An Evening of Textiles: Reflections on the Memories and Meaning They Hold

Join the Nabb Research Center in celebrating their exhibit and US250 with guest speaker Tessa Payer, assistant curator of textiles and historic dress at Colonial Williamsburg. Learn more about the memories textiles hold and how they are used to commemorate events. Nabb Research Center Curator Katie Prinkey leads a discussion on the current exhibit with several items out for close viewing, then Payer presents on centennial quilts from 1876. The evening ends with a reflection on how we have celebrated and commemorated US250.