one of her latest projects: writing the
history of the Roycroft Renaissance.
The problem she kept encountering
was that she was the Head, Heart and
Hand of the Roycroft Renaissance,
and her modesty over her various roles
often prevented her from recognizing
her own importance.
We will now leave that in the hands
of someone else, someone who will be
hindered, unfortunately, with not
being able to do as we so often suggested: “Just ask Kitty.”
Mine is but one of an endless number of tributes which
will be paid to Kitty, not just now but in years to come,
for without her indomitable spirit and enthusiasm, the
Arts and Crafts Revival, just like the Roycroft
Renaissance, would not be where it is today.
Kitty, we don’t even know yet just how much we are
going to miss you. Your friend, Bruce Johnson
Kitty and I lived large; we worked
together and interacted with our friends,
family, church, and our children constantly.
She brought together many people that
she worked with and introduced many
ideas to help teach things of good to
these groups. We made enough income
that she suggested we spend some now,
and work again for more tomorrow. So
we traveled extensively, befriended many
great people and found the Roycroft
Inn. My brother and I were building a
restaurant business; we purchased the
Roycroft Inn as one of our restaurant
locations. Kitty fell in love with the
building, then the history. Soon Kitty
asked me if she could stay overnight at
the Inn (before we remodeled it for our
restaurant). Kitty talked to me about
what happened that night, and many
other nights; windows opening, steps on
the stairs, doors closing, many eventful
happenstances that led Kitty to study,
teach, work, and bring crafting back as
she saw it from Elbert Hubbard and
the Inn. She accomplished her work
and her dream… God bless her.
June Turgeon
Williamsville
Margie Turgeon Setzer (Niece)
Always knowing what to say, to help me see what was
true. My dear Auntie Mame, there will never be another
you!
h
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of
Kitty and I met at Cornell 60 years ago; we later became
sisters-in-law. I’m glad we shared most of our years as
family and most recently as best friends. She leaves me
memories of fun, accomplishments and love.
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Memories
from
Family & Friends
Memories
No one who knew her
Kitty was a complete
doubted the shining heart,
original. Even if you didn’t
and the love for life and light
know who Kitty Turgeon
that sparked within it. Kitty
was, you would remember
was completely supportive
the person I mean if you have
to any of her friends going
been in the same building
through a hard time. She
with her in the last forty
spent endless hours guiding
years. Though neither loud
others through the transinor self-conscious, Kitty
tions in their own lives.
never went anywhere without
Perhaps Kitty’s energy
a splash. She couldn’t help
and commitment to the life
being larger than life. Kitty
of the mind was the most
didn’t follow style; she made
remarkable feature about
it. She was ever-festooned
her. Many people are tired
with all the scarves and
as they get ready to leave
dashikis one would associate
this world; this one was
with the countercultural
filled with a deathless zest.
avant-garde. Then there were
Her physical health had ups
those so-classic Celtic,
and downs, but that spirit
Native American and Arts
got up and tore into every
& Crafts-like rings, necklaces,
day. She taught, lectured,
pins, bangles and amulets. Where
wrote, led conferences, and
she walked, she billowed like a
was a friend to anyone who
driven sail and clattered like
wanted to learn. In her last
a windblown blind. Chairs
year she led tour groups
Photo Credit: Robert Rust
she wafted into. Rooms she
around the world to see
entered in a fragrant gust, sashaying in as if with an
Arts & Crafts monuments and communities. To her
invisible entourage if a real one wasn’t there. None of this
dying week she had as energetic a schedule as a
was for display. The style was an expression of the spirit.
graduate student. She was working on a new book!
She wore symbols of every philosophy that inspired her
This thirst for her own understanding and guiding
and mementoes of every place she’d been. Somehow it
others to theirs was absolutely unquenchable.
all fit perfectly and embodied who and what she was: a
Kitty has entered that deep realm of impression in
completely harmonious merging of disparate influences.
which, a la Shelley, “music and moonlight and feeling
Kitty’s human connections
are one.” I know I should
were truly global and as
sing praise. She is with
colorful as her interests, and
the elders, where all those
through them she had developed
burning questions will have
a working understanding of
answers. I grieve, though,
a number of mystical and
that there is one less person
spiritual disciplines. The
here to guide the rest of us
span of them can only be
to ours.
suggested. And there was a
vast collection of knowledge
in that head of hers, much
of it esoteric. Anyone who
chatted with her even briefly
and had the tinder to be lit by
speculation came away glowing
with new understanding.
Mason Winfield
h
from
Family & Friends
Rita Argen Auerbach
Jayne Freeman
Kitty and I raised our children
together by day, partied by
night and created wonderful
projects in between.
Sally Cunningham
A few people achieve fame
and profit from it. Our Kitty
achieved fame and benefited little;
sometimes it cost her dearly.
A few make a large mark on
their world, sharing knowledge
and vision with lofty goals
- Kitty did that too. Not only
did preservationists and the
Roycroft heritage benefit, but
regular folks along the way,
from floundering artists to lonely
or disenfranchised friends. My
daughter Alice, even as a
teenager - among many other such
young people - experienced
Kitty’s grand embrace. Kitty
taught gracious hosting, social
responsibi lity, the ar t of
merchandising and shop-keeping
skills. What a gift she has been
to so many at so many levels!
Paul Duchscherer
Kitty was a formidable
presence that was hard to ignore,
as she somehow commanded attention just by entering a room.
Through her life’s inevitable ups
and downs, it was her quirky
sense of humor – intentional
or not – that always persisted.
Kitty knew how to “read a
room,” communicate freely, and
be truly kind and hospitable to
strangers. The unique cadence
of her speech was punctuated
by thoughtful pauses, and
enhanced by her lively twinkling
eyes, and quick laughter. Kitty
lived her rich life to the fullest,
and leaves our world better,
and richer, because of it.
h
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My life with Kitty began in
1967 when Kitty and Frank,
vaguely acquaintances from
Calvary Episcopal Church, moved
down the street from us on
LeBrun Circle. My first venture
with Kitty was for the church.
In Kitty’s backyard, four of us
sand blasted art objects for the
Church Fair. When I directed a
musical for Calvary, I put Kitty
front and center in a Can Can
number when I discovered she
could kick above her head.
After the Roycroft was
purchased but before it was open,
we joined Kitty and Frank as they
prepared Thanksgiving dinner at
the Inn. Kitty’s fascination with
all things Roycroft, I think,
started that snowy day. I don’t
think she knew at that time that
the fascination would turn into
a lifelong commitment. However,
week by week, month by month
it became more obvious that it
wasn’t going to be an easy road.
But, as somebody said, it may
have been the road less travelled
but it was clearly marked ‘Kitty’
right from the get-go.
Times they were a–changing
in those days and I was lucky
to have Kitty as my friend who
was brave enough to change
with them. I’ve missed my
friend and neighbor since
she moved to East Aurora.
However, she came to my 80th
birthday party and I went to
hers, and her spirit is still with
me.
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Memories
from
Family & Friends
Memories
from
Family & Friends
of her career, which lasted right
into the final month of her life.
My favorite conversations
with her, however, were not
about our work or her illustrious
life, but revolved around her
observations and beliefs regarding
the spirit of the creative process
and the meaningfulness of living a beautiful life. She liked to
navigate these exchanges from a
stance where she was quick to
insist that she was not an artist.
I would argue that if there is an
art to crafting a soul, then Kitty
was a master.
Bethany Francis,
Assistant 2013-2014
Sandy Starks
Marc Smith, Ph.D.
You were there to inspire me.
You were there to teach me.
You were there to comfort me.
You were there to amuse me.
You were there to aggravate me.
You were there to enlighten me.
You were there to assure me.
You were there to support me.
You were there to elevate me.
You were there to cheer me.
You were there to nag me.
You were there to motivate me.
You were there to change me.
You were there to impress me.
You were there to make me laugh.
You were there to lecture me.
You were there to love me.
You were there to make me reach for the stars,
and now when I see that brilliant, bright shining star
in the sky I remember to……
The day Kitty Turgeon arrived at the Roycroft, in the
mid-1970’s, marked the advent of what we would come
to call the Roycroft Renaissance; a revival that would
eventually culminate in the full restoration of the Inn
and its status as a historic landmark and a destination
for people around the world. In my mind, that’s how
important Kitty Turgeon was in the revival of the
Roycroft, which had fallen on hard times in the two decades
leading up to the 1970’s. Every movement needs a vision
and Kitty was the visionary who set ideas into motion.
Kitty had a passion for the Roycroft and the passion
was contagious for all who were working with her. Kitty
was fun, charming, sweet-natured and very determined.
She left an indelible legacy as someone who never sought
personal credit, even though she was usually the key
creative figure behind the scenes. It was she who could
foresee the day when the Roycroft achieved the funding
and status of a protected and valued historic site. In a
modest way she was a true Roycroft historian who also
had the keen artistic perception to lay the groundwork
for the day when the Roycroft would again become the
type of Arts & Crafts center first conceived by Elbert
Hubbard.
I’ll reiterate it: she was the essential visionary who
came to the Roycroft at just the right time. We who have
an abiding love for the Roycroft should all be grateful.
She was an essential character in the unfolding and
ongoing story of East Aurora.
DANCE like nobody is watching.
LOVE like you have never been hurt.
SING like there is nobody listening.
WORK like you don’t need the money.
LIVE like it is heaven on Earth.
Devon Starks
“She was my Auntie Mame.”
h
Michael Starks
In August of 1969, in an antique shop on Allen St., I
met a most extraordinary woman. The rest is history......
and oh what a ride it has been!
10
Meeting Kitty and working
together was brought about by
each of us being immersed in a
transitional time in our lives. I was
relocating back to my hometown,
East Aurora, and she was turning
her attention to minding her legacy.
Kitty’s immense love and commitment
to her family, friends and endeavors,
both personal and collaborative, was
her driving force in recruiting me to
help her with several rather ambitious projects, with a momentum
that made it difficult to see her as
someone “in retirement.” It was
through the many hours we spent
in the Fournier House, reviewing
her collections and connections, trying to organize a vast
network of knowledge and memories that I grew to
understand the scale of what she had affected in her
relationships and surroundings. She was not just part of
her community; she had really lived here. There is no
way to inventory, outline or otherwise digitize that particular experience.
I didn’t know her long, in comparison to the
magnificent friendships she built during her years, but
the nature of our work lead to a quick intimacy. Our
typical conversation topics included love, spirit, the sublime, and death, which she
liked to refer to as “making
the transition,” and it was
a journey she cast a brave
and loving eye towards.
Often, in the past weeks,
I have found myself appreciating her positive attitude
and warm candor on the subject, as it bequeathed me a
well of comfort in this sad
event of those conversations
being unexpectedly and immediately relevant. Though,
of course, I did not know it
while it was happening, she
gave me the honor of being
by her side during the last
Sharon Osgood
One fond memory I have of Kitty involves her son,
Mark, and candles. I had come to Kitty’s post-Christmas
party wearing a brand new outfit which included a midi
length tunic. While talking to a young couple, Mark
approached to join the conversation and I turned and
leaned backwards, planting my elbow on a bookcase behind
me, to greet him. All of a sudden I felt a searing pain on
my shoulder blade and this aghast look on Mark’s face.
I was on fire! Mark quickly patted it out with his bare
hands and Kitty took me upstairs to view the damage.
There was a big hole burned
through the tunic, and a large
red burn that was already
beginning to blister. But we
concluded that I was well
enough protected by shock
that I could seek treatment
in the morning, and enough
was left of my tunic that if
I kept my back to the wall,
no one would notice. So
I resumed partying and
Kitty resumed being the
great hostess that she was. I
did notice that some of the
candles had been moved.
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Memories
from
Family & Friends
Memories
from
Family & Friends
of her career, which lasted right
into the final month of her life.
My favorite conversations
with her, however, were not
about our work or her illustrious
life, but revolved around her
observations and beliefs regarding
the spirit of the creative process
and the meaningfulness of living a beautiful life. She liked to
navigate these exchanges from a
stance where she was quick to
insist that she was not an artist.
I would argue that if there is an
art to crafting a soul, then Kitty
was a master.
Bethany Francis,
Assistant 2013-2014
Sandy Starks
Marc Smith, Ph.D.
You were there to inspire me.
You were there to teach me.
You were there to comfort me.
You were there to amuse me.
You were there to aggravate me.
You were there to enlighten me.
You were there to assure me.
You were there to support me.
You were there to elevate me.
You were there to cheer me.
You were there to nag me.
You were there to motivate me.
You were there to change me.
You were there to impress me.
You were there to make me laugh.
You were there to lecture me.
You were there to love me.
You were there to make me reach for the stars,
and now when I see that brilliant, bright shining star
in the sky I remember to……
The day Kitty Turgeon arrived at the Roycroft, in the
mid-1970’s, marked the advent of what we would come
to call the Roycroft Renaissance; a revival that would
eventually culminate in the full restoration of the Inn
and its status as a historic landmark and a destination
for people around the world. In my mind, that’s how
important Kitty Turgeon was in the revival of the
Roycroft, which had fallen on hard times in the two decades
leading up to the 1970’s. Every movement needs a vision
and Kitty was the visionary who set ideas into motion.
Kitty had a passion for the Roycroft and the passion
was contagious for all who were working with her. Kitty
was fun, charming, sweet-natured and very determined.
She left an indelible legacy as someone who never sought
personal credit, even though she was usually the key
creative figure behind the scenes. It was she who could
foresee the day when the Roycroft achieved the funding
and status of a protected and valued historic site. In a
modest way she was a true Roycroft historian who also
had the keen artistic perception to lay the groundwork
for the day when the Roycroft would again become the
type of Arts & Crafts center first conceived by Elbert
Hubbard.
I’ll reiterate it: she was the essential visionary who
came to the Roycroft at just the right time. We who have
an abiding love for the Roycroft should all be grateful.
She was an essential character in the unfolding and
ongoing story of East Aurora.
DANCE like nobody is watching.
LOVE like you have never been hurt.
SING like there is nobody listening.
WORK like you don’t need the money.
LIVE like it is heaven on Earth.
Devon Starks
“She was my Auntie Mame.”
h
Michael Starks
In August of 1969, in an antique shop on Allen St., I
met a most extraordinary woman. The rest is history......
and oh what a ride it has been!
10
Meeting Kitty and working
together was brought about by
each of us being immersed in a
transitional time in our lives. I was
relocating back to my hometown,
East Aurora, and she was turning
her attention to minding her legacy.
Kitty’s immense love and commitment
to her family, friends and endeavors,
both personal and collaborative, was
her driving force in recruiting me to
help her with several rather ambitious projects, with a momentum
that made it difficult to see her as
someone “in retirement.” It was
through the many hours we spent
in the Fournier House, reviewing
her collections and connections, trying to organize a vast
network of knowledge and memories that I grew to
understand the scale of what she had affected in her
relationships and surroundings. She was not just part of
her community; she had really lived here. There is no
way to inventory, outline or otherwise digitize that particular experience.
I didn’t know her long, in comparison to the
magnificent friendships she built during her years, but
the nature of our work lead to a quick intimacy. Our
typical conversation topics included love, spirit, the sublime, and death, which she
liked to refer to as “making
the transition,” and it was
a journey she cast a brave
and loving eye towards.
Often, in the past weeks,
I have found myself appreciating her positive attitude
and warm candor on the subject, as it bequeathed me a
well of comfort in this sad
event of those conversations
being unexpectedly and immediately relevant. Though,
of course, I did not know it
while it was happening, she
gave me the honor of being
by her side during the last
Sharon Osgood
One fond memory I have of Kitty involves her son,
Mark, and candles. I had come to Kitty’s post-Christmas
party wearing a brand new outfit which included a midi
length tunic. While talking to a young couple, Mark
approached to join the conversation and I turned and
leaned backwards, planting my elbow on a bookcase behind
me, to greet him. All of a sudden I felt a searing pain on
my shoulder blade and this aghast look on Mark’s face.
I was on fire! Mark quickly patted it out with his bare
hands and Kitty took me upstairs to view the damage.
There was a big hole burned
through the tunic, and a large
red burn that was already
beginning to blister. But we
concluded that I was well
enough protected by shock
that I could seek treatment
in the morning, and enough
was left of my tunic that if
I kept my back to the wall,
no one would notice. So
I resumed partying and
Kitty resumed being the
great hostess that she was. I
did notice that some of the
candles had been moved.
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Memories
from
Family & Friends
Memories
No one who knew her
Kitty was a complete
doubted the shining heart,
original. Even if you didn’t
and the love for life and light
know who Kitty Turgeon
that sparked within it. Kitty
was, you would remember
was completely supportive
the person I mean if you have
to any of her friends going
been in the same building
through a hard time. She
with her in the last forty
spent endless hours guiding
years. Though neither loud
others through the transinor self-conscious, Kitty
tions in their own lives.
never went anywhere without
Perhaps Kitty’s energy
a splash. She couldn’t help
and commitment to the life
being larger than life. Kitty
of the mind was the most
didn’t follow style; she made
remarkable feature about
it. She was ever-festooned
her. Many people are tired
with all the scarves and
as they get ready to leave
dashikis one would associate
this world; this one was
with the countercultural
filled with a deathless zest.
avant-garde. Then there were
Her physical health had ups
those so-classic Celtic,
and downs, but that spirit
Native American and Arts
got up and tore into every
& Crafts-like rings, necklaces,
day. She taught, lectured,
pins, bangles and amulets. Where
wrote, led conferences, and
she walked, she billowed like a
was a friend to anyone who
driven sail and clattered like
wanted to learn. In her last
a windblown blind. Chairs
year she led tour groups
she wafted into. Rooms she
around the world to see
entered in a fragrant gust, sashaying in as if with an
Arts & Crafts monuments and communities. To her
invisible entourage if a real one wasn’t there. None of this
dying week she had as energetic a schedule as a
was for display. The style was an expression of the spirit.
graduate student. She was working on a new book!
She wore symbols of every philosophy that inspired her
This thirst for her own understanding and guiding
and mementoes of every place she’d been. Somehow it
others to theirs was absolutely unquenchable.
all fit perfectly and embodied who and what she was: a
Kitty has entered that deep realm of impression in
completely harmonious merging of disparate influences.
which, a la Shelley, “music and moonlight and feeling
Kitty’s human connections
are one.” I know I should
were truly global and as
sing praise. She is with
colorful as her interests, and
the elders, where all those
through them she had developed
burning questions will have
a working understanding of
answers. I grieve, though,
a number of mystical and
that there is one less person
spiritual disciplines. The
here to guide the rest of us
span of them can only be
to ours.
suggested. And there was a
vast collection of knowledge
in that head of hers, much
of it esoteric. Anyone who
chatted with her even briefly
and had the tinder to be lit by
speculation came away glowing
with new understanding.
Mason Winfield
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Rita Argen Auerbach
Jayne Freeman
Kitty and I raised our children
together by day, partied by
night and created wonderful
projects in between.
Sally Cunningham
A few people achieve fame
and profit from it. Our Kitty
achieved fame and benefited little;
sometimes it cost her dearly.
A few make a large mark on
their world, sharing knowledge
and vision with lofty goals
- Kitty did that too. Not only
did preservationists and the
Roycroft heritage benefit, but
regular folks along the way,
from floundering artists to lonely
or disenfranchised friends. My
daughter Alice, even as a
teenager - among many other such
young people - experienced
Kitty’s grand embrace. Kitty
taught gracious hosting, social
responsibi lity, the ar t of
merchandising and shop-keeping
skills. What a gift she has been
to so many at so many levels!
Paul Duchscherer
Kitty was a formidable
presence that was hard to ignore,
as she somehow commanded attention just by entering a room.
Through her life’s inevitable ups
and downs, it was her quirky
sense of humor – intentional
or not – that always persisted.
Kitty knew how to “read a
room,” communicate freely, and
be truly kind and hospitable to
strangers. The unique cadence
of her speech was punctuated
by thoughtful pauses, and
enhanced by her lively twinkling
eyes, and quick laughter. Kitty
lived her rich life to the fullest,
and leaves our world better,
and richer, because of it.
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My life with Kitty began in
1967 when Kitty and Frank,
vaguely acquaintances from
Calvary Episcopal Church, moved
down the street from us on
LeBrun Circle. My first venture
with Kitty was for the church.
In Kitty’s backyard, four of us
sand blasted art objects for the
Church Fair. When I directed a
musical for Calvary, I put Kitty
front and center in a Can Can
number when I discovered she
could kick above her head.
After the Roycroft was
purchased but before it was open,
we joined Kitty and Frank as they
prepared Thanksgiving dinner at
the Inn. Kitty’s fascination with
all things Roycroft, I think,
started that snowy day. I don’t
think she knew at that time that
the fascination would turn into
a lifelong commitment. However,
week by week, month by month
it became more obvious that it
wasn’t going to be an easy road.
But, as somebody said, it may
have been the road less travelled
but it was clearly marked ‘Kitty’
right from the get-go.
Times they were a–changing
in those days and I was lucky
to have Kitty as my friend who
was brave enough to change
with them. I’ve missed my
friend and neighbor since
she moved to East Aurora.
However, she came to my 80th
birthday party and I went to
hers, and her spirit is still with
me.
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Memories
from
Family & Friends
parts of the award committee. Each August one or two
Stott Award winners receive a handmade, framed citation written by the Stott committee, five hundred dollars and a copy of Mary’s World, a collection of Mary’s
essays. The awards are presented at a gala reception at
the Inn with food, drink, camaraderie and music by
past award winners.
While the Stott Award
functions as its own
entity, Kitty, from day
one, wisely gathered
it under the umbrella
of her Foundation for
the Study of the Arts
and Crafts Movement
at Roycroft to give it
tax-exempt status.
Thanks to the solid
footing the Stotts
and Kitty established
twenty years ago, the
Stott Awards will
endure in the coming
years, and continue
to honor those whose
pursuits of excellence
in music, writing and
the arts are in the
spirit of Roycroft.
They will continue
to honor those who
work for the love of
their craft—often in
relative obscurity, often
without commercial
or critical success—as
well as those who
understand that art, in all of its manifestations, enhances
a community. Now, however, the Mary and Gil Stott
Awards at Roycroft will become, as well, a reflection of
the love Kitty Turgeon had for Roycroft, Arts & Crafts
and the Hubbard family and form an important part of
her legacy.
Rick Ohler, Stott Award Chairman
One of Kitty Turgeon’s Many Legacies:
The Mary and Gil Stott Award at Roycroft
Kitty Turgeon loved all things Roycroft as well as all
things Arts & Crafts. She kept the memory of Elbert
Hubbard alive in everything she did, and she had a special
love for members of
the Hubbard family
past and present. Nowhere was her affection
for Roycroft, Arts &
Crafts and the Hubbard
family more evident
than in her twenty
years as the guiding
light and driving force
behind the Mary and
Gil Stott Award at
Roycroft.
The Mary and Gil
Stott Award at Roycroft came into being
in 1994 after Elbert
and Alice Hubbard’s
granddaughter, Mary
Roelofs Stott, died and
her husband Gil Stott
turned to longtime
family friend Kitty
Turgeon for help in
establishing a fitting
memorial for her. As a
paean to Mary’s talent
and passion for writing
and music, Kitty, ever
the visionary, helped
Gil establish an endowed award that annually would honor writers and musicians (later expanded to include artists and craftspeople
of all media) whose work echoed Mary’s spirit and the
spirit of Roycroft. With the sad passing of Gil in 2005,
the name changed to the Mary and Gil Stott Award at
Roycroft and the Stotts’ sons Bill and John became vital
Memories
from
Family & Friends
Bruce Johnson
Frank Turgeon
She was the Queen of the Roycroft
Renaissance. Author, activist, historian,
lecturer, tour guide, preservationist,
and innkeeper - the list is seemingly
endless of the many roles which Kitty
Turgeon played over the course of five
decades on the Roycroft Campus in
East Aurora.
I was honored to have been her
friend and to have been able to present
her with the Arts and Crafts Lifetime
Achievement Award at the 2009
National Arts and Crafts Conference
at the Grove Park Inn.
And, like so many of you, I cherish
the many memories and stories she left
me as a part of her legacy. In recent
months we had been conferring often
on one of her latest projects: writing the
history of the Roycroft Renaissance.
The problem she kept encountering
was that she was the Head, Heart and
Hand of the Roycroft Renaissance,
and her modesty over her various roles
often prevented her from recognizing
her own importance.
We will now leave that in the hands
of someone else, someone who will be
hindered, unfortunately, with not
being able to do as we so often suggested: “Just ask Kitty.”
Mine is but one of an endless number of tributes which
will be paid to Kitty, not just now but in years to come,
for without her indomitable spirit and enthusiasm, the
Arts and Crafts Revival, just like the Roycroft
Renaissance, would not be where it is today.
Kitty, we don’t even know yet just how much we are
going to miss you. Your friend, Bruce Johnson
Kitty and I lived large; we worked
together and interacted with our friends,
family, church, and our children constantly.
She brought together many people that
she worked with and introduced many
ideas to help teach things of good to
these groups. We made enough income
that she suggested we spend some now,
and work again for more tomorrow. So
we traveled extensively, befriended many
great people and found the Roycroft
Inn. My brother and I were building a
restaurant business; we purchased the
Roycroft Inn as one of our restaurant
locations. Kitty fell in love with the
building, then the history. Soon Kitty
asked me if she could stay overnight at
the Inn (before we remodeled it for our
restaurant). Kitty talked to me about
what happened that night, and many
other nights; windows opening, steps on
the stairs, doors closing, many eventful
happenstances that led Kitty to study,
teach, work, and bring crafting back as
she saw it from Elbert Hubbard and
the Inn. She accomplished her work
and her dream… God bless her.
June Turgeon
Williamsville
Margie Turgeon Setzer (Niece)
Always knowing what to say, to help me see what was
true. My dear Auntie Mame, there will never be another
you!
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Kitty and I met at Cornell 60 years ago; we later became
sisters-in-law. I’m glad we shared most of our years as
family and most recently as best friends. She leaves me
memories of fun, accomplishments and love.
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Memories
from
Family & Friends
Molly Gold
Linda Ulrich-Hagner
My original connection with Kitty was the Chautauqua
Institution and a conference she sponsored called “The
Connection.” The early 2000 conference combined
the spiritual and philosophical values of both the
Roycroft and the Chautauqua movements. Preserving
the environment, equal rights and the arts were integral
to the movements. It
was one of many cultural
tourism efforts that Kitty
fostered.
As a guest and at home
Kitty always operated on
2nd shift. She was going
strong into the wee hours.
Her stories were unique
and universal to all
things Arts & Crafts.
Whenever she called
I made sure to have
a yellow pad and pen
to take notes; I didn’t
want to miss a thing
she had to say. She was
a paper and pen person
and did not embrace
technology. Whenever
I sent an email about
Roycroft related issues, I would make a copy and drive it
over and tape it to her front door (just thinking about that
will always make me smile). She was the smartest person
in the room when it came to all things Roycroft. She has
had an impact on my life and the lives of so many. I just
can’t imagine life not seeing her ID on the phone and
grabbing the yellow pad.
My husband Jim and I have had the privilege of knowing
Kitty for over twenty years. In that time we were
always welcomed into her sacred space on Walnut Street.
We would share laughs over the most simple life bumps
in the road. We also shared tears over challenges in our
collective lives.
I remember being on
an Elder Hostel bus on
the Roycroft Campus.
We were waiting for
Kitty who was in the
Copper Shop doing some
last minute business. My
friend Lorna who was
sitting next to me said as
she saw Kitty coming
toward the bus: “Look
at her, she is floating
about three feet above
the ground, that woman
is other worldly.” That
image of her in a black
and cinnamon colored
cape will forever be in
me.
Most of all, I see Kitty
always forward looking with many VISIONS and a kind
and generous heart. She had a love of young people and
supported them on their journeys. Keep a watch over us
all Kitty, we need your wise guidance. Much Love and
Many Hugs.
Christine Peters
There are so many things that I will remember about
Kitty, from her love of all things Roycroft to her love
of all whom she came to know. A hug from Kitty was
like no other - truly heart to heart. Since I have known
her, Kitty lived by, “Blessed are the peacemakers for they
will be called children of God.” (Mt. 5:9) She wished for
everyone the presence of all good things and to lift the
world a little further on. Through her inner peace, she
avoided anger, forsake retaliation, and worked to
establish right relationships. She lived her life as a
messenger of peace.
Vonda Givens, Executive Director,
Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms
Because we share in the work of preserving and
continuing the legacy of the American Arts & Crafts
Movement, everyone at Craftsman Farms feels a
particular kinship and solidarity with our friends at
Roycroft. Kitty’s name has long been synonymous with
Roycroft and her life will long serve as an inspiration for
what can be achieved through passion and hard work.
Though Kitty’s passing is a staggering loss for all of us, it
is a consolation that her life’s work - all she set in motion
at Roycroft - will continue well beyond her years.
Gail Durkin
In the twenty years that I knew Kitty, she taught me
many things; to be forgiving and open-minded are the
two that mean the most to me. It will always make my
heart smile when I remember the loving way she
introduced me as her Goddaughter.
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A Jewel
in the
Crown
of the
Roycroft
In Memoriam - Edythe ‘Kitty’ Turgeon (1933 - 2014)
penned articles for national magazines and gave
presentations throughout the world. Her goal
was to educate as many people as would listen
on all things Arts & Crafts, especially from
a philosophical and spiritual perspective. Kitty
passed away on Monday, November 3rd, 2014; she
was 81.
itty Turgeon was the bridge from the
original Campus to what it is today.
She had known some of the first
Roycrofters, bought and helped save the Roycroft
Inn and owned and ran the gift store at the
Copper Shop for several years. Kitty was undeniably
the driving force behind the Campus receiving
National Historic Landmark status, was one of the
founders of the Roycrofters-At-Large-Association
(RALA) and lived in Alexis Fournier’s former
house, treating it like a museum. In her later years,
she created and ran The Foundation for the Study
of The Arts and Crafts Movement at Roycroft,
which included two week-long Road Scholar
programs to the Campus and Buffalo every year.
Kitty co-wrote three books on Arts & Crafts,
Kitty’s contributions to the Campus are immeasurable;
she spearheaded a movement to preserve and
revive not only the Campus buildings but the
ideals that once defined the Roycroft. Both her
achievements and unwavering spirit have forever
left footprints on the Campus, and joyful memories
in our hearts. From all of us here at the Roycroft
Campus, Kitty you will truly be missed.
“(S)He has achieved success who has worked
well, laughed often, and loved much.”
Elbert Hubbard
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On November 16th, we were excited
to have British author Judith Miller
talking on the Campus. Miller is noted
as one of the world’s leading experts
in the field of antiques. She co-founded
the international best-seller “Miller’s
Antiques Price Guide” and has
written more than 100 books. She
appears regularly on TV and radio including The Antiques
Roadshow, the BBC TV series The House Detectives,
ITV’s The Antiques Trail, and Discovery’s It’s Your
Bid. Miller has lectured extensively, including at the
V&A in London and the Smithsonian in Washington,
DC, and is also a regular contributor to Forbes magazine.
Her lecture on the Campus was a huge success!
nspired by Elbert Hubbard’s own Little Journeys
publications and his belief in stimulating his workers
with Sunday lectures, the Roycroft is excited to bring
back a lecture series to the Campus. The Roycroft
Lecture Series was presented in collaboration with the
Roycroft Campus, the Roycrofters At-Large Association,
the Aurora Historical Society, The Roycroft Inn and the
Foundation for the Study of the Arts & Crafts Movement
at Roycroft.
Many of these lectures were held at the Roycroft
Chapel. In fact, Elbert Hubbard often presented his own
lectures in this building! The lectures are free and open
to the public, with a freewill donation greatly appreciated.
Donations will help fund future programs in the series.
In 2015, the Series plans to host Grant Hamilton, local
publisher and past president of the New York Press
Association, as well as Canadian sculptor, Tim Schmalz.
For more information regarding the Roycroft Lecture
Series and future speakers please visit the Roycroft
Campus website.
In 2014, the series featured Kitty
Turgeon, one of the Founders of the
Roycrofters-At-Large Association and
Executive Director of the Foundation
for the Study of the Arts & Crafts.
We also hosted Constance Payne, a
national known artist and painter of
the 4 Seasons murals in the Roycroft
Inn. Our most recent speakers included Charlie Clough,
international artist and co-founder of Hallwalls
Contemporary Art Center in Buffalo, and a panel of
Roycroft Renaissance Master Artisans.
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The 2014 Roycroft Arts & Crafts Conference
speaker from last year, as well as local
scholars who gave us a better understanding of Elbert Hubbard - the man,
his relationship with the community and
the women who worked for him. Ron
VanOstrand, a Roycroft Master Artisan,
taught us the intricacies of metal work,
and The Hubbard Film Society screened
the documentary “Elbert Hubbard: An
American Original.” Lastly, Roycroft
artisans demonstrated their skills in a
variety of media throughout the weekend
and hands-on workshops were open to the
public with topics such as metalsmithing, illuminating
and self-publishing.
his past October, the Roycroft
Campus held its third annual
Arts & Crafts Conference! The theme
was “Ruskin, Morris & Hubbard: The
Arts and Crafts of the Word”; the ‘word’
being both written and printed. John
Ruskin’s writings are considered the
basis for the philosophy of the Arts &
Crafts Movement. William Morris, one of
Ruskin’s followers, would transform these
ideas into the Decorative Arts, especially
through his printed works at the Kelmscott
Press. Elbert Hubbard would later be
inspired by both Ruskin and Morris and eventually
bring their ideas to life in the United States through his
endeavors on the Roycroft Campus.
With the success of this year’s conference, we are eagerly
looking forward to our plans for next year. Save the date
for the Roycroft Conference October 17th & 18th, 2015.
Stay tuned for more information on our speakers and
workshops as the schedule unfolds.
We were excited to
have three speakers
from England this
year: Paul Dawson,
Rachel Dickinson and
Howard Hull. Their
lectures spoke of the
connections between
these three men and
the ideals of the Arts
& Crafts Movement,
both past, present
and future. We also
welcomed back James
Spates, our keynote
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atalie Richards
was born in
California, and
currently lives there with
her husband and daughter.
Her love for textiles began
at an early age; she always
enjoyed looking through the assortments
of fabric remnants at her grandparent’s
upholstery shop, and would leave with
armfuls of remnants and small coin purses
sewn by the seamstress of the family business,
her grandmother. With the aid of an embroidery
kit, Natalie taught herself to embroider
by the age of 10, and was making her
own designs by 12.
Her interest in art,
particularly pencil, pen and ink
drawings, continued throughout
school, where she received several
awards from judged exhibitions.
it was love at first sight. She became fully
emerged in all things Arts & Crafts,
particularly textiles of the period, and
began making curtains, table linens and
drawing her own designs. Her husband
encouraged her to begin selling the
textiles, and in time, Natalie listed placemats
on an auction site. Before long, she
received requests for additional textiles!
Her table linens were soon in private collections
across the nation, and upon listing an Arts
& Crafts runner, the successful bidder
commissioned her to create curtains for a
Craftsman home in Pasadena, California.
Natalie has been part of the Roycrofters
-At-Large Association and has sold her
work in the Copper Shop Gallery for many years. Her
artistry is admired by visitors of the Roycroft Campus
and her hanging art work, a combination of painting and
embroidery, was represented in this year’s Masters Show
and drew a lot of attention. Natalie has been chosen to
be the featured artist for the cover of the 2015 Roycroft
Gala.
During a furniture shopping trip a
few years later, Natalie came across
an Arts & Crafts style bookcase;
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including, “Get Happy,” “Let’s Fall in Love,” “Stormy
Weather,” “That Old Black Magic,” “Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate
the Positive,” “Come Rain or Come Shine,” “The Man
That Got Away” and what was voted the twentieth
century’s No. 1 song “Over the Rainbow” from The
Wizard of Oz. The
evening featured
the singing talents
of Chris and Leah
Wietig with James
Welch on Piano,
along with special
guest artists Jan
Ferington and Celina
Velasquez.
n October, the
Roycroft Campus
was proud to present
our 10th Little Musical
Journey; “FALLing in
Love with Harold Arlen.”
Although Arlen’s name
might not be the most
recognizable, we are
sure you know his music. Born in Buffalo in 1905,
Harold Arlen would go on to become one of the most
prolific American composers of the twentieth century.
He would write over 500 songs, working with the likes of
Ted Koehler, Ira Gershwin and Johnny Mercer, and contribute many standards to the Great American Songbook
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Master Artisans”
$35,000
helped make the event a success! Save
the date for next year - Wednesday,
September 16, 2015.
he Roycroft Campus held its second
annual “Evening with the
Roycroft Master Artisans”
on Thursday, October 2nd.
Guests had the privilege
of meeting with Roycroft
Master Artisans and viewing their work, followed by
dinner and a unique auction
of artisan-crafted pieces and
more! Over $35,000 was raised, with proceeds
going toward the continued preservation and
restoration of the National
Historic Landmark Campus.
The Roycroft Campus is
grateful to the event’s Presenting Sponsor, Moog, Inc.,
co-chairs Martha Augat and
Carol Wageman, committee
members and volunteers,
and the many other businesses and individuals
whose generous support
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issa C hur T ehan has lived in
East Aurora most of her life; her
great grandparents even worked at the
Print Shop on the Roycroft Campus! She
has a Master’s degree in Health Care
Administration from Trinity University
in San Antonio, Texas and has worked in her family’s
company; owning and managing long term care facilities
in both New York and Illinois. Lissa is very excited to be
on the Board of Directors and hopes to positively contribute
to the preservation and restoration of the Campus.
C. A nderson was
born in New Zealand and
arriving in the US in 1994, Michael
attended the University of Hawaii and
then SUNY at Buffalo. He completed
his Master’s degree in architecture and
graduated in 2003. While working at Architectural
Resources, Michael was involved in several projects on
the Roycroft Campus such as the initial study and
conceptual designs for conversion of the Chapel as well
as the new bar entry and the proposed new kitchen in
the Inn. He is a former member of the Board of Directors
for the Elmwood Village Association and currently sits
on their Design Committee. Michael is also the secretary
for the Buffalo/WNY chapter of the American Institute
of Architects and will hold the office of Vice-President
next year.
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ichael
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E. Vidler was born
and raised in East Aurora, Don
graduated from East Aurora High School
in 1974 and Hamilton College in 1978.
His great grandfather Newell White
was one of Elbert Hubbard’s original
printers! Don resided in the NYC area for 30 years where
he was involved in a variety of sales and marketing
management positions for the textile fiber/apparel
business. He moved back to East Aurora in 2009 to rejoin
the family business, Vidlers 5 & 10.
P. Smyntek Although
a lifelong resident of East Aurora,
Ken spent 10 years exploring other parts
of the country. Through his travels, he
began to fully appreciate East Aurora’s
unique qualities and decided to return
home. Ken quickly became involved with The Aurora
Players Community Theater and spent the past 6 years
on their Board of Directors, 5 of which he served as
President. With a degree in printing from RIT, Ken has
spent his career in various aspects of that industry. He
is excited and looking forward to becoming an active
member of the Roycroft Campus!
enneth
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most important weekend of the year for Arts & Crafts
collectors.”
n February of 2016, the Roycroft Campus will be
hosting a bus trip to Asheville, North Carolina
in which guests will enjoy the 29th National Arts &
Crafts Conference at The Grove Park Inn.
The Roycroft Campus has had a presence at the conference
for several years; please join us and take part in our
yearly adventure! The motor coach will leave the Campus
on Thursday, February 18th and return on Monday,
February 22nd. Included in the trip package is a 4 night
stay at the historical Grove Park Inn, a Conference Pass
and transportation costs. The price is $1,200 per person
or $1,800 per couple (based on double occupancy); this
discounted pricing will be available through November
1st, 2015. All other costs such as meals and workshops
are not included. Please call 716.655.0261 or stop by the
Roycroft Campus for more information or to make
reservations. It’s the perfect little getaway during those
cold winter months!
Opened in July of 1913, The Grove Park Inn is considered
the finest Arts & Crafts hotel in the country. The main
lobby, known as the Great Hall, has large stone walls,
high ceilings with huge beams, and two gigantic walk-in
fireplaces - one at each end of this magnificent main
room. Massive Roycroft grandfather clocks stand guard
in this space and Roycroft chandeliers hang overhead.
The Grove Park Inn actually became the Roycrofters’
largest commission ever with over 1,400 lighting and
furniture pieces! Roycroft metalwork including lighting,
hardware, standing ashtrays and nearly 100 elegant
American Beauty hammered copper vases were also
made.
The Grove Park Inn is now home to the annual National
Arts & Crafts Conference which is held each February.
The event features national speakers, contemporary
artisans selling their work, tours, small group discussions,
workshops, and an antique show containing exquisite
original furniture, pottery, copperwork, and other
decorative arts. The New York Times called it, “the
Renoir
Sunday, March 8th, 2015 - 4:00pm
2012 - 111min - French, Italian
The Rules of the Game
Sunday, April 12th, 2015- 4:00pm
1939 - 110min - French
Upcoming Movie Schedule
Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea
Bernie
Sunday, May 3rd, 2015 - 4:00pm (the first Sunday in May!)
2007 - 90min - English, German
Sunday, January 11th, 2015 - 4:00pm
Lunchbox
Still Mine
Sunday, February 8th, 2015 - 4:00pm
2013 - 104min - Hindi, English
Sunday, June 14th, 2015 - 4:00pm
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Janet Utts
March 15, 1924 - August 8, 2014
W
hen the Roycroft
Campus Corporation
acquired the Copper
Shop, Janet Utts spearheaded the
effort to recruit and train a group
of volunteer docents. Already a
docent at The Roycroft Inn and
Graycliff, she used her skills as a
researcher and historian to create
the program; volunteering countless hours organizing and
developing materials. Her love of learning was evident in
everything she did, and she embraced each new technology
as it became available. She was an early convert to digital
photography and often used her own images on the blog
she created for the Roycroft Campus.
Make winter time
your new vacation time.
❆ ❆ ❆
Winter specials abound
form romantic getaways to
from
ski all day stay all night.
Janet and I first met at East Aurora
High School, where I was a student
and she was the librarian. I was so
fortunate to meet her again as an
adult. She was the same thorough,
dedicated researcher and educator
that she had always been and I had
a new appreciation for her talents. I
also learned what a generous and loyal
friend she could be.
You are invited to indulge yourself with a trip
to a winter wonderland of years past. Bring
a comfy sweater, your warm boots and your
ice skates and skis. Spend a day strolling the
Main Street shops and bistros while breathing
in the crisp fresh air. Snuggle up by a warm fire
with a good book as snowflakes fall by your
window. Share a bottle of
wine,
wine,ananInn
Inncooked
cooked meal
meal
and relaxing conversation with someone you
know and those you will meet.
Janet’s interests included a variety
of crafts, such as quilting, knitting
and ornamental paper-cut silhouettes.
She swam with the Dawn Dunkers,
line-danced at the Senior Center
and volunteered with the Aurora
Historical Society. Janet was a
dedicated walker; she entered the
Linda Yalem Run from 1990-2010,
placing first or second in her age group and being recognized by the Buffalo News as Runner of the Year in 2006.
She was an accomplished author, including co-authoring
“Town of Aurora 1818-1930” with her husband Buck and
Don Dayer.
Janet,
From all the staff, volunteers
and docents of the Roycroft
Campus thank you for
sharing your time,
energy, and wisdom with us.
You will be greatly missed.
Submitted by Susan McBurney
Roycroft Campus to
Acquire Historic Print Shop
Roycroft Campus to Acquire Historic Print Shop this Fall
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With over $900,000 raised toward the purchase of the historic Print Shop, the Roycroft Campus
intends to take possession of the building by the end of this calendar year.
Built in 1901, the 23,354 square foot Print Shop was the final location of the Roycroft printing
operation. Once acquired,
the Print Shop
will again become
the heart
of the Campus. In the
Additional
community
support
is needed
spirit of the original Roycrofters, guests will have the opportunity to enjoy hands-on experiences
and learn about the original
purpose
of
the
Roycroft
Campus
writing,
printing
and illumination
for the purchase and initial modifications
- through the re-creation of an operating Printing Center. The experience will be further
enhanced through thenecessary
use of original presses
which are being
to the Campus thanks to
for setting
up returned
the Printing
the generosity of a long-time collector. The building will also provide space for artist studios,
Center.
Donations
may
made
exhibits, demonstrations,
and classrooms,
as well
as be
rental
spaceby
for visiting
long-term tenants and
special events.
ith over $900,000 raised toward the
purchase of the historic Print Shop,
the Roycroft Campus intends to take possession
of the building at the beginning of 2015.
–elbert hubbard
Visit www.roycroftinn.com or call us at 716.652.5552
40 South Grove Street at East Aurora, NY 14052
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www.roycroftcampuscorporation.com or
Additional community support is needed for the purchase and initial modifications necessary for
mailing
a checkDonations
to 31 S.may
Grove
Eastby visiting
setting up the by
Printing
Center.
be St,
made
www.roycroftcampuscorporation.com or by mailing a check to 31 S. Grove St, East Aurora, NY
Aurora,
NY
14052
and
indicating
that
your
14052 and indicating that your contribution is for the Print Shop Capital Campaign. Please
contact
Tricia
Furnari
for
more
at
(716)
contribution
is fordetails
the Print
Shop 655-0261
Capital x107 or
[email protected].
Built in 1901, the 23,354 square foot Print Shop
was the final location of the Roycroft printing
operation. Once acquired, the Print Shop will
again become the heart of the Campus. In the
spirit of the original Roycrofters, guests will have
the opportunity to enjoy hands-on experiences and
learn about the original purpose of the Roycroft
Campus - writing, printing and illumination - through the
re-creation of an operating Printing Center. The experience
will be further enhanced through the use of original
presses which are being returned to the Campus thanks
to the generosity of a long-time collector. The building will
also provide space for artist studios, exhibits, demonstrations,
and classrooms, as well as rental space for long-term tenants
and special events.
Initiative is doing the right things without being told.
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Janet’s gifts to her community and her
lifelong thirst for learning were reflected
in her daily activities, her 70 year
marriage and her generous friendship.
At a reception in her honor, Janet’s
daughters prepared cards with sayings
that Janet used often. Among my
favorites, now hanging on my fridge, is
“If you say you’ll show up, show up.”
Open, honest and right to the point,
like its author.
9/5/14 8:24 AM
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Campaign. Please contact Tricia Furnari
for more details at (716) 655-0261 x107 or
[email protected].
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The Visitor Center and Chur Family Gallery are open 7
days a week, 10am to 5pm; the grand opening will take
place in the Spring of 2015.
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As of mid-August, the
Visitor Center has opened
its doors to the public,
offering historical information
and artifacts in order to
begin telling the story of
Elbert Hubbard and the
Roycroft. The text and
imagery on display serves
as a wonderful introduction
to the Campus’ history
for tour groups while the
artifacts help enliven the
stories told by our docents.
Conversely, when tours
are not running, guests
Curt Maranto, Executive Director
[email protected]
Tricia Furnari, Development Director
[email protected]
Alan Nowicki, Program Director
[email protected]
Kate Pendleton, Retail Director
[email protected]
Amanda Larkowski, Copper Shop Assistant Manager
[email protected]
Amizetta Haj, Office Manager
[email protected]
Amy Johnson, Administrative Assistant
[email protected]
Bonnie Valentine, Merchandise & Display Coordinator
[email protected]
Directors
Michael
Anderson
Jay Hennig
Martha
Augat
President
Joseph Castiglia
Kenneth Swanekamp
Janet Coletti
Steven Dechert
Vice President
Jill Gradwell
Robert Kriner
Grant Hamilton
Treasurer
Philip Kadet
Richard Lippes
Kathleen Murray
William Perry
Secretary
Kenneth Smyntek
Lissa Tehan
Curt Maranto
Carol Wageman
Executive Director
Donald Vidler
Phone 716-655-0261 Fax 716-655-8498
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are still able to explore the historical
displays and access information which
facilitates an overall understanding of
what the Roycroft was, is and will be.
The space also highlights other local
cultural sites such as the Elbert
Hubbard Museum, the Millard
Fillmore Presidential Home, the
Darwin Martin House and Graycliff
Estate.
Additionally, a rotating exhibit gallery has been
established in the loft of the Power House. In recognition
of their generosity this space has been name the Neil and
Barbara Chur Family Gallery. Our endeavor began with
the art photography of Peter Potter and subsequently, a
collection of works by Roycroft Master Artisans. Stop
in or check our website for upcoming exhibits for 2015.
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Visitor Center & Chur Family Gallery
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Memoriam - Kitty Turgeon
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We are fortunate to live in such opportune times. As the
coming year unfolds, we will continue to share more
details on our direction and priorities. However, one thing
is clear from the outset: without your support, we could
not attempt the next steps of this ambitious journey. I am
grateful for your dedication to the Roycroft, and I look
forward to working with you as we chart the Campus’
future.
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the Campus’ guest experience; the
creation of the Roycroft Campus
Visitor Center has been underway
since February of 2014. A small
scale project to relocate the printing
equipment, from the Copper Shop
to the Power House, allowed us
to create additional gallery space.
It also provided an opportunity to
design a formal starting point for Campus visitors. The
support of the M&T Charitable Foundation has been
integral to this endeavor.
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Memoriam - Janet Utts
Print Shop Update
The Campus’ New Visitor Center
and Chur Family Gallery
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Message from the Executive Director
As we shape the Campus for 2015, we will build upon
the Roycroft’s historic strengths: printing, art, architecture
and the passion and expertise of a dedicated staff and
volunteers. These assets, coupled with the Roycroft’s
collaborative spirit, enable us to continue working with
our distinguished partners to expand on a greater guest
experience. With the completion of the past years projects:
the Chur Family Gallery, the Roycroft Visitor Center,
and the expansion of the Copper Shop’s gallery space,
we look to the future. The purchase of the historic Print
Shop will be completed at the beginning of 2015 and the
reconstruction of the Roycroft Well will take place this
Spring. Also, three additional artists will join the Roycroft
family by establishing their studios in the Print Shop this
coming January, and the original Roycroft presses will be
returned to the building as well.
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t is my great pleasure and privilege to arrive at the
Campus at a moment of significant opportunity; one
in which we have begun to chart our course for the
future with an ambitious guest experience planning process.
We face a new era in which rapidly emerging technologies
will enable us to leverage our considerable resources and
talents more effectively than ever before. In so doing, we
will reinforce the Roycroft’s position as the birthplace of
the American Arts and Crafts Movement.
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NON-PROFIT
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
E. AURORA, NY
PERMIT NO. 19
Roycroft Campus
31 South Grove Street
East Aurora, NY 14052
Volume XXV
Winter 2015
No. 02
:: HELP SAVE AND RESTORE AN AMERICAN TREASURE! ::
Consider making a gift to the Roycroft Campus’ Annual Fund!
OVER THE NEXT YEAR,
WITH YOUR SUPPORT WE WILL:
Purchase the Historic Print Shop,
providing space for artist studios and
recreating the Roycroft Press
Begin planning for restoration of the
Print Shop and Copper Shop
Reconstruct the Roycroft well
“Success is in the climb”
and well sweep
Continue providing unique classes,
lectures, exhibits, and tourism
opportunities to visitors from near
and far
Donations may be made at www.roycroftcampuscorporation.com or by mailing a check to:
Roycroft Campus, 31 South Grove St., East Aurora, NY 14052
The Roycroft Campus is a 501(c)3 charitable organization and donations are tax-deductible.
Elbert Hubbard
Printed every once in a while in
East Aurora q Erie County q New York
Roycroft Campus, Thirty-One South Grove Street, East Aurora, NY 14052 (716) 655-0261

contInuing THe journey

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