Weston Historical Society Inc

WESTON AT WORK: A NEW PERMANENT EXHIBIT FOCUSING ON INDUSTRY AND MARGINALIZED GROUPS IN WESTON, CT [WESTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. IN WESTON, CT SEEKS $25,000 IN NEH FUNDING FOR THE FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF INTERPRETIVE PANELS, BANNERS, LABELS AND EXHIBITION CASES FOR THE NEW, PERMANENT EXHIBIT, ?WESTON AT WORK?. THE EXHIBIT WILL EXPLORE THE THEME OF INDUSTRY IN THE FORM OF MANUFACTURING, AGRICULTURE AND DOMESTIC TEXTILE PRODUCTION AND THE PEOPLE WHO PLAYED ROLES IN THESE SECTORS FROM THE 18TH ? EARLY 20TH CENTURY IN WESTON. IT WILL HIGHLIGHT MARGINALIZED GROUPS INCLUDING THE ENSLAVED, FREE BLACKS, IMMIGRANTS, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN AND THEIR CHANGING INVOLVEMENT IN THESE INDUSTRIES AND ACTIVITIES OVER THE COURSE OF A CENTURY AND A HALF. OPENING IN LATE SEPTEMBER 2025, ?WESTON AT WORK? WILL BE AN 1800 SQUARE FOOT EXHIBIT FEATURING OVER 100 ARTIFACTS, ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS, INTERPRETIVE PANELS AND LABELS, AND INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS, TELLING INCLUSIVE HISTORY AND HIGHLIGHTING THE MOSTLY FORGOTTEN STORY OF WESTON?S INDUSTRIAL PAST.]