Dinah Bristol Downs

This program is done in first person.   Dinah Bristol Downs of Woodbury Ct explains what life was like around the time of Rochambeau’s encamped there. What did the people of the town think?  Were they happy or afraid?  What effect did the French have on them?  Did the people in this small rural town rally to help the cause of Liberty or not?  What else was going on in the town during this time?

Revolutionary Friends

Harmanus Marshall is the son of the local Episcopal Minister and his best friend is John Hurd.  This story tells of the conflict that arises when John decides he wants to join the cause for freedom. How does this affect their relationship and what do the parents think of their boys, two friends on opposite sides of the war.

18^th Century in a Basket

Dressed in reproduction clothing Sandra visits your site with a hands-on program that introduces children to reproduction artifacts. Each child will have a chance to hold an object and guess its use in the life of an 18^th century boy or girl.   Mrs. Tarbox will share her knowledge of the Children of the America Revolutionary period through this Who, What, When and Why learning experience.

What clothes reveal

Clothing was used not only to meet functional needs in the 18^th century but also to communicate.   This entertaining program describes how the clothing worn by women in the 18^th century conveyed their status, occupation, and the discourse in their daily lives. Sandra Tarbox offers history with a visual difference. Women of the 18^th century are brought to life through the use of authentic reproduction clothing.

Clothing was, of course, used to meet functional needs in the 18^th century yet, more than that, it served to communicate status. This entertaining and educational program describes the clothing worn by women of means during the 18^th century. 

Showcasing her skills as a seamstress and sharing her love of research, Sandra’s programs are historical in nature yet entertaining and fun. She reveals many wonderful facts of the ladies of the 18^th century.  She starts the show fully attired in a silk gown of the late 1700 and piece by piece begins to undress, describing the articles of clothing, how they are fastened without buttons, zippers and Velcro. The program is interactive and she encourages questions as she strips down to her shift, stays and under-petticoat.

Connecticut Privateer Causes Havoc on Sea and Land

 (A True Tail)

 British army ships way out-number the small Navy in Connecticut but that doesn’t guarantee their safety! Captain Dayton, a legal privateer, and perhaps a pirate, ambushes the ships at sea and takes their cargo. His antics put him at the top of Britain’s Most Wanted list, and General Howe wants him found and stopped. Eavesdropping in a tavern leads the hunter, a British lieutenant, to Dayton’s home. A boy is kidnapped, a mother and her children are threatened, yet Dayton, and the cause for freedom, win out, thanks to the militiamen.