Town and Country: an Exploration of Archeological Collections

One of the best ways that we can get an idea of how people lived in past centuries is through what they left behind. Join National Park Service historian Emily Murphy and NPS archaeologist Alicia Paresi to explore what the archaeological records say about life in Salem and Lincoln in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and the surprising similarities between the two.

Emily A. Murphy is the Park Historian for Salem Maritime National Historic Site, and is a specialist in Early American decorative arts and maritime history.

Alicia Paresi is the Curator of Archaeology Collections at the Northeast Museum Services Center. As a historical archeologist she is interested in American decorative arts especially gravestones, ceramics, and furniture.