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Warwick at 300: A photograph and video project

| 06 Apr 2012 | 11:18
    The "Warwick at 300" photo project is seeking action shots that show daily activities of the present day, like this one shot by G. A. Williams many years ago of a member of the Conklin family weaving a basket. Photo courtesy of the Beattie-May Collection.
    The "Warwick at 300" photo project is seeking action shots that show daily activities of the present day, like this one shot by G. A. Williams many years ago of a member of the Conklin family weaving a basket. Photo courtesy of the Beattie-May Collection.

WARWICK — Albert Wisner Public Library is sponsoring a year-long photo and video project, called Warwick at 300, to celebrate the tricentennial of the arrival of the first known non-native settlers to the Warwick Valley.

The goal is for photographers of all skill levels to gather images that capture the essence of work and play in Warwick today in the year 2012.

Images can be located anywhere in the Warwick Valley School District or the Town of Warwick and should be taken from April 2012 to next March 2013.

Submissions will be an 8 x 10 print of the photo or the video on DVD. An exhibit and video showing will be held next April 2013 and there will be a random drawing for prizes in each category as well as a “people’s choice” award.

The images will be kept as part of the library’s local history collection and shared with the local historical societies so that many years from now, people will be able to enjoy what it looked like in our “days gone by.”

For details and an entry form, visit the library’s Web site at www.albertwisnerlibrary.org, e-mail at warref@rcls.org, or call the Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3.

Beginnings In 1712, English merchant Benjamin Aske established a farm near the Welling property along Route 94 south of the Village of Warwick, calling his property “Warwick.”

Two years later, the Swiss couple Johannes and Elizabeth Wisner set up their home near Mt. Eve.