An opportunity to learn more about the Lenape people through the eyes of cultural experts and members of the Delaware Tribe is coming soon during a live, free Facebook event @BartlesvilleAreaHistoryMuseum.
Special guests including Delaware Chief Brad Killscrow and Delaware Tribal Princess Morgan Messimore will be on hand as Curtis Zunigha, Delaware Cultural Center director, Anita Mathis, archivist, and Jim Rementer, language program director, will take guests on a virtual tour of the “Delaware: The Faces of Lenape” exhibit in Pioneer Gallery at 7 p.m. on Nov. 16.
Museum coordinator Delaney Williams said that tribal members will add nuance to the experience and more information than already exists in the exhibit. On display since September, the exhibit has attracted a lot of interest and visitors have made a special trip up to the 5th floor of City Hall at 401 S. Johnston Ave.
“It’s been a lot of fun to get to talk to people,” Williams said. “We’ve actually had a lot of people who are descendants to some of these people who have bios on the panel.”
The exhibit was a collaboration between museum staff and Delaware Cultural Center with items on loan from the cultural center and Woolaroc. It includes 21 panels of carefully researched information that highlights key points in the history of the Delaware Tribe from the 1500s to today.
More than 70 objects are on display including musical instruments, traditional clothing and the original Charles Journeycake stained glass from the Journeycake Memorial Baptist Church (now First Baptist Church Dewey).
Debbie Neece, collections manager, said the exhibit is a “must see” cultural experience for all ages.
“Washington County has a rich and diverse history,” she said. “This exhibit will show you the world of the Lenape tribe as they left their Pennsylvania homeland, transitioned to Indian Territory and their cultural foothold as experienced today.”
The live event will stay on the museum’s Facebook page so anyone who does not have an opportunity to see it in person will be able to experience the virtual tour.
Williams said they will be taking down the exhibit the last week in November so visitors who want to see it…
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