The Most Easy & Graceful Employment: Knitting in the 19th Century [60 Minutes]
Rebecca Bayreuther Donohue 113b Oswegatchie Hills Road, Niantic, CT 06357 (860) 691-3332 rb.donohue@mysticseaport.org
Other presentations: "“I tie my Hat – I crease my Shawl - ”: the Lyrical Clothing of Emily Dickinson; Victorian Flower-Arranging; “They calls it a Home, I calls it a Prison”: Maritime Boardinghouses in the Nineteenth Century; “They don’t live; they board”: The Tenants of Greenmanville
Portable Blacksmithing Demonstration [Length Adaptable]
Thomas D. Kelleher 610 Cronin Road, West Brookfield, MA 01585 (413) 436-5029 tkelleher@osv.org
Other presentations: "Phrenology" "Early Baseball" " Blackstone Canal" "Dentistry" sundry craft demonstrations
Coopering Demonstration (making round wooden containers such as buckets and barrels) [Length Adaptable]
Thomas D. Kelleher 610 Cronin Road, West Brookfield, MA 01585 (413) 436-5029 tkelleher@osv.org
Other presentations: "Phrenology" "Early Baseball" " Blackstone Canal" "Dentistry" sundry craft demonstrations
17th -19th Century Hearth Cooking [Length Adaptable]
Claire Gregoire 582 Chestnut Hill Road, Dayville, CT 06241 (860) 774-6143 Viclaire12@usadatanet.net
Other presentations: Needlecraft workshops, "Mrs. Whitcher Entertains the Literary Society."
Lectures on New England textile & Costume [45-60 minutes] Equipment Req: Slide Screen
Lynne Bassett is a specialist in New England textiles including quilts, costume, embroidery and clothing.
Lynne Bassett 64 Rondeau Street, Palmer, MA 01069 (413) 289-9545 lynne@lynnezwoolsey.com
Garden Heritage [60 Minutes]
Ragna Tischler-Goddard 59 Hidden Lake Road, Higganum,CT 06441(860) 345-4290 sundial9@localnet.com www.sundialgardens.com
From the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to your own backyard, this program (illustrated with slides) provides the background necessary to make Middle Eastern and European heritage work for you.
The focus of this talk is centered around classic design principles (successful solutions of the past which are still applicable today), combined with practical advice for all gardeners — structure and planting with emphasis on low maintenance. Question and Answer period after the program, followed by light refreshments: tea and scones or tea cake.
Other presentations: Herbs & Health for Well Being; All About Tea
Herbs for Health & Well Being [60 Minutes]
Ragna Tischler-Goddard 59 Hidden Lake Road, Higganum,CT 06441(860) 345-4290 sundial9@localnet.com www.sundialgardens.com
This is an illustrated program on herbs in general, outlining the many uses of herbs, their historic background, their application for today and their role for the future. Topics include: culinary herbs; medicinal herbs; herbs for fragrance and decorating, with a special portion on the benefits of fine tea (green tea, oolong tea, etc). A period for questions and answers follows, during a break for tea and scones (or tea cake).
Other presentations: Garden Heritage; All About Tea
All About Tea [60 Minutes]
Ragna Tischler-Goddard 59 Hidden Lake Road, Higganum,CT 06441(860) 345-4290 sundial9@localnet.com www.sundialgardens.com
This program will help unravel some of the mystery of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis. From health tonic to first aid treatment, this illustrated program will open the door to the diverse and health-restoring heritage of herbal medicine. The first part of the program will concentrate on the tea plant itself, the tea-growing regions of the world, the processing of tea, identifying the various kinds of tea, tea customs, and a bit of folklore.Slides will be used to illustrate this segment of the program. Time for group or individual questions provided after the program, followed by refreshments of tea and scones (or teacake).
Other presentations: Herbs & Health for Well Being; Garden Heritage
