A story about craftspeople working on Revolutionary War era items to replicate or repair.
I'm glad the work is underway and we get to see it. But my enthusiasm for this anniversary is so different than 1976. I'm not enjoying the shredding of the Constitution and the attacks on our neighbors in this round.
During the Revolution, American Women Fought for Freedom, Spied on the British, Cared for the Sick and Fell in Love. A New Exhibition Reveals Their Rich Wartime Stories
Now on view at the New York Historical, "Revolutionary Women" spotlights figures with connections to the state, including a Jewish chocolatier, a Mohawk leader and a woman who disguised herself as a man to enlist in the Continental Army
So I was looking up Stephen Hopkins, as I don't know #RhodeIsland history as well.
I found this on his grave and enjoyed knowing about it.
“Here lies the man in fateful hour,
Who boldly stemm’d tyrannic pow’r,
And held his hand in the decree,
which bade America BE FREE!
2/2 #Rev250
I spent part of yesterday assessing the lace in the #RhodeIsland Historical Society collection on a baby cap reported to belong to a signer of the Declaration of Independence, Stephen Hopkins.
Look at the cartridge pleats on this teeny cap!
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Me evangelizing about the amazing women who made #IpswichLace at a #Rev250 event in #SudburyMA.
My colleague helps someone complete the "catch-of-the-day" beginner piece of bobbin lace.
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Melanie McComb