Not Stet

Thank you

Thank you for your additions to Hovenden House, Barn and Abolition Hall. I grew up in Plymouth Meeting, but never knew how important an Underground Railroad site this was. I hope you'll keep an eye on things and post updates on the proposed subdivision.
Best, == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 02:09, 23 May 2016 (UTC)

I am new to this platform and don't have the time (or inclination) to master it, but I am delighted that you have created this page. Is there a way for me to easily upload an image of a Martha Hovenden engraving? I have the original framed piece, and permission to use it as I choose (for public purpose, without any personal gain).Not Stet (talk) 14:41, 27 May 2016 (UTC)

I'd recommend uploading the photo into this category: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hovenden_House,_Barn_and_Abolition_Hall There's a Wikimedia Commons category for Thomas Hovenden's paintings, but none for daughter Martha. If multiple images of her works are posted over time, it will be easy to gather them in her own category in the future.

You'll have to register on Wikimedia Commons to upload. But once that's done the instructions are pretty straightforward: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadWizard

If you run into a problem or get intimidated, you can post on my Commons page, and I'll try to help: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:BoringHistoryGuy Unfortunately, I don't check it as often as Wikipedia. The advantage with Wikimedia Commons is that it's very well-organized -- the categories make images much easier to find.

Best, == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 02:24, 28 May 2016 (UTC)

I think I got it right. Just uploaded two images--Martha Hovenden's print of William Jeanes, and an archival photo depicting the Old General Store/Post Office with a trolley car stopped in the roadway in the foreground. That is the trolley line on which Thomas Hovenden would have been riding on the day he met his untimely and tragic death. Please let me know if I succeeded with this upload. Not Stet (talk) 03:49, 28 May 2016 (UTC)

You did it perfectly! If and when Martha or Helen Hovenden have enough Commons images to warrant their own category -- I usually wait until there are at least 3 -- there'll be more to do. For now, this is great.

The streetcar photo is especially valuable. It's now available to anyone who wants to oppose the relocation or demolition of the Country Store/Old Post Office. It must have been a slow ride getting the streetcar up the hill to the meetinghouse.

Best, == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 11:54, 28 May 2016 (UTC)

I appreciate your attempts to guide me through the posting process, but I simply do not have the patience or time to meet this challenge. I do want to let you know that of last week, Whitemarsh Township's planning staff had been advised by the developer's attorney that they would be submitting updated plans for the site--plans that would allegedly eliminate the need for a zoning variance. On a related matter, I don't know if you have anything to do with other pages that cover the Plymouth Meeting National Register District, but I just learned that what is referred to as the Hinterleiter House is actually the complex of buildings owned by the Plymouth Meeting Historical Society. This homestead, located within a short walk from Abolition Hall, was the Dickinson farm/barn/home. George Corson was the son of Joseph Corson and Hannah Dickinson. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission is correcting the nomenclature. Also, at the time of the Historic District nomination, there were 66 structures identified. Of those, four are located at the intersection of Butler and Germantown Pikes--Hovenden House, Abolition Hall/Barn, Country Store/Post Office, and Friends Meeting House. Livezey House is on Spring Mill Road, close to the intersection with Butler Pike, and the Hinterleiter/Dickinson homestead is on Sierra Road, close to Germantown Pike. This is an extraordinary concentration of historic structures, and the history of the families that lived here is similarly deserving of notice. Finally, I have co-produced a short informational video about the Corson/Hovenden families. Everyone involved in this effort has donated time and talent, including the filmmaker. We are completing final edits now. Will this page allow links to videos on Vimeo?Not Stet (talk) 14:51, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

Oops! I thought I could insert a recent photo, but I messed up. I don't spend enough time on this site to begin to master the logistics. I did introduce a few text updates. Maybe I'll attempt to post to your Commons page.Not Stet (talk) 02:58, 27 February 2017 (UTC)

More by Martha

I took photos of the Martha Maulsby Hovenden bas-relief tablets at Washington Memorial Chapel. Unfortunately, the hanging light fixtures made it impossible to get a front-on view. They're located over the nave doors by the pulpit and lectern.
I'm going to have to change your edit on Underground Railroad. The wikilink connects to another George Corson, and I think the strongest source to cite in the footnote is William Still biographical sketch in The Underground Rail Road (1872).
Best, == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 19:36, 30 June 2016 (UTC)

On second thought, I just added a second footnote. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 19:42, 30 June 2016 (UTC)

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  Declaration of Independence Tablet (1926).
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  United States Constitution Tablet (1936).

Best Wishes

Dream Garden by Maxfield Parrish & Louis Comfort Tiffany

Not Stet,

I wish you the best this holiday season.

May the new year bring you nearer to your dreams.

BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 01:12, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

Genealogical errors

Note the porch

You may already know this stuff: Hovenden House, Barn and Abolition Hall#Genealogical errors
I love the item about Abolition Hall's porch. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 14:33, 16 September 2017 (UTC)

Belated best wishes for a happy 2018

^{The Fox Hunt (1893) by Winslow Homer, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.}
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== BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 15:43, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

Best wishes for a happy 2019

^{The Hill Country (c.1913) by Walter Elmer Schofield, Woodmere Art Museum.}
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BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 16:45, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

Happy New Year!

Walter Elmer Schofield, Across the River (1904), Carnegie Museum of Art.		Best wishes for a safe, healthy and prosperous 2021.
		Thank you for your contributions toward making Wikipedia a better and more accurate place. BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 14:48, 26 December 2020 (UTC) Oneupsmanship: This painting turned the friendly rivalry between Edward Redfield and Elmer Schofield into a feud. Schofield was a frequent houseguest at Redfield's farm, upstream from New Hope, Pennsylvania, and the two would go out painting together, competing to capture the better view. Redfield served on the jury for the 1904 Annual Exhibition of the Carnegie Institute; at which, despite Redfield's opposition, Across the River was awarded the Gold Medal and $1,500 prize. It was not until a 1963 interview that the 93-year-old Redfield revealed the painting as the cause of the 40-year feud between them. Schofield may have painted it in England, but a blindsided Redfield knew that it was a view of the Delaware River, from his own front yard!