Historic Clothing Parlor Talk: Dressed for Daily Life-What People Actually Wore (Plymouth)
Explore the clothing people wore for work and daily life, once common, now among the rarest survivals in historic clothing collections.
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Hedge House Museum
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Hedge House Museum 126 Water Street, Plymouth, MA
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Carriage Barn Talk: Plymouth and South Shore Women at Sea (Plymouth)
Hedge House Museum 126 Water Street, Plymouth, MACarolyn Ravenscroft, Historian and Archivist at Duxbury Rural and Historical Society, will explore the history of local women at sea. This Carriage Barn Talk is part of a series of lectures we are hosting in our historic Carriage Barn at the Hedge House. $15/$12 members.
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Carriage Barn Talk: Preserving Plymouth: A Municipal Approach to Preservation (Plymouth)
Hedge House Museum 126 Water Street, Plymouth, MAIn this illustrated lecture, Plymouth Town Archivist Connor Anderson will explore the many ways municipal preservation happens behind the scenes—from archives, historic records, and rare images to historic districts, town-owned historic structures, and long-term planning. Drawing on examples from Plymouth’s own collections and preservation initiatives, this talk will offer an inside look at how the...
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Carriage Barn Talks: Conservation Cautionary Tales from English Museums (Plymouth)
Hedge House Museum 126 Water Street, Plymouth, MAChristopher Powell, Collections Manager at the Plymouth Antiquarian Society, will explore the contrast between housekeeping and conservation housekeeping, or preventative conservation, within the historic environment. Although both approaches have merit, each is vastly different when applied to a specific situation. Drawing on examples from London museums, public spaces, and English country houses, this talk will...
