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Material Culture Opens on June 4th

Material Culture: Domestic Cloth-Making in 18th-Century New England

Explore the material culture of early domestic textile arts and the tools used to produce linen and woolen cloth in rural New England homesteads. Material goods provide a window into standards of living, self-sufficiency, economic diversification, and the transition from frontier life to settled communities.

Upcoming Programs

Opening Day & Textile Demonstrations

Jun 04, 2022 10:00am–4:00pm

The Counting House Museum opens for public viewing on June 4th. Celebrate a new museum season featuring two new exhibits, “Material Culture: Domestic Cloth-Making in 18th Century New England” and “Berwick Begins”, a permanent exhibit featuring items from the Chadbourne and Old Fields archeology digs.

A variety of textile demonstrations will be at the Counting House Landing on Opening Day, arranged thanks to Peter Cook, in celebration of the opening of the new textile exhibit. The demonstrations and the Museum admission is free to the public, donations are gratefully accepted.

Read more … Opening Day & Textile Demonstrations

Fundraisers

Forgotten Frontier Catalog

Mar 05, 2022–Dec 31, 2022

Forgotten Frontier Catalog

We will hand deliver to all South Berwick addresses. Shipping is an additional $7.

Read more … Forgotten Frontier Catalog

The Counting House Museum is open June-Oct on Saturdays & Sundays from 1pm-4pm, and by appointment. Admission is free, donations are gratefully accepted.
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Old Berwick Historical Society
P.O. Box 296 • South Berwick, Maine 03908

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Counting House Museum
2 Liberty Street • South Berwick, Maine 03908

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E-mail: info@oldberwick.org
Phone: 207-384-0000

Old Berwick Historical Society is a 501(c)3 non-profit.
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