1850 Ladies: Gardens, Herbs, the Neighborhood, and Abolition
Join the 1850s ladies as they talk about gardens, herbs, the neighborhood, and abolition.
"Few strangers who visit New Bedford fail to be struck with the exceeding neatness and beauty of the dwellings in the more elevated portions of the town. Much of this attractiveness is owing to the circumstance, that they are nearly all surrounded by extensive and well cultivated gardens, and that the streets on which they are built are bordered with a beautiful growth and great variety of ornamental trees. County street, which runs the whole extent of the thickly settled part of the town, about two miles, upon the summit of the rising ground on which it is built, is allowed to be almost without a rival in this country for its various and attractive beauties."
1850s ladies aka Ruth and Abby, is a living history program of New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park. It is a program used to educate the public and convey a sense of the everyday life of women in New Bedford during the prosperous whaling era.
During the 1850s, the building now the National Park Visitor Center at 33 William Street was the New Bedford Institution for Savings. Ruth Bly had a safe deposit box in the vault of that bank. Ruth and her friend and neighbor, Abby Almy, discovered that if they remained in the vault for exactly 22 minutes, they would be transported through time to the present day. Disconcerting at first, the two ladies have come to enjoy visits to the 21st century. They happily share stories of their life in New Bedford during the prosperous whaling era. Seeing history through the eyes of people who lived it brings life to facts and dates and helps people get a real feel for the time period. The ladies encourage people to interact, ask questions, and have fun learning about the people and events of 19th century New Bedford.
Fees
It is FREE!
Location
This living history program is at the Rotch Jones and Duff house Garden (RJD) in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Schedule
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This living history program starts at 2:30 pm and ends at 3:30 pm.
Contact Information
Lucy Bly
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Event Type
- Living History
- Talk