Everything But the Kitchen Sink
An exhibit of antique kitchen tools This exhibit explores the long history of kitchen tools with an emphasis on the early 20th century. Although humans have been using kitchen utensils for nearly three million years, the late 19th century and throughout the 20th century we witnessed more specialization, mass production and distribution. Items on display […]
Exhibit: 1778 Indian Raids
The 1778 Indian raids in Springfield and nearby towns were carried out by Joseph Brandt and his group of Indians and Tories. “Indians and Tories have made a descent upon the settlement called Springfield and have burnt and destroyed the same. The greatest part of the inhabitants were moved, but some of them were there. […]
The Murals in the Carroll House Tavern and Cooke Inn
In 1831, an itinerant artist by the name of William Price, signed and dated the murals he had painted on the walls of the Carroll House Tavern. More than 100 years later, in 1957, conservators from the Winterthur Museum would purchase the Carroll House, dismantle the mural walls and move them to their new home […]