What we wear - and don't wear - conveys who we are and what we stand for. The same was true more than 250 years ago as American colonists were gearing up for Revolution. Dr. Kimberly Alexander, adjunct professor at the University of New Hampshire, will share how our colonial counterparts used their clothing to demonstrate their political and moral beliefs. Dr. Alexander will have historic clothing on display and will highlight items from our own Warner House collection.

Dr. Kimberly Alexander is on the faculty of the History Department at the University of New Hampshire, where she is Director of Museum Studies and Senior Lecturer and the recipient of a Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award (2021). Alexander is currently a James Hayes Fellow for 2023-2025, serving as the Project Director for the UNH Flax-to-Linen project, awarded by the UNH Center for the Humanities. She has held curatorial positions at several New England Museums, including the MIT Museum, the Peabody Essex Museum and Strawbery Banke. Her most recent books are Treasures Afoot: Shoe Stories from the Georgian Era (2018, Johns Hopkins University Press) which won an Honor Award from Historic New England in 2019, and Fashioning the New England Family (2021, Massachusetts Historical Society).

All talks will start at noon with soup available at 11:30. Tickets are $10 each for non-members, or Warner House members are FREE. Join today to come for free! To purchase a ticket as a non-member, visit our PayPal to donate, choose Other, and pay $10.

Seats are limited so please RSVP to ensure you have a spot.  Email manager@warnerhouse.org or call (603) 436-5909 to RSVP. Cash or card accepted, but cash is preferred.