Fairfield Museum will be presenting two rather different lectures in January, though both will be themed around taverns.
Dr. Matt Warshauer, Professor of History at Central Connecticut State University, will be discussing how taverns during the colonial period of American history served as gathering places for merchants, patriots, spies, and laborers, and subsequently became the unofficial town halls in which the American Revolution was planned.
Dr. Warshauer's lecture is titled “The American Revolution Wasn't Fueled by Water! Rum, Cider and the Punch of Independence,” and will take place on Sunday, January 11 from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm at the Fairfield Museum and History Center, 370 Beach Road. Single member tickets will be $15, and single non-member ones will be $20.
The other history event will be “Signs of the Times: Tavern Signs & Symbols” given by Chelsea Garth, the Fairfield Museum's curator. Garth will be discussing the art iconography of tavern Signs from eagles to lions to punch bowls and how they were effective as marketing tools. Refreshments and snacks will be provided. Attendees are asked to donate $5 to cover food and other expenses.
Signs of the Times: Tavern Signs and Symbols will take place Wednesday, January 21st from noon to 1:00 pm at the museum.
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