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The Wing chair at Granger Homestead
June 3, 2014-

The wing chair at Granger Homestead finishes the room nicely but still a few other touches to come. Gwen Spicer did the upholstery. The fabric is our worsted and mohair...

Anna Coit passed away this morning
April 15, 2014-

Anna Coit passed away this morning. She was a great supporter of all things historical. She was well over 104 and I knew her when I worked at Mystic Seaport...

Ester Lippitt Blanket
March 21, 2014-

Yesterday Vicky and I went to the storage facility at the Farmers’ Museum to document an interesting blanket. This simple blanket with the initials of Ester Lippitt is dated 1829....

Reproduction Blanket
January 20, 2014-

This blanket is a reproduction of one in the collection of Historic Huguenot Street, New Paltz, NY. It is unusual in some ways but a very good example of an...

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