KENILWORTH, NJ - The Kenilworth Historical Society is hosting a fundraiser, “Herbs for the Teapot” a virtual program, that is to benefit the Oswald J. Nitschke House. This program is structured to teach participants about blending, brewing and enjoying a variety of herbal teas this winter in the comfort of their own home.
For those who are interested, program registrants will be sent an electronic link to a prerecorded, approximate one-hour video presentation by Susanna Reppert Brill, a professional clinical herbalist and proprietor. Brill will discuss various herbs and their many uses and benefits following a demonstration on how to blend and brew them for tea.
It is $20 to register for the event and includes the presentation link, a variety of herbs, several tea filters and some prepackaged shortbread cookies. The program is available to view anytime that is convenient and in addition registrants will be able to participate in a virtual group showing of the presentation on Saturday, Feb. 27, at 2 p.m. at which time Brill will be available to answer questions. For further information and to register for the program, please call 908- 709-0434.
Susanna Reppert Brill is a professional clinical herbalist, herb purveyor, consultant and manager of The Rosemary House and Gardens in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania (www.therosemaryhouse.com). This is a family-owned herb and spice specialty shop with gardens that she operates with her husband David. A graduate of Penn State University, Brill completed a course in herbal medicine at David Winston’s Herbal Therapeutics School of Botanical Medicine. Her extensive knowledge of herbs and their many uses has been shared throughout her 40 years in the business established by her mother, Bertha P. Reppert, in 1968.
Proceeds from the “Herbs for the Teapot" program will benefit the Oswald J. Nitschke House “living history” museum and cultural arts center by helping the Kenilworth Historical Society pay building and general operating expenses. This also includes the cost of an elevator that makes the site fully accessible to everyone.
The program is being presented in memory of certified tea specialist and tea educator Darlene Meyers Perry. A beloved long-standing friend of the Kenilworth Historical Society, Perry introduced its members to the practice of tea blending and conducted various beneficial programs for the organization over the years, including “Teapot Tales,” an African Tea Ceremony and a Chinese New Year’s Celebration. Perry passed away last fall and is greatly missed by the Historical Society.
The Oswald J. Nitschke House is one of Kenilworth’s few remaining original 19th-century farmhouses. Notably, it is the only museum of its kind in the area to portray and interpret everyday life in the early 1900s. Particularly, the inspiring story of late 19th and early 20th-century immigrants in a developing suburb.
The Kenilworth Historical Society is an independent, volunteer-based, non-profit, tax-exempt, 501(c)3 organization that, as owner and operator of the Oswald J. Nitschke House “living history” museum and cultural arts center, is dedicated to the research, preservation and interpretation of the historic c. 1880 home, local history and culture. The COVID-19 pandemic has prevented the Oswald J. Nitschke House from opening on a regular basis. Small group tours of the site are available and may be arranged by calling 908-709-0434.
To learn more about “Herbs for the Teapot” and other Kenilworth Historical Society programs and activities or about how to donate to the non-profit, please visit the organization’s website at www.kenilworthhistoricalsociety.org and follow the Kenilworth Historical Society on Facebook.
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