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From: "LYNDA HOTRA" <>
Subject: RE: [APG] Interesting proj. - need ideas
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 7:54:1 -0400


Hello, Rebecca,

Have you been in touch with Jane Nylander, recently retired, from SPNEA?
Or Edward Maeder of Historic Deerfield? Historic Deerfield has always been
very strong on scholarship, and has similar pieces in its collections.

Keep us posted on your hunt, Lynda


> [Original Message]
> From: Rebecca Rector <>
> To: <>
> Date: 6/4/03 10:28:15 AM
> Subject: [APG] Interesting proj. - need ideas
>
> Hi all -
> I have been working on an interesting project that is historical in
> nature rather than genealogical. It involves finding the creator of an
> unsigned embroidery stitched by a New England woman between 1730-1750. It
> was passed down through a family who was fairly prominent in the
> Portsmouth, NH area and is now owned by a descendant of the same surname
in
> the southern U.S. (Several known women from this & related families
have
> done similiar embroideries, one of which hangs in the Winterthur).
> The client did a lot of research on 18th C. needlework from New
England,
> including contacting specialists in the field. To that, I have added
> extensive probate research looking for inventories and other mentions of
> this needlework, plus printed genealogies looking for clues. I have
looked
> at NUCMC, diary indexes for the area, historical collections... I am
going
> to a specialized collection later in the week to look at some ledgers,
> letters, distributions etc. from this & related families.
> Does anyone have any further ideas? This has been so interesting,
yet
> I have found so little (so far!) I can give more specifics if anyone is
> interested. Thanks!
> Rebecca Rector, MLS
> Shrewsbury, MA
>
>
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