Date/Time
Date(s) – Thu: May 11, 2023
7:00 pm

From the colonial period to the present, the kitchen has been a source of nourishment and comfort. The way Americans have lived with their kitchens has changed dramatically over the course of three centuries. Join us to hear Historic New England curator Nancy Carlisle discuss how the American kitchen evolved from the 1600s to the present. Drawing on her book America’s Kitchens, co-authored with Melinda Narardinov, Ms. Carlisle will discuss the technological and social changes that have taken place in this room and suggest how these innovations have transformed kitchen work and changed women’s lives.

We’ll also have our historic “Grandmother’s Kitchen” exhibit room open.

About the Speaker

Nancy Carlisle recently retired as Senior Curator of Collections at Historic New England where she has worked for more than thirty years. In addition to America’s Kitchens, she is the author of the award-winning book Cherished Possessions: A New England Legacy.