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Carpenter Museum - Rehoboth Antiquarian Society - Rehoboth, Massachusetts
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Location in Massachusetts
Established1976
Location4 Locust Avenue, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Coordinates 41°50′24″N71°15′07″W / 41.840131°N 71.251961°W / 41.840131; -71.251961
Type Local History Heritage centre
Website www.carpentermuseum.org
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The Carpenter Museum in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.

The Carpenter Museum in Rehoboth, Massachusetts is the town's museum of local history, originating during the American Bicentennial year as a facility to house the collection of the Rehoboth Antiquarian Society which was incorporated in 1884. [1]

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Foundation

The Carpenter Museum utilized a seed donation of land and money from town residents Elsie and E. Winsor Carpenter. A fund drive raised additional funds to build the new museum facility which opened in 1978 after two years of preparation and construction. [1] The structure, modeled after a local 1760 gambrel-roofed house, contains exhibit rooms, an artifact storage area, and a social room with kitchen facilities. [1] The museum contains over 4,000 artifacts related to the history and families who lived and worked in Rehoboth. [2]

Activities

The museum hosts special and local interest events in its community room. It has a gift shop specializing on Rehoboth history and its people. [3] For an example,Tea with Emily was an event held in 2011 that introduced about fifty women and girls to Emily Dickinson poetry, 19th century hats and tea. [4] Monthly meetings include the Astronomical Society of Southern New England which meets monthly at the museum. [5] It also host annual events. [1]

The E. Otis Dyer Barn next to the Carpenter Museum, constructed in 1993. Rasbarn.jpg
The E. Otis Dyer Barn next to the Carpenter Museum, constructed in 1993.

These include;

The Carpenter Museum has a number of holdings of national interest, including its collection of early needlework samplers made in the United States. [7]

Expansion

On the museum grounds is a reproduction of a 1746 post-and-beam barn constructed in 1993 with a community barn raising in celebration of Rehoboth's 350th anniversary. The wood used in the construction was "red and white oaks and white pines from the land of E. Otis Dyer" collected in the fall of 1992. E. Otis Dyer is a long-term supporter of the Rehoboth Antiquarian Society and the barn was named in his honor. [1] The official name of the barn is the E. Otis Dyer Barn. [8]

Recognition

In 2013, the museum won the Gold Star Award of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, an annual award presented to artists and organizations who demonstrate “success in integrating the arts into the community", for the museum's “Remembering Rehoboth School Days” project. [9] [10]

The museum and staff are noted in the following book and pamphlet.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Rehoboth Antiquarian Society: Carpenter Museum, Rehoboth's museum of local history, http://www.carpentermuseum.org/, accessed 15 Jan 2014.
  2. ↑ Museum Land: Carpenter Museum, http://www.museumland.net/musei_en.php?idmuseo=10663, accessed 16 Jan 2014.
  3. ↑ Rehoboth Now: Stories from the Rehoboth Antiquarian Society Carpenter Museum, http://www.rehobothnow.com/2012_Carpenter_Museum_Stories.html, accessed 16 Jan 2014.
  4. ↑ The Herald News, TO A TEA: Emily Dickinson honored at Carpenter Museum, http://www.heraldnews.com/x1146473694/TO-A-TEA-Emily-Dickinson-honored-at-Carpenter-Museum, by Marc Larocque, dated 24 Apr 2011, accessed 16 Jan 2014.
  5. ↑ Astronomical Society of Southern New England, http://www.assne.org/, accessed 16 Jan 2014.
  6. ↑ "Carpenter Museum, Annual Rehoboth Antiquarian Clambake". Reporter Today: Rehoboth. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 16 Jan 2014.
  7. ↑ RehobothNow.com: Stories from the Museum, Curator’s Note - September/October 2012, http://www.rehobothnow.com/2012_Carpenter_Museum_Stories.html, accessed 15 Jan 2014.
  8. ↑ "Carpenter Museum, Rehoboth's museum of local history". Rehoboth Antiquarian Society. Retrieved 3 Feb 2014.
  9. ↑ Christopher Nichols: "Carpenter Museum in Rehoboth to receive state Gold Star Award for cultural program", The Taunton Gazette, http://www.tauntongazette.com/news/x206926973/Carpenter-Museum-in-Rehoboth-to-receive-state-Gold-Star-Award-for-cultural-program#ixzz2q2rhp1Fv, Posted Feb 13, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Carpenter Museum Wins Gold Star Award," Reporter Today, http://www.reportertoday.com/rehoboth/rehoboth/stories/Carpenter-Museum-Wins-Gold-Star-Award,4133?content_source=&category_id=70&search_filter=&event_mode=&event_ts_from=&list_type=&order_by=&order_sort=&content_class=&sub_type=stories,photos,videos&town_id=, 2/4/13.
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