Sons Of the Revolution, FRAUNCES TAVERN MUSEUM® Calendar

Saturday, April 3, 2004 Drop in 11 AM - 4 PM
Family Saturdays: A Tisket a Tasket, Let's Make a Basket!
Baskets were practical as well as pretty - they were put to use everyday in 18th century homes.
Make one of your own.

Free with museum admission.

Thursday, April 15, 2004 6:30 PM
Taverns and Drinking in Early America
Sharon V. Salinger
American colonists knew two types of public buildings, churches and taverns-the latter far
outnumbering the former. Salinger, professor of history at the University of California, Riverside,
will discuss her book that looks at the role drinking and tavern played in the lives of colonial
Americans and provides new insights into the ubiquity of public houses, the rules governing them,
and the many functions they served.

Fee: $6 (FTM members free) includes museum admission and light refreshments.

Tuesday, April 20, 2004, 12:30 to 1:30 PM Brownbag Lunchtime Lecture
Dr. Carol Berkin, Ph.D., Spies, Saboteurs and Couriers: Women in the American Revolution
Bring your lunch and listen to City University of New York Professor, Dr. Carol Berkin
discuss the exciting contributions made by women during the American Revolution.

Free with museum admission.

Saturday, May 1, 2004 Drop in 11 AM - 4 PM
Family Saturdays: Rag Rugs
Cloth was expensive and every scrap was put to use in colonial homes. When clothes or
household linens were worn out, scraps could be braided into rugs. Make a small rag rug
to use as a hot pad or decoration - they're a great Mother's Day gift.

Free with museum admission.

Tuesday, May 11, 2004, 12:30 to 1:30 PM Brownbag Lunchtime Lecture
Mimi Sherman, Dress to My Portrait: Costume in American Portraits of the 17th and 18th Centuries
Come enjoy this slide lecture looking at the changing fashions in colonial America.

Free with museum admission.

Wednesday, May 26, 2004 6:30 PM
John Paul Jones: Sailor, Hero, Father of the American Navy
Evan Thomas
Mark Fleet Week and discover the real man behind the textbook legend who is hailed as the
father of the United States Navy.

Fee: $6 (FTM members free) includes museum admission and light refreshments.

Saturday, June 5, 2004 Drop in 11 AM - 4 PM
Family Saturdays: Stars and Stripes Forever
June 14th, Flag Day, marks the day Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as America's flag.
See the museum's collection of historic flags and make one yourself.

Free with museum admission.

Flag Day Parade and Open House
Monday, June 14, 2004, 10 AM to 4:45 PM
Free Admission All Day!
Celebrate the Stars and Stripes with free museum admission all day!
The parade steps off from City Hall at 12 Noon, and ends at Fraunces Tavern.