Tales from the Archives: Restoring the Cappon House, A Dutch-American Time Capsule

Graphic representing the Holland Museum Tales from the Archives program, "Restoring the Cappon House: A Dutch-American Time Capsule" with presenter Joel Lefever, former Holland Museum President and Curator. Currently the Executive Director and Chief Curator a Old York Historical Society in Maine. This is a Zoom presentation on April 11, 2024

This is a Zoom Virtual Program

Join Joel Lefever, former Holland Museum President and Curator, now Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Old York Historical Society in Maine, for this Zoom Virtual Program. Joel will reminisce about the decade-long process of comprehensively restoring the exterior and interior of the Cappon House to its 1902 appearance.

Thursday, April 11, 2024
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Free Adult Zoom Program
Registration is required to receive a Zoom link.
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Donations appreciated

2024 marks the 150th anniversary of the Cappon House! Join us as we celebrate throughout the year with new programs, exhibits, and tours! Learn more

This program is part of the Holland Museum “Tales from the Archives” series which explores local history topics supported by the Holland Museum’s collection and archives.

Presenter Biography

Photo of Joel Lefever, former Holland Museum President and Curator, now Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Old York Historical Society in Maine. Originally from Illinois, Joel Lefever received his B. A. from Hope College in Michigan in 1987, and M. A. from the Cooperstown Graduate Program in New York in 1998. Starting in 1994, he served as Curator of the Holland Historical Trust in Michigan and was named President in 2005. While in Holland, he oversaw the restoration of the 1867 Settlers House and 1874 Cappon House Museums, and the creation of the Dutch history and art galleries of the Holland Museum. In 2008 Lefever attended the Attingham Summer School in the UK where he met his future wife, Janet Blyberg. Following their marriage, Lefever in 2012 accepted the position of Executive Director of the Old York Historical Society in Maine. Janet, Joel, and their son Peter live in a historic 18th-century house in York.