A new book detailing the life of Herman Montague Rucker Rupp - The Orchid Man of Paterson - has been published by the Paterson Historical Society. Society member Val Anderson wonderful new book reveals the life of the Rev. Rupp and his passion for identifying and recording native orchards in the Paterson area.
His study of orchids took place while he was Rector of St Paul's Church of England at Paterson from 1924 to 1930. The book also contains interesting snapshots of the history of the Church of England in the Paterson Valley and records the more recent efforts of locals to retrace Rupp's steps, to find, identify and photograph the orchids he found six decades ago.
See the Publications page for more details.
