Hope Dennis and the Institute of Race Relations, 1945
Hope Dennis In the 1940’s, Hope Dennis (1906-2006), co-founder of the Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust, was on the staff of Charles S. Johnson, PhD, at Fisk University’s Institute for Race Relations, in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1942 and funded by the American Missionary Association and the Rosenwald Foundation, the Institute was the first think tank to be ...
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Saluting John Arnone and Lucas Taylor
From left to right: Lucas Taylor, DFCLT-Keystone College Liaison and DFCLT Property Manager, John V. Arnone With a 153-acre property and an educational, historical and conservation mission, the Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust could not function without a team of highly committed and hard-working individuals who have a passion for what they do. Two of the most committed ...
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Artist Elmer Stoner, Dennis Family Friend
Artist Elmer C. Stoner (1897-1969) in his Greenwich Village apartment. In his new book, Invisible Men, author Ken Quattro tells the stories of sixteen African American artists who were trailblazers in the comic book industry, including a Northeast Pennsylvania artist named Elmer C. Stoner (1897-1969). Stoner was born and grew up in Wilkes-Barre and was a lifelong ...
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It Begins with Each of Us
From left, Forum Master of Ceremonies, Rev. Marshall P. H. Mitchell, Pastor, Salem Baptist Church of Abington; Panelist Alexandria Harris, Esq, Executive Director, the Andrew Goodman Foundation; and Panelist Charles Gallagher, Ph.D., Chair of the Departments of Sociology and Criminal Justice, La Salle University. The Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust, in partnership with the Museum of the ...
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Prince Perkins’ 270th Birthday Celebrated
Dear Friends, The Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust would like to thank all of you who participated in our 8th Annual Symposium, our first virtual Symposium-Webinar, on October 16, 2020. We had approximately 100 registrants from throughout the United States and Europe, which made it a truly national and international event. For all of you, as well as those of ...
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AmRev360: A Family’s Revolutionary Legacy
Denise Dennis, President of the Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust, joined Dr. R. Scott Stephenson for a conversation about her rich, personal Revolutionary history; her work to preserve the historic, 153-acre Dennis Farm in the Endless Mountains of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania; and what it means to her to have her family’s powder horn – which belonged to Gershom Prince, a Black ...
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Dennis Addresses African American Genealogical Group
Adrienne Whaley, President, African American Genealogy Group. The author Alex Haley wrote, “Family is our link to the past and our bridge to the future.” Knowing this, it isn’t surprising that more and more families are researching their genealogical background. One organization committed to genealogical research is the Philadelphia-based African American Genealogical Group (AAGG). At the invitation of AAGG’s ...
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National Women in Agriculture Association
From left, screen poster announcing DFCLT President as Keynote Speaker at National Women in Agriculture Association’s 13th Anniversary and Black History Month event, on the right, a flyer for the event. On February 25, DFCLT President Denise Dennis delivered the Keynote Address at the National Women in Agriculture Association’s 13th Anniversary and Black History Month virtual celebration, “Join ...
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