Join us on Zoom for a virtual tour of the Phelps-Hatheway House.
Examine the lives and experiences of the first two owners of the Phelps-Hatheway House, Shem Burbank and Oliver Phelps. Although the two lived during the same period, they experienced the late 18th century in different ways. How did their political views and the opportunities they pursued during the American Revolution change their fortunes – or lack thereof? Understand the role of Connecticut in the American Revolution, examine colonial era trade and commercial exchange, consider land and real estate speculation and Indigenous people’s land rights, and observe the ways we display wealth and status.
This program will be led by Lynn Mervosh. She is Site Administrator for the North Central Region of Connecticut Landmarks. A native of Connecticut, Lynn graduated from Mt. Holyoke College and later completed a PhD in Comparative European literature from the University of Pennsylvania. Following her graduate work, she has held collection and visitor services positions in the Sterling and Beinecke Libraries at Yale and at the Wadsworth Atheneum. Since 2012, she has dedicated her efforts as interpreter and later as Site Administrator of the North Central Region to three historic houses, the Butler McCook House and Garden, and the Isham Terry House, Hartford, and to the Phelps-Hatheway House and Garden, Suffield. Here she fulfills administrative duties, maintains the collection, tends to the historic gardens, and designs programs that highlight the properties while inspiring discussion on sensitive topics in history.
Please register; Zoom links will go out the day before the event.
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