Carriage Barn Talk: “Plymouth and South Shore Women at Sea” with Carolyn Ravenscroft

While much is known about the major male figures of local maritime history, very little has been said of the local women who made sea voyages during this period. Join Carolyn Ravenscroft, Archivist and Historian of the Duxbury Rural and Historical Society, to learn about her ongoing project to uncover the identities and stories of women from Plymouth, Duxbury, and Kingston who sailed aboard merchant vessels from 1809 to 1890. Using manuscript collections, vital records, census records, and secondary sources, Ravenscroft has found the stories of numerous women who went to sea.
The Plymouth Antiquarian Society is delighted to introduce a brand-new lecture series, launching this summer. The Society’s beautiful Hedge House Carriage Barn has been opened up as a space for events and gatherings, creating a historic new setting for programs that explore local history, preservation, collections, and culture. For this summer’s first Carriage Barn Lecture Series, the Society is pleased to host four outstanding local historians, archivists, curators, and scholars. All lectures will take place at 4:00 p.m. in the Hedge House Carriage Barn, 126 Water Street, Plymouth.
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