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SUMMARY:Colonial Life in Castine\, A Scholarly Presentation
DESCRIPTION:Abigail Whitney Returns Home to Castine: Rendezvous with Gail a
 bout the Life and Legacy of Abigail\n\nLearn about colonial life in Castin
 e through two colonial programs presented by Gail Hamel and provided by th
 e Castine Historical Society\, Wilson Museum\, and Witherle Memorial Libra
 ry on July 25. These programs are free and open to the public.\n\nPrecedin
 g the library's program\, for those who enjoy lively conversation\, tea\, 
 and being steeped in history\, meet Abigail Whitney\, a colonist knowledge
 able about tea\, traditions\, and trade in 18th century New England. Abiga
 il will be portrayed by Gail Hamel in Abigail Whitney Invites You for Tea 
 in her Hometown of Castine at 2 p.m. in the Wilson Museum’s Hutchins Edu
 cation Center at 112 Perkins Street. Abigail and her husband Samuel settle
 d in Castine in 1793 and built a grand home with its hospitable doors ever
  open\, hosting their Castine neighbors to many a festivity\, ball\, party
 \, dance\, and frolic. Learn about what Abigail used in her tea service\, 
 and investigate why tea was so important on an economic\, political\, and 
 social level in the 18th century.\n\nAt the library\, Gail Hamel returns t
 o give a scholarly presentation entitled Abigail Whitney Returns Home to C
 astine: Rendezvous with Gail about the Life and Legacy of Abigail. Learn a
 bout the profound affect Abigail Whitney and her husband Samuel had on the
 ir families and on America as it gained its independence. Gail will cite u
 nique primary sources that document the journey of the Whitney family\, th
 eir homes\, their possessions\, and their passions.\n\nGail Hamel has been
  teaching colonial history to audiences for over twenty-five years. She de
 veloped a persona portraying Abigail Whitney as an extension her work as a
 n Educator for the Concord Museum. Gail has a Bachelor of Arts degree with
  a Major in Music and a Masters of Education. She is a licensed Tour Guide
  for the town of Concord\, a Boston Freedom Trail Tour Guide\, member of S
 olo Together\, and reenactor with Lexington Historical Society\, The Old M
 anse\, and Minute Man National Historical Park. Gail has performed as Abig
 ail for hundreds of organizations throughout New England. \n\nThe Reading 
 Room
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