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…

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Help 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

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“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

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We 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!

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“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…

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My 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…

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Gallia 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…

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ELEVEN 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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