Fri, Jul 17
|33 Society Rd
Growing the Story: The Legacy of '76
As a young matron with three little girls in 1876, Lockie Avery was the target audience for the Centennial fever that brought the Colonial kitchen, bustles, and Martha Washington tea parties into high style for the first time in American history.
Time & Location
Jul 17, 2026, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
33 Society Rd, 33 Society Rd, Niantic, CT 06357, USA
About the event
Friday 17 July: "Growing the Story: the Legacy of '76." As a young matron with three little girls in 1876, Lockie Avery of East Lyme was the target audience for the Centennial fever that brought the Colonial kitchen, bustles, and Martha Washington tea parties into high style for the first time in American history. The Centennial also encouraged a national movement to document local history, the results of which influenced our perception of America down to the present moment. What do we want to remember from the Semiquincentennial? In this historiography-themed living history event, we'll take a look at the impact the Centennial Year had on local lives like Lockie's, explore the anachronisms between 1776 and the way it was remembered in 1876, and illuminate some practices from the past for finding meaning & celebration in troubled times.
Tickets
General Admission
Includes entry to the living history event from 5:30-8:30 or any amount of time in between. Refreshments will be provided.
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