Ellen Thompson, the Team Leader for the Vermont Sampler Initiative, will be using examples of samplers from our collection and others around Vermont. She will focus on what can be learned through studying these examples and how the Initiative works to fill in the gaps in the historical record of this industry. Ellen first became involved in sampler identification about 10 years ago and worked to bring the National Sampler Archive to Vermont.

This public program is in connection with the current exhibition Stellar Stitching: 19th Century Vermont Samplers. Included with Museum Admission, free for members and students, seating is limited.