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From: "Levy, Suzanne S." <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 12:01 PM
Subject: [VA-HIST] Seminar: Before you can Cook: Acquiring Foodstuffs and
Kitchenware in Early America


I have been asked by the Fairfax County Park Authority to share with you the
details of their annual spring workshop and invite you to consider
attending.


Before You Can Cook: Acquiring Foodstuffs and Kitchenware in Early America

March 24, 2006
                George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia

A Symposium on American Social History and Material Culture
Before You Can Cook explores the great variety of foods available in Early
American homes and the many different methods of acquiring them.
Presentations examine kitchen utensils and cooking technology, heritage and
wild plants and animals, their processing, and purchased provisions.


Presenters:
Gary Brumfield, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Frank Clark, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Martha Katz-Hyman, Independent Consultant
Carrie MacDougall, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Steve Miller, Landis Valley Museum
Justin Sarafin, Monticello
Joyce White, Anne Arundel Community College
Gaye Wilson, Monticello


Advance Registration Required by March 15th:
Cost: $65
Email: [log in to unmask]
Phone: Historic Collections (703) 631-1429


Sponsored by:
Fairfax County Park Authority & George Mason University History Department


Suzanne Levy
Virginia Room Librarian
Fairfax County Public Library
3915 Chain Bridge Road
Fairfax VA 22030
Tel. 703-293-6383
Fax 703-385-1911
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www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/vr



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