To Us From The Past • For Us In The Future History TALKS

To Us From The Past • For Us In The Future History TALKS Presents Third in series of four talks presented by the New Providence Historical Society Creating the Landscape for Grounds for Sculpture

Douglas Kale is owner and President of Kale’s Nursery & Landscape Service. Kale’s was established in 1956 and is a family owned and operated business with services consisting of a Retail Garden Center, landscape services, and a 150 acre wholesale nursery operation. Doug Kale was born and raised in Princeton, . 1973 Graduate of Rutger’s University, New Brunswick, New Jersey majoring in Landscape Design and Plant Science. Past President of the New Jersey Nursery and Landscape Association. Currently serving on the following boards: Historic Trent House, Trenton, New Jersey Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, Washington Crossing, PA. Concordia Chamber Players, Solebury, PA

Doug Kale

Grounds For Sculpture is a 42-acre sculpture park and museum located in Hamilton, NJ, on the former site of the New Jersey State Fairgrounds. Founded in 1992 by John Seward Johnson II. The venue is dedicated to promoting an understanding of and appreciation for contemporary sculpture by organizing exhibitions, publishing catalogues, and offering a variety of educational programs and special community events. The New Providence Memorial Library Conte Room 377 Elkwood Avenue September 21st, 2017 6:30pm

Funding has been made possible in part by the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State, through a grant administered by the Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Department of Parks & Recreation.