The Stoney Hill Foundation exists because Jim Woolsey, Tom Galbraith & Cynthia Wuthrich had a dream. They wanted to preserve a small part of the area that they knew and loved. When Jim died in 2014 his estate created the foundation. He wanted others to be able to see the works of local artists, artisans, musicians and authors in a building that had gone through many changes over the years of its existence. Originally Large’s Mill, a wood planing mill where doors, molding and windows were made for many of the buildings in New Hope. The building became the home and studio of Tom and Cynthia in the 1970’s. The building also became a repository of works by the many people Jim, Tom and Cynthia respected and collected over the years.

  In the 1960’s Jim saved Bill Ney’s depiction of the barge ride from being tossed in the trash. Tom Galbraith spent a year restoring the painting. The mural now hangs in the community room of New Hope Boro Hall on permanent loan from the foundation so the city of New Hope can enjoy it. Ney’s painting of New Hope boro is also on loan and hangs in a meeting room. This painting of the boro was also loaned to the Michner art Museum for the Ney Retrospective.

  For almost 50 years the three friends shared many experiences. Just think: It all started when they lived together on Old York Road in New Hope.