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| Upcoming Meetings |
Note: We are still scheduling Zoom presentations each month. We hope you will enjoy these presentations, enjoy seeing each other and the projects started and finished.
Meetings begin at 10:00 AM (Zoom room opens at 9:45), unless otherwise stated.
Details and Zoom link will be sent via email in advance of each meeting.
| Saturday Jan. 24, 2026 | Program: Trisha Wilson Nguyen: "Samplers of the Newburys: The Permanence of the Vernacular." Dr. Trisha Wilson Nguyen of Thistle Threads has dedicated years to researching the fascinating history of samplers made in the Newburys. Newbury and Newburyport, towns on the northeastern coast of Massachusetts, have a unique history and geography. They offer a rare window into the educational experiences of girls in the 18th and 19th centuries. We'll explore the distinct style of a Newburyport Federal period master designer who drew works to be taught by many teachers. Her influence can be seen in the needlework of numerous local girls. |
| Saturday Feb 21, 2026 | Annual Tea and General Meeting: Information can be found in your current newsletter. |
| Saturday March 28, 2026 | Program: Lianne van Leyen: "Canadian Samplers in Context" An hour of discussion on Canadian samplers in context, comparing and contrasting them based on materials used, techniques, research availability or lack of, and migration patterns. Using samplers from Vermont, New York and other nearby US states including some from the UK, Lianne will illustrate the differences and similarities with Canadian samplers often illustrating historical events of Canadian history with that of the US and UK through the early to mid 1800s. |
| Saturday April 25, 2026 | Program: Relics in Situ returns with "Well Wrought: 16th and 17th Century Samplers from the DAR,
Harvard and Fitzwilliam Collections." |