Welcome 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 MoreHelp us on our Ohio Historical Society Challenge Grant
After this summers live performance of Trail Magic we will be shooting our documentary on Emma Gatewood. If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to help us meet this challenge grant, you can find complete information athttp://edenvalleyenterprises.org/progdesc/gatewood/donate.htm You can find the complete schedule for the play “Trail Magic” True North weekend at: http://edenvalleyenterprises.org/progdesc/gatewood/trailmagicshedule.htm
Read More“Trail Magic” in Pulse Magazine
Jeff Gallatin of PULSE magazine wrote a nice article about our TrueNorth “TRAIL MAGIC” program about Emma Gatewood. You can find it at: http://www.pulselorainmag.com/Main/Articles/142.aspx
Read MoreWe have a cast! Trail Magic, the play, premieres August 24th
We now have a cast! True North just called to say that Anne McEvoy was offered the part of Emma Gatewood and Kathie Dice was offered the part of the Narrator! Both of these ladies are wonderful and have done other historical programs. I’m sure they’ll both be wonderful in the parts!
Read More“Trail Magic” stage performance premier Tickets Available
“Trail Magic” is now on the True North box office system, the direct link to online sales is :http://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/TicketRequest?eventId=620405&presenter=TRUENORTH&venue=&event=&version= People can purchase over the phone or in person as well
Read More“Trail Magic” — A Festival Dedicated to the life of Emma Gatewood
produced by Eden Valley Enterprises and TrueNorth Cultural Arts at the French Creek Nature & Arts Center 4530 Colorado Ave. Sheffield Village, OH 44054 Emma Gatewood was the first woman to solo thru-hike the Appalachian Trail in 1955. Come join us for this celebration of her life! Auditions “Trail Magic” a new play by Kelly…
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 MoreGallia Hometown Herald
Yesterday (March 6th) our documentary project about Emma got this wonderful headline: Puffin Foundation and Ohio History Fund awards grants for Emma Gatewood documentary! Here’s what they had to say: Photo courtesy of Eden Valley Enterprises Andy Verhoff, Local History Coordinator for the Ohio Historical Society, congratulates EVE’s artistic Director, Bette Lou Higgins, on the…
Read MoreELEVEN ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVE FIRST-EVER HISTORY FUND GRANTS
Your Tax Refund Can Make History. That’s the message that prompted 17,391 Ohioans to contribute a portion of their 2011 state income tax refund to the Ohio Historical Society last year, making $114,000 available for a new competitive matching grants program that helps fund projects by local historical societies and related organizations throughout the state. During…
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