Trail Magic Live #3, Hospitality of strangers along the trail
[vimeo 85454603 w=500 h=281] Trail Magic- The hospitality of strangers along the trail from Peter Huston on Vimeo. Emma Gatewood traveled light, was highly self sufficient, and made friends out of strangers were ever she was. This short story included in the live presentation is the essence of what “Trail Magic” is all about. Many…
Read MoreOhio Women Then and Now Fundraiser for “Trail Magic” documentary
Last chance to buy tickets for our fundraising series OHIO WOMEN THEN AND NOW at a discount! Advance tickets are available for all four shows at $19 @ until FEBRUARY 28.
Read MoreTrail Magic Live #2 Emma, the “grandmother” of the Ultralight Movement
[vimeo 85454601 w=500 h=281] Emma Gatewood was probably the inventor or at least one of the earliest adopters of “Ultralight” back backing. Her life skills and years of commonsense applications, we would say now “adaptive technology” made her hikes possible with a minimum of gear. She thoughtfully preplanned the equipment, food and minimum support materials…
Read MoreGrandma Gatewood is on Twitter
To help promote our project we have set up @grandmagatewood for twitter friends.Emma was a communicator, letter writer and journal keeper. I think tweeting would have been like writing a postcard in Emma’s day. If you have a twitter account I hope you will help us and follow @grandmagatewood and we’ll follow you back!
Read MoreTrail Magic “Live” #1 Don’t Believe Everything You Read…
This is the first of four short segments that feature Anne McEvoy as Grandma Gatewood. This was recorded at a rehearsal for the play of the same name that was staged last summer at TrueNorth Cultural Arts Center. The play was written as a first person narrative that presents Emma Gatewood’s persona and wit. The…
Read MoreOur Bakeless Bake Sale Update
Belinda Bear is excited to report that the Bakeless Bake Sale has raised about 10% of the goal to match the Ohio History Fund challenge grant for the Emma Gatewood documentary! A big thank you to all who took part so far (bakers and customers!) And she got her first two donations for 2014 already!…
Read MoreWomen Making Moves- Four weeks of “HerStory”
The First of several events cohosted by Women Making Moves and EVE, Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at Lorain County Community College: Alisa Riccardi will portray Cleveland photographer, Margaret Bourke-White – famous WWII photo-journalist and the first accredited female war correspondent. After the event meet the producers of the Emma Gatewood story “Trail Magic” documentary film. Come celebrate Women’s…
Read MoreWe’re the lead story in the Ohio Historical Society’s Newsletter January issue
Your Tax Return Can Make History GRANDMA GATEWOOD GETS HER FILM WITH HELP FROM OHIO’S HISTORY FUND In 1955, 67-year-old Emma “Grandma” Gatewood hiked the 2,168-mile Appalachian Trail — the first woman ever to hike the entire trail solo. A native of Gallipolis, Ohio, Gatewood had lived through the Depression and raised 11 children in an abusive…
Read More2014 Women Making Movies Fundraisers
Join us for an exclusive fundraising event: OHIO WOMEN THEN AND NOW — A series of programs celebrating women’s history month with a different presentation each week. Sponsored by Women Making Moves and Eden Valley, each week will spotlight an historic heroine! The presentations will take place at 7p.m. and will include the show and light refreshments.…
Read More2013 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 3,000 times in 2013. If it were a cable car, it would take about 50 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the…
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