On Wednesday, we went to a members' tour of Historic New England's storage building and conservation facility in Haverhill, Massachusetts.
In addition to the collections displayed in their historic house museums, they have a large collection of artifacts relating to New England domestic life. Visiting this facility is like seeing the biggest attic in New England - furniture, ceramics, paintings, etc., from the time of the Pilgrims to almost the present day. Some items wonderful and rare, others more valuable for their context or the glimpse they give us of the past.
If you have a chance, visit some of their house museums this summer.
www.historicnewengland.org
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