Sarah Duggan, manager of the Decorative Arts of the Gulf South Project at The Historic New Orleans Collection, will share with us the history of two of Alabama’s finest homes and the treasures they hold on Sunday, September 17th. Sarah and interns with the Decorative Arts of the South Project spent two summers documenting the collections at each home in – Gaineswood and Magnolia Grove, adding them to the DAGS research database in New Orleans.
As you may recall DAGS spent the summer of 2016 documenting several homes in Wilcox County.
In addition to managing and growing the DAGS online database, Sarah mentors graduate and undergraduate interns who assist with research and fieldwork. She co-curated the exhibition Pieces of History: Ten Years of Decorative Arts Fieldwork and regularly presents at the New Orleans Antiques Forum. Sarah has an MA from the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture and a BA in history and religion from the College of William and Mary.
Come join us on Sunday, September 17th at 2pm at the Wilcox Female Institute in Camden to welcome back Sarah Duggan to Wilcox County and hear more about the contents and people of historic house museums – Gaineswood and Magnolia Grove.
Everyone is welcome to attend! A reception will follow the meeting.
Wilcox Historical Society 