Stoneware Stories "Salt-Glazed"
Fri, Jul 10
|Historic Ohmann Theatre
From 2025, we welcome back stoneware collector John Sladek for another presentation on local potters and potteries.
Time & Location
Jul 10, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Historic Ohmann Theatre, 65 William St, Lyons, NY 14489, USA
Guests
About the event
GUEST APPEARANCE - Jennifer Lemak, Chief Curator of History from the NYS Museum to share information about the Weitsman Stoneware Collection and exhibition. Come see a few of the new pieces that have been donated to the museum.
Jennifer Lemak is the chief curator of history at the New York State Museum. Prior to this appointment, she served there as senior historian/curator of social history. Major exhibition and publication projects include Votes for Women: Celebrating New York’s Suffrage Centennial (2017) and An Irrepressible Conflict: The Empire State in the Civil War (2012). Lemak is the author of Southern Life, Northern City: The History of Albany’s Rapp Road (SUNY Press, 2008), and several articles on the Great Migration to Upstate New York. Lemak serves the history field as a member of the New York State Preservation Board and as co-editor of the New York History journal. She earned her MA in Public History and PhD in American History, both from the University at Albany.
Admission is FREE. RSVPs and Donations always appreciated.