Material Culture Opening in June
Material Culture: Domestic Cloth-Making in 18th-Century New England
Open June 3, 2023 - October 31, 2023
This exhibition explores 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
Lecture: The Geographic Education of Women in 19th Century Maine and New England
After the American Revolution, dozens of academies to educate young women opened up throughout Maine and New England. Geography was a significant aspect of education in 19th-century America. Dr. Libby Bischof will discuss the fascinating and understudied genre of “school girl maps.” Young women drew, copied, embellished maps, atlases, and globes. These decorative manuscripts reveal much about the education of women in 19th-century New England, and the personal and family histories of the individual young women who crafted the maps.
The lecture is free and open to the public. Donations gratefully accepted.
The Old Berwick Historical Society’s 2023 lectures are generously sponsored by Kennebunk Savings and supported by historical society members and donors.
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Forgotten Frontier Catalog
Forgotten Frontier Catalog
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