This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Exhibition highlights women’s roles in American independence
A national tour starting June 30 presents Remember the Ladies Women in America 1750 1815 detailing domestic life, slavery, and freedoms of American women with artifacts from 110 institutions. Curator Conover Hunt notes the era’s faded female contributions, from spies and soldiers to Mercy Otis Warren and Phillis Wheatley, with Dolley Madison’s turban and a first edition of Mercy Warren’s History.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Mass
America
Conover Hunt
Clairol
Philip Morris Inc
Miss Hunt
DAR Museum
Washington
Mercy Otis Warren
U.S
Phillis Wheatley
Abigail Adams
John
Dolley Madison
Miss Warren
Albemarle
North Carolina
Edenton