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When:
October 12, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
2022-10-12T19:00:00-04:00
2022-10-12T20:30:00-04:00
Where:
Moorestown Library
111 W 2nd St
111 W 2nd St
Contact:
Levi Ballinger, Benjamin Crispin Lippincott Quilt, 1855
A window into the history of Moorestown is opened through a sample of signature (inscribed) quilts from the mid 1800’s. Each signature tells an incredible story of a group of Moorestown residents who were courageous, inventive and daring. Their strength and perseverance helped to shape Burlington County and other parts of the very young United States of America. Their stories will be told in the new exhibit: The Inscribed Quilts: A Portal to Moorestown History opening this fall at Smith-Cadbury Mansion, 12 High Street, Moorestown, NJ. The exhibit will paint a vivid picture of life in Moorestown during the mid 1850’s: our farms, businesses, homes and families. They will illustrate the hard work, determination, devotion and foresight of our residents.
Historical Society Trustee, Linda Vizi, who is the curator of the new exhibit will give an overview of the exhibit, the steps she took to research the stories of the quilt signers, and share a few of her favorites.
A very brief business meeting will precede Ms. Vizi’s presentation.
To register click here.
This program is part of the Historical Society of Moorestown’s New Jersey History Speaks Lecture Series.
Sponsored by the Elizabeth Tuttle Foundation.
