Somerset County Historical Trust - Marriage & Relationships in Early American History

Date, Time, Location:

Monday, September 28 | 2:00-3:30pm

Event Details:

Explore the world of marriage and romance through letters and manuscripts from early American history hosted in the Voices of the Eastern Shore.

• Delve into 200-year-old stories of will they, won’t they, and how does it all turn out? Enjoy a fun romp through the nature of love on the Eastern Shore in the early 19th century.
• Along the way, discover what these intimate letters reveal about courtship, marriage, family expectations, heartbreak, and the sometimes complicated business of finding – and keeping – love.
• These personal stories offer a lively glimpse into the hopes, desires, and everyday realities of people whose lives may be separated from us by two centuries, but whose relationship dramas can feel surprisingly familiar.