Zooming Back To History: Valencia Libby
April 13, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT
Zooming Back To History: Valencia Libby The Enduring Legacy of Lord & Schryver
Zooming Back to History is the Willamette Heritage Center’s online history speaker series that seeks to share historical topics that have shaped the Willamette Valley and Greater Oregon.
About the speaker:
Val Libby gardens & lectures in Downeast, Maine. She was an associate professor of landscape architecture & public horticulture at Temple University, in Philadelphia. In 2004, she served as the Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Landscape History to Portugal. Val has authored many articles on landscape preservation and women’s history and continues to educate others about the importance of public and historic landscapes.
Val is the author of the 2021 book The Northwest Gardens of Lord and Schryver which has been distinguished by the 2022 JB Jackson Book Prize and the award of excellence in Landscape Design and Architecture by the Council of Horticultural and Libraries.
Her book may be purchased from her publisher OSU Press and can also be found on Amazon.
See all speakers in the series and purchase tickets on the Zooming Back To History event page