Wrentham Historical Society

Thursday, September 19, 1996	WHITE HOUSE LADIES Page Hedden Wilson will present dramatic portraits of three women who have been First Ladies in the White House: Mary Todd Lincoln, Dolly Madison and Edith Wilson.
Monday, October 21, 1996	TREASURES IN YOUR ATTIC Robert Gloss of Brattle Books in Boston will reveal how the value of an old book is determined. Bring your books to the meeting for appraisal.
Wednesday, November 20, 1996	TEXTILES AND THEIR PLACE IN NEW ENGLAND HISTORY Karin Coponask, Curator of the Old Slater Mill Historic Site, will be talkng about hte coming of the textile industry to New England.
Thursday, January 23, 1997	PUTTING A PRICE ON YOUR FAMILY KEEPSAKES Nancy Coyle of Coyle's Appraisals, Bellingham, will give free appraisals of your keepsakes. If your piece is large, bring a photograph.
Monday, February 24, 1997	THE ART OF CUTTING: THE TAILOR'S CRAFT IN 18TH CENTURY NEW ENGLAND Henry M. Cook, Gentleman Tailor, will give a full characterization of his craft, attired as a tailor of the mid-18th century.
Wednesday, April 2, 1997	THE BAKER CHOCOLATE FACTORY Historian, Anthony Sammarco, will lecdture on the Baker family Chocolate Factory founded in 1780 in Dorchester, Mass.
Thursday, May 1, 1997	RAILROADS AND THEIR PLACE IN MASSACHUSETTS HISTORY Charles Bahne, railroad historian, will lecture on the impact of the arrival of railroads in Massachusetts. (Trains ran through Wrentham in the 1800's and Mr. Bahne will touch on this in his talk.)