While much is known about the major male figures of local maritime history, very little has been said of the local women who made sea voyages during this period. Join Carolyn Ravenscroft, Archivist and Historian of the Duxbury Rural and Historical Society, to learn about her ongoing project to uncover the identities and stories of women from Plymouth, Duxbury, and Kingston who sailed aboard merchant vessels from 1809 to 1890. Using manuscript collections, vital records, census records, and secondary sources, Ravenscroft has found the stories of numerous women who went to sea
This Carriage Barn Talk is part of a series of lectures we are hosting in our historic Carriage Barn at the Hedge House – “Plymouth and South Shore Women at Sea” on July 9th, “Preserving Plymouth: A Municipal Approach to Preservation” on July 23rd, “Conservation Cautionary Tales from English Museums” on August 6th, and “The Sea Took Its Due: Plymouth and the Perils of Whaling” on August 20th.
$15/$12 members
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