Thursday, May 28, 2009 by BWW News Desk
 John Fonda Gallery Presents Nicole Shiflet's Solo Exhibit John Fonda Gallery is please to present Nicole Shiflet’s first solo exhibition at the gallery. Titled Marching for Digits, the show consists of new paintings that explore Nicole’s fascination with interstitial moments that she documents into the fictional narratives of her paintings.
“Shiflet’s paintings are wonderfully playful, yet have an underlying sense of danger,” said Sidney Pink, Curator. “The beauty of her line and forms, mixed with a dark subtle humor, create a world deep with layers.”
Shiflet’s paintings use bright color, simple organics forms, and detailed line work to create rich environments. Her work evokes scientific imagery and yet seems to exist inside fantastical landscapes, as if from a children’s book. She plays with the scale of her subject creating a duel sense of micro and macro.
“Much of my work references a variety of scientific phenomena. I am constantly surprised, awed, and inspired by biological growth, geological topography, and electronic circuits. My work may not reflect the logical processes of these studies but forms its own fictional and abstracted narrative,” said Shiflet.
Nicole Shiflet has exhibited through out the Mid-Atlantic region. She has exhibited at the Wohfarth Gallery in Washington D.C.; the Clayton Street Gallery in Athens, Georgia; and had a solo exhibition at the Creative Alliance in Baltimore. In 2005 she worked on a collaborative art project and exhibition between UMBC and Fachhochschule Schwäbisch Hall in Germany. As both a traditional tactile painter and technological art geek, Nicole Shiflet constantly searches for ways to balance both aspects of her work. Drawing, painting, animation, and sound recording all inspire further exploration into and around each other. She is currently an adjunct professor of digital media at University of Maryland Baltimore County and Anne Arundel Community College. Nicole was born in Wisconsin, grew up in Georgia, and currently resides in Baltimore.
Since 1971, Theatre Project has been providing a distinct cultural experience for the citizens of Baltimore by presenting new, innovative, and diverse works in the arts. John Fonda Gallery located at Theatre Project is committed to exhibiting the work of emerging artists and new work by recognized artists. The gallery is dedicated to presenting diverse programs that make contemporary art accessible to a broad audience.
The John Fonda Gallery at Theatre Project was dedicated on January 14, 1993 to the memory of John Fonda, who served as curator of the gallery and nurtured Baltimore arts and artists.
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excerpt from The Story of Old Fort Johnson:
Many tales are told of that dreadful night, when the unsuspecting inhabitants of the Hill were aroused from their peaceful slumbers to seek safety in flight from the Indians and the equally cruel Tories (whose fiendish natures had been aroused in this cruel partisan war by the example of the Butlers and Johnsons), or to meet a cruel death by tomahawks and scalping knives in the hands of these ruthless marauders. A story is told of the subsequent part of this raid, which was continued up the valley. Having destroyed the residence of Col. Fisher, who was scalped and left for dead, and his two brothers, John and Herman, killed, they proceeded to the house of Adam Fonda, which was pillaged and destroyed, and Mr. Fonda captured. Before the house was burned one of the Tories stole a large and massive copper tea-kettle, which he filled with butter and hid in the water under the bridge near by, expecting to return that way and get it, but the militia gathering in the rear of Sir John Johnson forced him to return by the way of Johnstown. After the war this kettle was found, and returned to the family of Adam Fonda, and is now in possession of the family of his granddaughter, Mrs. John. H. Striker, of Tribes Hill.
 The Jelles Fonda Copper Kettle. A Revolutionary Relic. It was for the purpose of obtaining a photograph of this interesting relic of the times that tried men’s souls that we made our visit to Tribes Hill.
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Some interesting information on our Anneke Jans connection…
(connection verified through references in “Dear Cousin”; A Charted Genealogy of the Descendants of Anneke Jans Bogardus (1605-1663) to the 5th Generation“)
This is an e-mail I recently responded to regarding this topic:
Message
On Fri, 08 May 2009 17:32:02 -0600, <mark@fonda.org> wrote:
Hello Ronald,
Yes, Fonda vs. Trinity… interesting case. I believe many have tried to latch onto the Anneke Jans estate, but few, if any, have succeeded. There are plenty of stories on the internet about those who have tried, which you have most likely seen. John H. Fonda (1828-1915) and wife Mary tried to stake their claim based on speculation/wishful thinking and fell flat… in fact their lawyer was brought up on fraud charges. I think the Fonda/Trinity case got a lot of notoriety in the newspapers because of the scandal. Funny thing is, according to my research, John was not even a descendant of Anneke Jans.
There is a connection to our line from Neeltje E. Briese (1739-1820) who was a g-g-granddaughter of Anneke. Neeltje married Adam Douw Fonda (1736-1808) in 1759, but John’s branch takes off well before that point. I am connected to the famous Fonda’s through this very marriage, about five generation up, but we don’t know each other. So, in other words, both the Hollywood Fonda‘s and my Fonda line are both descended from Anneke Jans, but John H. Fonda‘s line is not. Either way, none of us stand to gain anything from the connection, except maybe bragging rights… ha ha.
Regards,
Albert ‘Mark’ Fonda
 Bogardus Farm on west bank of (now) Manhattan Island On Thu, 07 May 2009 13:55:22 -0400, wrote:
> Mark; Some of my daughters clan claim claim their
> Heirship through Thomas Hall, Thomas Robert Edwards,
> down the lines… Never did they get a cent!! Are you
> in any way related to Jane or Peter Fonda? My lineages
> go back to the same area in Frieslamd.. Our original
> spelling was VON ZELLEN, later and to me now; SELL… I
> am 72 and still beleive in the Estate/s.. 150 % …
> I always thought Church/s were to help save folks lives
> and help them, not accumulate hundreds of acres of land
> from a land grant of only a little over 3 acres for a
> Church and burying ground? My how times have changed and
> on and on..// RONALD R. SELL GOD BLESS |
Anneke and Hester
Some interesting similarities between Anneke Jans Bogardus (1605-1663) and Hester Jansz Fonda (1615-1690), the wife of Jellis Douw Fonda, our American patriarch:
 Anneke Jans in New Amsterdam (1630-1657)
- Anneke emigrated to New Amsterdam with her 1st husband, Roelof Janszen, on the ship “de Eendtacht” (The Unity) in 1630. They remained in New Amsterdam for a short time and then moved to Rensselaerwyck, on the Hudson, where Jan served as a farm superintendent for the wealthy Killian Van Rensselaer, a Director of the West Indies Company. In 1634, they moved back to New Amsterdam where Jan received a grant of 62 acres of land on the North (or Hudson) River, which is now Manhattan Island.
- Anneke was allegedly the granddaughter of William the Silent – (William I, Prince of Orange, 1533-1584 the father of the Dutch Republic). Both Anneke and Roelof were Norwegians by birth, but may have been of Dutch ancestry.
- After Jan’s death in 1637, Anneke married the Domine Everardus Bogardus (the Latinized form of Bogaert) in 1638. Bogardus died in 1647 and in 1657, Anneke moved to Beverwyck (Albany), N.Y. She died in 1663 and is buried in the Middle Dutch Church Yard on Beaver Street, Albany, N.Y. Harper’s Magazine in May 1885 had a very full and interesting account of Anneke Jans’ farm on the Hudson (known as “Domine’s Bouwery”), which became the property of Trinity Church, causing a huge land dispute, finally dismissed in the 1920’s.
- Hester emigrated to New Amsterdam with her 1st husband, Jellis Douw Fonda, on the ship “Valkenier” (Falconer) in 1650. They remained in New Amsterdam for a short time and then moved to Rensselaerwyck where Jellis Fonda first appears in the records on October 15, 1651 when he requested permission to distill liquor in the Green Bos, in the house belonging to Evert Pels, next to the brewery. Within a few years they moved to Beverwyck (Albany), N.Y. where Jellis died in 1659.
- Hester’s maiden name was VanArentsvelt; the Dutch family tree lists her as Hester Douwedr, using her father’s first name in Dutch tradition; another source lists her father as “Douwe Janzoon deVries VanArentsvelt” a master glazier in Leiden (her brother was noted artist Gerard Douw, protege of Rembrandt). Another lists Jans as Hester’s maiden name, which is from her mother, Maria Jans (no relation to Anneke).
- After Jellis’ death, Hester married Barent Gerritsen in 1660, who was killed by Indians in the second Esopus War in 1663. Hester and daughter Sara were taken prisoner by the Indians; Hester was returned but Sara was not. The two-time widow eventually returned to Albany, her name appearing in occasional Albany records, as late as 1690. She had apparently made a third marriage to Theunis Dirckz Van Vechten, sometime before 1672. Hester was the subject of a 1964 article in The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, “A Career Woman in 17th Century New York.”
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The Reporter – May 8, 2009
Get ready for the Big Red Band to host another Battle.
 2008 Fox 29 - Phillies World Series Celebration - Citizens Bank Park That’s right, the Big Red Band Boosters of the Souderton Area School District sponsor a “Battle of the Bands” this Saturday.
“We’re having five acts play from the high school, and one special guest: a professional band from Lancaster called ‘Kingsfoil’,” said band coach Matt Fonda, who’s also a guitarist for The Classic.
The five local bands are called Armory Infirmary, Killing Helen, Mary Rush, Mac’s No. 13, and End_Scene.exe.
Each band will feature at least one member currently enrolled at Souderton Area High School, and each will perform for approximately 20 minutes, Fonda said.
The doors to the Souderton Area High School’s auditorium will open at 6:30 p.m. for the Battle, and music provided by the five amateur bands will begin at 7 p.m.
“All of the proceeds will either go towards the rewards: there’s a $50 prize for the first place band and $25 for the second and third, and the rest is going towards the music program,” Fonda said.
Tickets are $5 each and refreshments will be available for purchase.
For more information on the Big Red Band Boosters, visit http://www.soudertonbigred.org
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Route 30A span won’t wait for bypass study
Daily Gazette – May 4, 2009
Fonda, NY – New York State Department of Transportation officials say they will go forward with plans to replace and expand the Route 30A bridge in Fonda regardless of whether the federal government conducts a feasibility study for a bypass highway connecting Thruway Exit 28 to Route 30A in Johnstown. Initially, the DOT had intended to build a replacement span on the west side of the existing Route 30A bridge in 2010, but after public outcry the plan was shifted to be built on the eastern side. The project is scheduled to start in 2011 and will cost an estimated $5.75 million, which would include alterations at the intersection of Route 5 to make it more suitable for heavy truck traffic.
 Stephan Zywiak, left, of the New York State Department of Transportation discusses the plan to replace the Route 30A bridge with Fonda Mayor Kim Flander Thursday night. The DOT conducted a special meeting with residents who could possibly be affected by the project. “The Route 30A bridge needs to be replaced. It’s a vital enough link that we would not let it deteriorate to the point where it would have to be closed,” DOT Region 2 public information officer Alice Romanych said. “[A Fonda bypass highway] would be a 12- to 15-year project … and the bottom line is we really can’t afford to wait until that feasibility study is completed before we replace the bridge.”
U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko, D-Amsterdam, said he’s been in contact with officials in both Fulton and Montgomery counties who want him to fight for a $2.4 million engineering and feasibility study for a bypass highway in the next federal transportation bill. Tonko said he’s ready to fight for the study because he believes a bypass highway could cut down on truck traffic and pollution in Fonda. “The feasibility study would provide for a thoughtful, analytical, steady process that gets the traffic from Exit 28 up to the Johnstown Industrial Park by circumventing the village of Fonda,” Tonko said. Supervisors in Fulton and Montgomery counties are poised to formally request the federal government provide 80 percent of the cost for the study, with the counties putting up a combined $480,000.
Fonda Mayor Kim Flander said she was surprised to hear the two county governments were lobbying for a feasibility study to build a highway bypass. She said state DOT officials told her in 2008 that constructing a bypass was not a feasible option as an alternative to replacing the Route 30A bridge. She said she supports the federal government feasibility study but wonders what the point would be after the state takes land from village residents to expand the bridge.
The bridge expansion will likely result in the state forcing the relocation of several Fonda businesses, including Antoinette’s Cafe at the eastern corner of routes 5 and 30A and Mike’s Pizza. “A year ago we talked to the state and asked them about a bypass. We were told a study was already done and based on that study it wasn’t cost effective to do the bypass,” Flander said. “If they’re going to conduct this study while they’re doing construction, I can’t comprehend why they are doing both.”
Romanych said replacing the Route 30A bridge is expected to result in the state purchasing slices of 10 properties and four entire parcels. She said the state hasn’t determined the cost of that part of the project. She said no formal study was done on the cost of building a Fonda bypass highway, but rough estimates indicate it would cost at least $35 million to $45 million.
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