Mrs. Boice's Historie Academie

07/15/2022

The talented & inspiring folks of the Historic Foodways Society of the Delaware Valley are hosting RUTH GOODMAN via Zoom for a virtual presentation about "The Domestic Revolution: How Coal Changed Everything," on Saturday, July 23rd @ Noon (Eastern time). As a member (it's only $20/year) you get FREE access to this and all of their virtual programs and discounted rates for hands-on workshops/classes with some great foodways historians.

Hear what Britain's foremost domestic historian has to say If you are reading this on your phone, it is best read horizontally! Click here to register for our next virtual program via Zoom Register no

07/07/2022

Always more to learn...
May be worth the trip to Shippensburg University just to look at the shift and some of the other garments exhibited nearby. They have a great collection and some excellent scholarship under the leadership of Dr. Karin J. Bohleke.
For more information about the Museum: https://fashionarchives.org/

03/01/2022

It is hosted via Zoom, so you do not need to live/work near Princeton to attend. "See" you there!

Early American Kitchen Gardens & Gardeners
Presented by Holly Gruntner
Tuesday, March 8 at 6:30 p.m. EST via Zoom
$10 General Admission / $5 for Morven members

This enlightening virtual presentation will be an overview of Fertile Ground: Kitchen Gardens and Knowledge Production in Early America. Holly's work seeks to understand the intellectual lives and influence of lower-class and enslaved people living in eastern British North America – and the early United States – by focusing on their kitchen gardens and gardening activities.

For more information, please see the link below!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/early-american-kitchen-gardens-gardeners-with-holly-gruntner-tickets-253346384857
Image credit: Rebecca Chester, A Full View of Deadrick's Hill, 1810-1811, painting, 12 x 15 inches, Tennessee State Museum.
ID: An illustrated image of a home with red and white detailing, set behind a series of tall trees, adjacent to a dirt road and garden.

02/24/2022

Learning Opportunity- 18th and 19th century headwear in Black Material Culture
Hope to 'see' you there for this presentation by Cheyney of Not Your Momma's History and hosted by B&T on Monday, 2/28 @ 4pm

We're so excited to have Not Your Momma's History join us Monday, 2/28 at 4 p.m. for a LIVE on our YouTube Channel. We'll be focusing the discussion on one of Cheyney's many areas of expertise- 18th and 19th century headwear in Black Material Culture.

We're gathering questions ahead of time, so if you've got a question you'd like Cheyney to answer submit it via the form here: https://bit.ly/355QQxp
and we'll add it to our list for the live!

01/31/2022

Our condolences to all who knew him...

It is with deep regret that we inform you that James Townsend has passed away over the weekend after complications from a heart attack. Many of you were friends with Jim. He started selling candle lanterns to the historical reenacting community in 1973, which turned into a catalog mail order company that was run out of his garage, and eventually turned into the Jas. Townsend and Son that you know today. For almost fifty years he enjoyed, encouraged, and supported the historical reenacting community. He will be missed.

01/04/2022

Always more to learn...

11/24/2021

WAHOO...I mean, ICYMI. Mark your calendars for April 21st – April 24th, 2022:

Contrary to rumors that you may have heard, the Fort Frederick Market Fair is on for next year.  (To paraphrase Mark Twain - Reports of our  'death' have been greatly exaggerated.)