Forbes House Museum to participate in twilight talk lecture series co-sponsored by the Victorian Society and Historic New England.

The Forbes House Museum will participate in the Twilight Talk Lecture Series co-sponsored by the Victorian Society in America/New England Chapter and Historic New England. A lecture, Bringing the Historic House Museum to Life: Forbes Family Stories and Anecdotes, will be presented by FHM Executive Director, Robin Tagliaferri, on Tuesday, 21 August, at 6:30pm at the Harrison Gray Otis House, 141 Cambridge Street, Boston. A reception precedes the talk at 5:30pm.

Admission is $10 for VSA/NE members; $12 for nonmembers. For more information, contact Melinda L. Huff, Museum Operations Manager, Historic New England, at 617– 994– 5940 or by e-mail at mhuff@historicnewengland.org.

For more information on FHM programs, special events, membership and group tours call the the museum at 617-696-1815 or visit our website at forbeshousemuseum.org.

About the Lecture:

Robin Tagliaferri, Executive Director of Forbes House Museum in Milton, MA, presents short stories of the Forbes and Perkins families of Milton/Boston and their participation in the American China Trade. How does a historic house museum bring such stories to life, and how are they woven together to provide visitors a unique and lively experience? This lecture explores these topics through the prism of an entrepreneurial, civic-minded, and colorful family, prolific in writing their personal memoirs. The lecture explores the 1833 Greek revival mansion and artifacts and works of art that now comprise the museum’s collection.