Sargent House Annual Meeting and Program

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Please invite friends to join us for this event! THE SARGENT MURRAY GILMAN HOUGH HOUSE ASSOCIATION PROGRAM AND ANNUAL MEETING OCTOBER 24, 2015 3–3:15 PM: Annual meeting of members, Falcon's Nest at The Hive, 11 Pleasant Street, Gloucester: President Amanda Hurd will give a brief report to the members on the Association's activities since its last annual meeting. Members who are unable to attend the meeting may give their proxies in writing to any other Member of the Association or by email to the Clerk (joannmichalak@me.com). Images from the Costume and Textile Collection will continually be displayed. 3:15–4 PM: ''Layers of Women's Clothing,'' An Illustrated Talk from Our Costume and Textile Collection, also Falcon's Nest at The Hive Mary Hurd, Costume Director, Brandeis University Department of Theater Arts, Anita Canzian, Head Draper, Huntington Theatre Company and Jennifer Nieling, Curatorial Intern, Nantucket Historical Association will give an illustrated talk on the Museum's Costume and Textile Collection which they recently completed inventorying and digitizing. Free to the public. 4:15–4:45 PM: The program will continue at the Sargent House Museum, 49 Middle Street, with viewing and refreshments: A few costumes may be viewed in small groups in the meeting room with brief comments by the speakers. No touching of the costumes or bringing refreshments into the room will be allowed. Socializing with light refreshments in the Gift Shop. See link: http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=43121103c85cde8cff7285929&id=ed3025983b&e=615a151982 The Sargent House Museum is the result of generations of supporters sharing a vision of preserving the 1782 Georgian house of Judith Sargent Murray, and the Gilman and Hough families. The Museum tells the story of Gloucester as a birthplace for ideas of national independence, female equality, and the separation of church and state in America. For up-to-date information on exhibitio