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Appalachian History-Documentary honoring AT hiker Emma Gatewood heads for production
We got another story out there in honor of Emma’s birthday! – Bette Lou Higgins Posted by Dave Tabler | October 25, 2013 Bette Lou Higgins Please welcome guest author Bette Lou Higgins. Higgins is a founder and current Artistic Director of Eden Valley Enterprises, where she helps spread the “Ohio Gospel” through an assortment…
Read MoreWelcome to Grandma Gatewood’s Bakeless Bake Sale
Like any other bake sale, this one is to raise some “dough” to meet our challenge grant from the Ohio History Fund Grant! We need funds to create a PBS Documentary about Grandma Emma Gatewood — the first woman to solo thru-hike the Appalachian Trail at the age of 67! Unlike other bake sales, this…
Read MoreJoin us for some “Trail Magic with Grandma Gatewood” this August at TrueNorth Cultural Arts.
A full weekend of events will be devoted to Emma Gatewood this August! See the complete schedule in our current newsletter at: http://edenvalleyenterprises.org/news042013/cover.htm This just in today: Kelly Boyer Sagert will be joined by T.M. Gottle for the Poetry Workshop during that weekend. As you may know, Emma was a prolific writer and loved to…
Read MoreMy Mom, the Hiker- by Nelson Gatewood
Here is a poem written by a young Nelson Gatewood in 1969 about his spritely mom, Emma The Appalachian Trail is mighty long From one end to the other. The very thought of hiking it- To this I say, “O Brother”!” But Grandma Gatewood started out and crossed each hill and glen. She…
Read MoreEVE & TrueNorth Cultural Arts present a weekend of Trail Magic with Grandma Gatewood
Eden Valley and TrueNorth are planning a special weekend of festivities from Thursday, August 22 through Sunday, August 25, 2013 to introduce you to a remarkable Ohioan: Emma Gatewood. Many people know that “Grandma” Gatewood was the first woman to solo thru-hike the Appalachian Trail (AT) in 1955. However, most people don’t know that she…
Read MoreGallia Hometown Herald Grandma Gatewood News story!
Hi, Everyone! Here’s another article that recently came out: https://galliahometownherald.com/Grandma_Emma_Caldwell_Gatew.html Bette Lou got a great turnout at the North Ridgeville Library yesterday — about 60 people! We announced the TrueNorth project and everyone was excited (if you didn’t hear about the TrueNorth project yet, check for it at: http://edenvalleyenterprises.org/progdesc/gatewood/gtwdinf.htm — a posting will be going…
Read MoreMusic from the Appalachian Trail
Ohio composer and storyteller, Rick Sowash, has composed “Four Places On The Appalachian Trail” – His book HEROES OF OHIO includes a story about Emma Gatewood! You can hear selections from his album on his website http://www.sowash.com/recordings/trail.html Check out his interview on WMRA by going to his website. Then look for the “WMRA Interview: Four…
Read MoreLinks to EVE information
Here is the link to the original story above with all the embedded pertinent links included: http://edenvalleyenterprises.org/progdesc/gatewood/galliacountywomensfund.htm If you’re in the Cleveland area on Sunday, January 20 at 3pm be sure to join us for our storytelling program about Grandma Gatewood at the North Ridgeville Library, 35700 Bainbridge Rd.; North Ridgeville, Ohio. This presentation is…
Read MoreGallia County Community Fund and Women’s Fund awards for Gatewood Documentary
We are pleased to announce that the Gallia County Charitable Foundation and the Women’s Fund of the Community Foundation of Lorain County have awarded grants in support of GRANDMA GATEWOOD: AN APPALACHIA TALE. Emma Gatewood, who lived in Gallipolis, Ohio, was the first woman to solo thru-hike the 2,180-mile Appalachian Trail (AT) in 1955 at…
Read MoreCBC Magazine “In the green”
Nina Polien Light wrote a wonderful article in her most recent column “in the green” entitled ” ‘Grandma Gatewood’ documentary takes a hike down memory lane” in the April edition of CBC (Cleveland Business Connects) that gives a nice overview of the documentary and and storytelling project. More about the article can be found on…
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