New Boundaries: Using Maps as Primary Sources

Join the Carpenter Museum at Goff Memorial Hall (124 Bay State Rd.) for a free program on local maps. The event is Thursday August 25th at 7PM.

The Carpenter Museum and Blanding Public Library will host a special program to accompany the Town Wide Read of "The Map Thief" by Michael Blanding. Learn about the shifting boundaries of the town of Rehoboth and how maps are used by historians and novice researchers alike to understand local history. Rehoboth and its surrounding towns are dissected by waterways creating natural boundaries used by not just colonial settlers but also by native peoples. Join us as we look at actual historical maps from the Carpenter Museum's collection, and come to understand how the natural landscape affected the development of our town, how our boundaries have changed, and how you can use a map to learn about where you currently live.

To sign up for this free event call the Carpenter Museum at (508) 252-3031 or visit our events page www.rehobothantiquarian.org/museum-events.  

About the Carpenter Museum:
The Carpenter Museum, named in honor of major benefactors Elsie Carpenter and her son E. Winsor Carpenter, is Rehoboth’s local history museum. Our mission is to collect, document, preserve, and share material culture related to the town’s history. We connect the Rehoboth community with these artifacts and with local history in general through our exhibits and programming. The Museum provides the wider community with research support, especially in the area of genealogy, and promotes learning about American history through direct experience with objects from the past.