Events Blog

Upcoming events

• Preserve Greystone was born on Earth Day. You can help us celebrate our third anniversary Thursday April 19th at our annual meeting. Find out why the enormous stone Kirkbride Building might be New Jersey's greenest building.

• We kick off a new round of public events the same day, April 19th, at the Morristown Women's Club. (not open to the general public)

• On Saturday April 21st, we will have a table at the Denville Earth Day and Green Fair,  

• On Saturday April 28th, we will have a table at the 6th annual Earth Day Fair in Kinnelon(sponsored by Kinnelon Conserves)  and a table with interactive fun for kids at the Earth Day Celebration in Lewis Morris Park, Morris Township.

• If your group would like to participate in a guided Springtime tour of the Greystone Park grounds, please contact presentations@PreserveGreystone.org.

 

Past Events

• On Dec. 8th at the Morristown Library, we presented Holidays at Greystone: A Celebration of Humanity. Local music legend and longtime Greystone Park music therapist Grover Kemble discussed mental health treatment, the culture of care, and the spirit of humanity with Rev. Peg Mesinger (Greystone's Head Chaplain from 1975 - 2000) and preservation scholar Sue Shutte. You can see pictures and read about it here.

• On Sunday, Nov. 13th, Preserve Greystone volunteers addressed the Historical Society of Chatham Township in the old Mount Vernon Schoolhouse. Chatham Twp. will become the first local historical society to become an organizational member of Preserve Greystone since Governor Christie's big announcement that the State would provide some funds to assess and remediate Greystone Park. Welcome aboard!

• On Friday Nov. 11th, Preserve Greystone made a presentation to the Mt. Lakes area branch of the American Association of University Women ( AAUW ) Also presenting to the Mt. Lakes AAUW was The Morristown Historical Society at Acorn Hall. 

• On Oct. 12th, Preserve Greystone volunteers addressed the Warner-Lambert/Pfizer Senior Partners Group on Route 53 in Morris Plains. Several dozen attended this daytime event, and a lively question and answer session ensued after the formal program.

• Sept. 17th participants enjoyed great weather, great food, and great music at the Ayres/Knuth Farm Foundation's 13th annual Fall Farm Festival. Preserve Greystone was on hand with an information booth, joining the Foundation in it's work to "Preserve the Past for the Future"
The Foundation also used the opportunity to collect canned goods and pet foods for Hurricane Irene Relief in Denville.

• June 13th at the Parsippany Library, Sue Shutte reprised A Renewed Look at the Asylum in the town where Greystone Park is located.
The Parsippany Historic Preservation Advisory Committee lists,"Preserving and re-using historic buildings at Greystone Park." among its many worthy goals. The committee is working on different options for preserving the historic structures, balancing concerns for historic resources, green space and cost.

• Preserve Greystone Trustees and friends of the organization attended the NJ Historic Preservation Conference,"Preservation Looks Forward," June 3rd, in West Long Branch. Even in the magnificient setting of Monmouth University's Wilson Hall, participants were wowed by Preseve Greystone's exhibit showcasing the craftmanship and attention to detail in Greystone Park's Kirkbride building.

• Nearly the entire town of Mountain Lakes, NJ is an historic district, and Memorial Day, May 30th, saw us there for Mt. Lakes Day 2011, with a busy Preserve Greystone information table. 2011 is Mt.Lakes' Centennial year. Congratulations!

• On May 7th, Preserve Greystone had a busy table at the State History Fair, in Allaire State Park, Farmingdale, NJ PG volunteers demonstrated early occupational therapy handcrafts, and nearly 100 participants signed our petition.

• Preserve Greystone received a warm welcome at the Kinnelon Conserves on April 9th, andat the Denville Green Fair on April 29th, demonstrating the abundant common ground between historic restoration and green renovation.

• Preserve Greystone kicked off a Spring round of public events with "A Renewed Look at the Asylum," at Restyle/Renewin Denville on March 16. Historic preservation scholar Sue Shutte took attendees on a fascinating virtual tour of Greystone's glorious beginnings, and offered a tantalizing look at the possibilities for adaptive re-use of this public heirloom. Though not well publicized, the event was well attended - and well received! You can read about it here.