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Weston Stoneware

WestonWeston Stoneware is a small temporary but interesting exhibit containing nineteen beautiful pieces from this local business. The story of Weston stoneware begins with Horace Weston. In about 1826, due to failing health, Rev. Horace Weston gave up his physically demanding fifty-mile ministry in Ulster and Sullivan County, New York. Ellenville, NY became his permanent home in which he began manufacturing stoneware and shipping it along the entire length of the Delaware & Hudson Canal. In the spring of 1848 he purchased land on Sixth Street, Honesdale to establish a branch factory but died in July of fever. His twenty-year-old son William W. Weston carried on and built the factory, which was finished in the spring of 1849. By 1854 William left the business to pursue other interests and his brother Horace, Jr. was placed in charge of the Honesdale plant. The marks on the stoneware were changed from W. Weston, Honesdale, PA to H. Weston, Honesdale, PA In 1872 Horace Weston, Jr. died and the pottery factory closed.

Weston VaseIn addition to this exhibit the newly published book Big Ware Turners, The History and Manufacture of Pennsylvania Stoneware, by Phil Schaltenbrand is available for reference in our library. Stoneware from Weston and Burns & Cross of Ledgedale, PA are included.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Past Exhibits
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A Walk Through Historic Wayne County
A Walk through Wayne County
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Boy Scout Troop 1 Honesdale
Boy Scout Troop 1 Honesdale
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Here Comes the Bride
Here Comes the Bride is an exhibit of eleven wedding gowns and related items dating from the 1850’s…
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Mapping Honesdale
Thirteen maps of Honesdale, Pennsylvania dating from 1776
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Stitches in Time
Stitches in Time
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The Artistic Vision of Howard Becker
The Artistic Vision of Howard Becker
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The History of Firefighting in Wayne County
The History of Firefighting in Wayne County
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The Wayne County Experience
The Wayne County Experience
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The World War II Collection of Edgar Robert Pohle
Edgar Pohle, the son of a well-known Honesdale merchant, was born on his mother's birthday, May 7,…
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Weston Stoneware
Weston Stoneware is a small temporary but interesting exhibit containing nineteen beautiful pieces…
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Working With Wood: Then & Now
Beginning in 1851, Robert Lovelass started making the organ entirely by hand with the exception of…
Permanent Exhibits
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Children's History Lab
The History Lab is a fun and informative way for families to learn about Wayne county History. Kids…
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Faces in Clay
The Faces in Clay exhibit originally opened in 1995 in the lower level of the 810 Main Street,…
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Movin' Energy
Movin' Energy: The History of the Delaware and Hudson Canal 1828-1898 exhibit is housed in the 1993…
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The Stourbridge Lion
In 1827 the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company began to investigate the use of the steam engine for…
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Wayne County's Glass
The society's entire glass collection is again on exhibit after five years in storage and pieces on…
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WCHS NEPA Gives in the Spotlight
Jun 2, 2023, 6:00 AM
NEPA Gives is a generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform…
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Become a WCHS 2023 Sponsor
Jun 15, 2023, 6:00 AM
The WCHS is a 501(c)(3) organization, so your donations to the Society qualify as tax-deductible…
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Canal Boat Pavilion Grand Opening Dinner June 17, 2023
Jun 17, 2023, 6:00 AM
The event at D& H Canal Park at Lock 31 will be able to showcase the completed replica canal…
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Wayne County’s canal boat replica to be named after Clinton Leet
Aug 19, 2023, 10:00 AM
The Wayne County Historical Society is planning its 10th annual Canal Festival for August 19, 2023.…

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Hamlin House
Hamlin In 1808 Harris Hamlin moved from Connecticut to Salem Corners, which…
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Stone Walls in Wayne County
Stone walls have been dotting the landscape in Wayne County for the past…

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Genealogy in Wayne County
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