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Upcoming events for September and October 2024
Here is the calendar of upcoming events for the next two months!
…Sept. 6 1-3 PM Genealogy Group Sept. 13 1-3 PM Fibercraft Friends Sept. 14 10:30 – 11:30 AM Storytime: We love our grandparents! Sept. 20 1-3 PM Book Club : The Girl Who Wrote in Silk Sept. 27 1-3 PM Fibercraft Friends Sept. 28 10:30-11:30 AM Storytime: Explore the park with Ranger Monica! Oct. 4 1-3 PM Genealogy Group Oct. 5 10:30-11:30 AM Storytime : Knights and Dragons Oct. 5 7 PM Movie in the Park : If Crafts and fun at 5, Movie starts at 7 Oct. 11 1-3 PM Fibercraft Friends Oct. 18 1-3 PM Book Club : tbd Oct. 19 1-3 PM The Soldier and His Lady: a Look at Victorian Life, Culture and Fashion Presented by Herb and Sandy Kaufman
Oct. 25 1-3 PM Fibercraft Friends Oct. 26 1-3 PM Young Frankenstein’s Mad Science Halloween Party: Come for food, crafts and creepy science fun! Please register at ryerssmuseum@gmail.com -
Peter Pan Pirates and Fairies Party! Saturday, June 22, 2024 1-3 PM
Join us for a Peter Pan Pirates and Fairies party!
Come celebrate the end of the school year by hearing the story of Peter Pan and Wendy, making pirate and fairy crafts, and enjoying delicious treats.
Date: Saturday, June 22
Time: 1-3 PM
Cost: Free, but donations welcome to help cover costs
Please email ryerssmuseum@gmail.com to register.
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Philadelphia Jazz Tap Ensemble Performance, April 20 and April 27
Come join the Philadelphia Jazz Tap Ensemble in celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month on the porch of Ryerss! There will be two performances : Saturday, April 20 at 1 and Saturday, April 27 at Noon. Hope to see you there!
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Victorian Medicine Lecture by Herb Kaufman March 16, 2024
Join us March 16, 2024 at 1 PM for a lecture on Victorian Medicine by local historian Herb Kaufman!
In popular media physicians and surgeons in the Victorian Era are usually portrayed as blood-soaked butchers who do nothing all day but unnecessarily amputate limbs from the poor, wounded soldiers, screaming in pain. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth. Medical practices as portrayed in the movies, on television and in many novels are created to excite and dramatize the event. While the medical practices were certainly naïve and unsophisticated by today’s standards, Victorian Era physicians truly worked tirelessly and diligently to heal the wounded and comfort the ill. This presentation is intended to dispel the myths and explain the differences between the movies and the actual medical practices.
Actual period surgical instruments, medicines, and photographs are used to provide a first-hand look at Victorian era medical equipment.
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