What did Moses Sweat, the owner of the Sweat-Morin Homestead, wear while working out in his fields? What kinds of clothing were worn and where? How was it all made in 1786? Reenactors Sara and Bob Donovan will model and explain colonial attire for men and women, piece by piece, and from head to toe. Please note […]
Join us at the opening of our new World War I exhibit, featuring local WWI service members and the hazardous conditions they faced overseas. The Sanford-Springvale Historical Society’s new World War I exhibit focuses on two themes — “Over There: Honoring Maine’s Sons and Service During WWI” and “Gas, Disease, and Loss: Hazardous Conditions of the Great War.” World […]
Explore the 18th-century Americas, when gender identity was defined by a strict, patriarchal structure in which men held public power and women were restricted to domestic, private roles. Religion reinforced these hierarchies, defining female virtue through motherhood and piety, while legal frameworks often rendered women secondary to men.
