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Calendar of Events

SUMMER & FALL 2010

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Celebrating 350 Years of Rye

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Event	Location	What's being planned?	Date
Exhibit	Square House	A DAY IN THE LIFE OF RYE: A Photographic Essay	July 17- Dec. 14
Educational programs	Square House	Hands-on-History Summer camp	July 6-9, July 13-16
Community Event	Square House & environs	Walking Tour: Rye from 1660 to 1848	Oct. 17 9am to 2:30

Please call 967-7588 for more information

or to make reservations

 

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Volunteer Opportunities at the Rye Historical Society

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The Rye Historical Society relies on the help of our many volunteers to run the Square House Museum, the Knapp House Library & Archives, our educational programs, fundraisers and special events.

We welcome any level of involvement that your schedule permits. We have a variety of opportunities that could tap into your talents or we will gladly train you.

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Archives: The Knapp House is looking for volunteers to sort through our collection of important historical papers, put them in order and make them available to researchers.

Library: The Knapp House needs assistance with its"finding aids" -- catalogs and indexes which help researchers locate information.

Docent: The Square House is looking for docents to give tours of the museum to school groups during the week. We will train you.

Publicity: If you have experience in public relations/journalism or have media contacts, we could use your help. We also need an extra set of hands to get out our many mailings of invitations, newsletters and flyers.

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Special Events: Help children create Victorian Valentine's Day cards or scoop out pumpkin seeds. Extra assistance at our many special events is always welcome!

Collections: Don your white gloves and help with our extensive collections. Learn about accessioning and the care and conservation of artifacts.

Please contact us at 967-7588 if you would like to help
with any of the above activities.

 

PAST EXHIBITS

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Remembering Edith Read: Rye's First Environmental Champion. February 7th to May 31st, 2010

Seasonal Changes: The History and Evolution of the Twig in Rye.  At the Square House from October 30 until February 13.

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Rye Memories, circa 1910.  Exhibit of oil paintings by local artist Cary Brown.  At the Knapp House from October 8 until January 15.

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Spotlight on Historical Costumes: Winter.  December 6 until March 1 at the Square House.  We will display a stunning green silk skirt and bodice trimmed with black velvet dating from the 1860s.

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Spotlight on Historical Costumes: Spring. 

We will display a lovely 3-piece shirred dress with peach silk and peach velvet trim, c.1895. From March 7 until June 5.

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Native American Tools and Weapons.  A mini-exhibit featuring a rarely seen part of the colection.  From January 10 until April 15.

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"Boston Post Road, c. 1800."  Come see this rare map on loan from a private collector and historian.  The 13-foot long map details the portion of the Post Road from the Mamaroneck Bridge to the Byram River and is hand-drawn on rag paper by prominent surveyor Joseph Mangin. From April 1 until June 1.

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