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07/28/2024

Chestertown, Maryland: An American Hometown for More than 350 Years

July 28, 2024 2pm - 4pm

There's nothing like going to the movies on a hot summer day. Join us to watch a 1995 film documenting life in Chestertown at two moments in our history.

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Preserving Pippin: Caring for Paper Artifacts

Lecture and mini-workshop with Archivist Lana Faber

Wondering how to care for boxes of old family papers in your attic or basement? Learn how to humidify and flatten rolled, folded, and crumpled documents, and how Lana used this strategy to prepare materials for the Pippin exhibition currently on view. Includes a hands-on humidification demonstration and a kit with the supplies you need to try it at home.

Includes a hands-on humidification demonstration and a kit with the supplies you need to try it at home.