Special events on tap at Slocum Park By ERIC FOSTER Post Staff On Saturday and Sunday, October 5 and 6, Frances Slocum Park will will hold an all-out edu- cational bash - featuring guided tours of the park, presentations from Native Americans, and dem- onstrations of traditional crafts of Native Americans and settlers. “I'll do about five or six groups during an average week and usu- ally one public program,” says Jerry Kozlansky, the park natu- ralist. “I'm actually the environ- mental education specialist, but that title is a mouthful.” “There's a lot of history in this park,” says Kozlansky, who is just finishing his second year ‘at the park. “Some parks are resource based. We're split here, we're re- source based and history based. “They're connected; the reason the history is here is because the resources are here,” says Kozlan- sky. “There were a lot of Native Americans along the Susquehanna and they used this area for their hunting grounds.” The native american hunters ay Abrahams Creek to the a where the park is now. And for good reason. Even to- day, the park is home to a multi- tude of deer, squirrels, and wood- chucks. What is less well known is that the park is also home to fox,” coyote, and occasionally, a transient black bear. : “ldoeverything from pre-school kids all the way up to senior citi- zen groups,” says Kozlansky. “When we have the groups, I ask, do you want the historical tour or the nature tour?” For a group of five and six-year- old nursery school students, Kozlansky takes them on a short hike. Along the way they stop periodically and collect things from nature to learn to use their senses. Something red for sight, some- ring smooth for touch, and later nething that smells like trees. ~ For a group of seven to nine- year-old brownies, Mr. Jerry (as the kids name him) explains how Native Americans used plants in the forest, hemlock trees to make tea’ (not the same as Socrates drank), maple trees for syrup, and acorns to eat and tan leather. “The thing about this park is thereis so much history that people nN realize,” says Kozlansky. mney have found artifacts here over 3,000 years old. From that aspect alone I think it’s interesting ge to read a little about it.” WArtifacts such as arrowheads, spear points, and notched stones used to weight nets are displayed in the visitors. center, along with stuffed birds and animals. Who was Frances Slocum? The park is named after Frances Slocum, a Quaker girl who was kidnapped at the age of five by a band of Delaware braves from her home near the Susquehanna River on November 2, 1778. A rock shelter where little Frances is thought to have spent her first night in captivity is lo- | cated in the park. Fifty years after her abduction, Frances Slocum was found living among the Miami Indians in Indi- ana. She had been adopted by the Delaware chief, and later married a chief of the Miami people. Despite pleas from her family to return to Pennsylvania, she chose to stay among the Miami people. Now known as Mocanaquah, or Young Bear for her strength and endurance, Slocum had been married to two chiefs, had four children. She was highly respected among the Miami and was wealthy, owning her own land and cattle. The Miami were her new family and she died among them in 1838 at the age of 68. The 1,035 acres which com- prises the park has undergone radical changes since the night Frances Slocum huddled in the shelter of a looming cliff. Farms and mills had been estab- i lished in the area. Originally there was no lake in the area. The lake came about after a flood control dam was completed on Abrahams Creek just before the Agnes Flood in 1972. In contrast with the tall ever- green forests so prevalent in Rick- etts Glen State Park at Red Rock, Frances Slocum has a more varied environment. Besides the ever- greens, there are fields, marshy areas, and young stands of leafy trees. “You have a lot of mixed woods,” says Kozlansky. “We try to main- tain highly diverse habitats to maximize wildlife.” Kozlansky graduated from col- lege with a degree in Environmental Science, with concentrations in ‘outdoor recreation and resource conservation. While often those areas are at odds, “Here in the park, this is one place where they work together most of the time,” says Kozlansky. For the public, the park offers picnic areas, year-round fishing, hiking and snowmobile trails. Unpowered, or electric powered boats are permitted on the lake, and are also available for rent. For swimmers, there is a pool. Groups interested in educational programs at the park can call 696- 3525 and ask for Jerry Kozlansky. Programs can be conducted Sun- day through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through November. All programs are free, but pre-regis- tration is required. If traveling to the park is not possible, Kozlansky ~ can travel to the group tobe a guest speaker. i =) a ERAS | «rc QO E= FURNITURE CLEANING soFas3s | LOVE SEAT $25 | cHAIRs15 | 2 ROOMS OF CARPET | Only $35.00 H on 350 sq. ft. limit 288-4542 or 1-800-422-7668 i JIE YXTT TNC 1999 KNIT KIRTS & 1229 KNIT TOPS $16%.519% jackers Reg. $20 SM Reg. 10 $28 "Yo" ordinates [ g KNIT SLACKS SWEATERS | $1 6° & LEGGINGS $249° RAMIE COTTON Reg. $22 BLOT Reg. $49 Or SAVE ON NAME BRANDS SUCH AS IVY » OUTBACK * DK GOLD Chilene's FASHION CENTER DALLAS SHOPPING CENTER MON.-SAT. 10-9, SUN. 12.5 (Next to Ye-Olde Clock Shoppe) Apples - Pumpkins, some "Ex. Large" - Cider - Decorative Dallas “Gourds 309, [415-118 2 - Follow signs for Bryant Rd. Apples & Cider to 118W_ VY Shadyrill 112m Y | Farm Loyalville tr / in Loyalville ® Loyalties Ad. ig FROIN TRY The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, October 2, 1991 3 TELLING TALES OF WOODCRAFT - Jerry Kozlansky, park natu- ralist at Frances Slocum State Park, tells Brownie Troop 946 of Harding how Native Americans lived in this area hundreds of years ago. (Post Photo/Eric Foster) SCHEDULE FOR FRANCES SLOCUM DAYS Saturday, October 5 Noon to 4 p.m. - The Visitor Center will be open to the public throughout the weekend. All programs will start in the center. Noon to 3 p.m. - “Circle of Friendship” Members of the Munsee Band of Native Americans, attired in au- thentic tribal clothing, will tells legends, teach dances, and answer questions fromthe audience. A demonstration of Native American crafts will begin at noon, and the talk circle at 1 p.m. 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. - “The Swetland Homestead” Jan Conway, curator of the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society Museum and Swetland Homestead will give a slide pres- entation of the Swetland Homestead, with its history and antiques. Sunday, October 6 Noon to 4 p.m. - The Visitor Center will be open to the public throughout the weekend. All programs will begin at the center. Noon to 1 p.m. - “Tales of the Woodlands” A guided hike to the historical rock shelter where five-year-old Frances Slocum spent her first night after being captured by a’ band of Native Americans. The main point of discussion will be the lifestyle of Native Americans of the area. 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. - “Natural Foods” Learn about the many wild edibles in the forest, many of which were used by the Native Americans. 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. - “History of Frances Slocum” A slide presentation of the history of the area we now know as Frances Slocum State Park. 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. - “Grape Vine Wreaths” Learn to create your own natural craft items as the settlers did. Take home your creations. 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Chuck Gibson, Philadelphia, was selected as the General Contractor to engineer and design all of the necessary modifications for the renovation. It took approximately 10 months for the Wicks Organ Company to build the new ranks of pipes and the other organ components. Chuck Gibson has been working on making the modifications and ‘installing the organ components in the church since July. The proj- ect will be completed in early No- vember. The completed organ renova- tion will add several ranks of pipes and expose the old pipes. Addi- tionally the entire organ console is being rebuilt and refinished and new organ chests will be installed. The newly renovated organ will be dedicated to the church on Sun- day, Dec. 8, 1991. The Fall Auction is being chaired by Majorie Marquart and Cindy Duncan. Matching funds will be provided by Aid Association for Lutherans (AAL) which is a frater- nal benefits society. Dallas High School class of '66 to hold reunion Nov. 30 The Dallas High School Class of 1966 will be holding its 25th class reunion on Saturday, November 30 at Convention Hall in Pittston. Invitations have been issued to all class members with the excep- tion of those listed because of lack of address information. If anyone has information on these mem- bers, please contact Nancy Brown Campbell at 675-2266 or Linda Parry Vozniak at 675-4365. | Constance Billig, Hilda Flartey Reynolds, Charles Heck, Bill Kyle, Harry Mattes, Margie Mattes Ziegler, Marlene Matthews Church, Richard Mendelsohn, Judy Schaefer Gregg, Robert Updyke, Christine Rischell Nel- son. Back Mountain briefs Lehman Methodist rummage sale Oct. 11-12 The Lehman United Methodist Women will hold a Rummage Sale at the church on October 11, 9-5 and October 12, bag day, 9-12. iy Rummage helpers are Lillie Lamoreaux, Ruth Disque, Helen Squier. Bake sale persons are Dorothy Moore, Celia Ellsworth and Patricia Miers. 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