Jane Wright-Porter (1869-1953) lived in Wyoming, Wisconsin with her husband Andrew Porter
(1858-1948) from 1908 to 1917 and 1935 to 1953. They lived in the Tan-y-Deri home designed
by Wright-Porter's brother architect Frank Lloyd Wright on the Taliesin Estate. During the
1930s and 1940s, Wright-Porter staged pageants focused on Wisconsin history starring local
children. She co-produced the Tower Hill Folk Festival held at Tower Hill State Park in
Spring Green, Wisconsin on August 21-22, 1937 and August 13-14, 1938. The outdoor festival
brought over 2,000 attendees to the park in 1937. During this period Wright-Porter also
produced numerous small children's pageants such as "The Silver Sandals" and various
seasonal events for Easter, Halloween, and other holidays. Her son Franklin Wright-Porter
(1910-2002) was a music instructor whose lesson plans and sheet music is also included in
the collection.
