L.L. Langstroth “… was born on Christmas Day, 1810, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where his grandfather, Thomas Langstroth, a Yorkshireman, had settled about 40 years before…. Philadelphia, the capital, seaport of a rich agricultural region, was thriving with industry and commerce and seemed likely to become the metropolis of all the Atlantic seaboard of North America.” (from America’s Master of Bee Culture by Florence Naile)
Today begins the 200th year of Langstroth. In a few weeks, at 7:00 pm on January 21, we will kick off our LLL200 activities in his home town, Philadelphia, with a gathering. On the agenda for the evening is a trip down memory lane with Barbara Ceiga, of the Academy of Natural Sciences, in Philadelphia. She will describe to us the pivotal place in the history of American Science that Philadelphia was in Langstroth’s day (as Prof. Julie Newell of Southern Polytechnic State University reminded me).
There will be lot’s more going on that evening. We’ll be raffling off a Brushy Mountain bee hive kit and subscriptions to Bee Culture Magazine. There will be live music, refreshments and lot’s of discussion about Langstroth’s life by “Bee Man” Marc Hoffman and Langstroth researcher, Matt Redman, planning for the First Annual Langstroth Summer Honey Festival, and a special exhibit at Bartram’s Garden… and more.
Mark your calendar, set your GPS for USG, and
Bee there!
Also, if I might be so bold, it’s not too late to send a letter of support for a US postage stamp to commemorate Langstroth’s life and achievements; go to this link for the latest details or check out Carl’s earlier postings on this subject.
http://home.ezezine.com/1636/1636-2009.12.22.09.43.archive.html
… especially if you are from one of the following 11 states from which we have not yet received emails:
Alaska, Arkansas, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina.