Museum program explains traditional egg-decorating technique
The Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society will host a program at 2 p.m., June 20 featuring Catheal Weiser, an artist and good friend of the museum.
According to a news release, Weiser will talk about the time-honoured craft of Pysanky, based on the traditional decorating of Easter eggs by use of a wax-resist method. Weiser will also have some of her pysanky eggs for sale.
The program is part of a series of lectures which focus on demonstrations.
As the program coincides with the third Sunday of the month, admission to the museum is free. The Third Sunday of each month May through October features free admission. The lecture series combines the Sunday afternoon programs with Thursday morning coffee hours. The lecture series is generously sponsored by the Woodcock Foundation for the Appreciation of the Arts, the news release said.
Located at 858 W. Fourth St., the Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society provides a history of the region with information about Native American culture, frontier exploration, the development of the Pennsylvania canal, immigration during the 19th century and the logging and lumbering era of the 19th century. The museum also houses the world-class Larue Shempp Model Train Collection. The museum is open for touring from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and from 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays. There is ample parking behind the museum and along the street. For further information, contact the museum at 570-326-3326 or visit the museum’s website at www.tabermuseum.org.





