It is often said that the army marches on its stomach and it’s just as true during the 18th century as it is today. But how was the army supplied with that food? How was it cooked and processed? And what ways did the food that housewives cooked, processed, and preserved in their homes support […]
Does one book make a library? What is the difference between a social library and a public library? Come learn about the various libraries that have formed in Lancaster, from what may have been the earliest library in 1731 to the building of Memorial Hall in 1867 as the home of the town’s public library. […]
Does one book make a library? What is the difference between a social library and a public library? Come learn about the various libraries that have formed in Lancaster, from what may have been the earliest library in 1731 to the building of Memorial Hall in 1867 as the home of the town’s public library. […]
The Honorable Judge Dennis Curran (Ret.), who served as a Massachusetts trial judge for 15 years, presents the last of his "America at 250" Lecture Series - Profiles in Patriotism: Elizabeth Freeman, the Massachusetts Slave Who Sued for Her Freedom Elizabeth Freeman is a little-known national hero, and a symbol of courage and spirit to all […]
In the aftermath of the Civil War, towns throughout Massachsuetts committed funds to raise monuments dedicated to those who had died during the war. Most monuments took the form of a simple obelisk, tablet, or generic Union soldier, but Lancaster's Memorial Hall - which had the dual purpose of serving as a monument to Lancaster's […]
In the aftermath of the Civil War, towns throughout Massachsuetts committed funds to raise monuments dedicated to those who had died during the war. Most monuments took the form of a simple obelisk, tablet, or generic Union soldier, but Lancaster's Memorial Hall - which had the dual purpose of serving as a monument to Lancaster's […]
Why did men in the 1700s wear wigs? What were they made of, how were they styled, and who wore what? How would the hair care routine of George Washington compare to that of a low-ranking British soldier? How would it compare to Martha Washington's? Join living history interpreter and wig maker, Audrey Stuck-Girard, as […]
Living history interpreter Audrey Stuck-Girard explains what clothing meant to early Americans, both in material value and as a means of identifying oneself in society. We will examine images of surviving garments and artwork from the era, discussing the details of the clothing in the context of social status, gender, age, race, profession, religion, and […]
This scripted one-woman show takes place in the spring of 1776. On March 31st, Abigail Adams writes a letter to her husband John Adams, who is serving as one of the Massachusetts delegates to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. She asks him to “Remember the Ladies,” receives his flippant response a few weeks later, and […]