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Date:
September 27, 2023
Time:
5:00 PM
Time Details:
This event begins at 5 p.m.
Location:
Sordoni Art Gallery
Address:
141 S Main St
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
Cost:
Free and open to the public.
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Art in Context Lecture: “Whether We Are Rich or Poor, We Can Love Each Other the Same”: The O'Neills in Wilkes-Barre with Dr. Diane Wenger, Professor Emeritus of History, Wilkes University

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Learn about Wilkes-Barre history through the lens of the O’Neill Family. Cecile Rose O’Neill was the second daughter of William Patrick O’Neill, bookseller and businessman and Alice Cecelie Asenath “Sena” Smith, school teacher. They lived 10 blocks south of Main Street in the Emerald Cottage dedicated to “Friendship, love, truth, and liberty!” Situated on Meade Street, “Emerald Cottage” was a country gothic bungalow with gingerbread trim, surrounded by fruit trees and a garden.
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