The Traveling Exhibit, Two Major Showing Collections
Two shows in Mrs. Fisher’s scrapbooks have been recorded more fully, and allow us to see a fuller picture of this initiative: the Lewisburg’s Civic Center of November 1955 and the Boston Store Show of May 1962.
Lewisburg’s Civic Center at the Lewisburg Hotel, held November 18-19, 1955
The show was a two-day event in the hotel’s lounge from November 18th to 19th, and admission was free to the public. However, a donation card was available, whose funds would go to supplying the club’s health and welfare funds.
A Sunbury Daily Item Newspaper Clipping, titled “Miniature House Exhibit Lewisburg Feature,” 1955 November 21.
![<a href="/omeka/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=50&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=A+Newspaper+Clipping+from+titled+%E2%80%9CMiniature+Room+Display+Has+141+Items%2C%E2%80%9D+%5Bca.+mid-late+twentieth+century%5D">A Newspaper Clipping from titled “Miniature Room Display Has 141 Items,” [ca. mid-late twentieth century]</a>](https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/fullsize/2adb92c70f3a41eb97c311267dd6734a.jpg "<a href=\"/omeka/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=50&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=A+Newspaper+Clipping+from+titled+%E2%80%9CMiniature+Room+Display+Has+141+Items%2C%E2%80%9D+%5Bca.+mid-late+twentieth+century%5D\">A Newspaper Clipping from titled “Miniature Room Display Has 141 Items,” [ca. mid-late twentieth century]</a>")
A Newspaper Clipping from titled “Miniature Room Display Has 141 Items," [ca. mid-late twentieth century]
The Lewisburger Hotel, 136 Market Street
Valley Girl Views, Susquehanna Valley; ACD October 2024
An Invitation card of Hotel Lewisburger, [ca.1950s-1960s] November 18-19, depicting a showing at the hotel.
The exhibit’s fundraising efforts were a success as revealed by one of the congratulatory letters sent to Fisher following the showing in Lewisburg.
A Congratulatory Letter from Edith Fullerton to Mrs. Fisher, 1955 November 26.
Transcription:
Dear Mrs. Fisher,
Here’s hoping
to see you again and
Congratulating you
Again
Edith Fullerton
November 26, 1955
Another well recognized exhibit in Mrs. Fisher's collection and scrapbooks is the showing at The Boston Store.
The Boston Store, Held May 10-12, 1962
Another major event and exhibit that Mrs. Fisher held was in 1962, when she showed the Dollhouse at her father’s store, Fowler, Dick, and Walker, or the Boston Store. The event was a three-day showing in 1962 held from May 10-12.
Peach Street side of the Boston Store. Note the old city hall building at left. (Hagen History Center Archives)
Eerie History; ACD May 2024
“Exhibition of Miniature Room Settings: from the collection of Mrs. Dwight-Fisher”
![<a href="/omeka/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=50&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=A+Photograph+of+Women+Viewing+Mrs.+Fisher%E2%80%99s+Dollhouse+at+the+Boston+Store%2C+%5B1954%5D.">A Photograph of Women Viewing Mrs. Fisher’s Dollhouse at the Boston Store, [1954].</a>](https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/fullsize/4739ae8149a545e8b9defb0cd16371b6.jpg "<a href=\"/omeka/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=50&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=A+Photograph+of+Women+Viewing+Mrs.+Fisher%E2%80%99s+Dollhouse+at+the+Boston+Store%2C+%5B1954%5D.\">A Photograph of Women Viewing Mrs. Fisher’s Dollhouse at the Boston Store, [1954].</a>")
On the left depicts a group of women at the Boston Store showing in 1962, as we can tell by the pictured Boston Store Flyer, depicted on the right, in the bottom right corner of the photograph. The showing was a fundraiser for three hospitals, the Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, Wilkes Barre General Hospital, and the Wyoming Valley Hospital. The date has been ascertained by a letter of thanks from the Nesbitt hospital staff following the receipt of the donation, dated 1962 May 18.
The flyer on the right depicts the event being held in benefit of three hospitals, the Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, the Wilkes Barre General Hospital, and the Wyoming Valley Hospital. If you look at the table before the women, you will see the same flyer set before the exhibit.
The flyer depicts an advertisement for Mrs. Fisher’s Dollhouse exhibit at the Boston Store from May 10-12th. The showing was a fundraiser for three hospitals, the Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, Wilkes Barre General Hospital, and the Wyoming Valley Hospital. The date has been ascertained by a letter of thanks from the Nesbitt hospital staff following the receipt of the donation, dated 1962 May 18.
Who could imagine that such a tiny house would make such a great impact? Though it may have started as a hobby, Mrs. Fisher would turn her miniatures into magic and build a major fundraising effort for local hospitals and non-profit groups.