Babcock-Smith House Museum

Schoolgirl samplers are key to documenting and understanding a girl’s education through her skill with the needle in the 18th, 19th and early 20th Centuries. As artifacts of early education, samplers and other forms of girlhood embroidery are remarkably helpful. The vast majority of surviving artifacts carry the name of the girl who stitched it […]

In the distant past, young girls and women learned their letters, morals, and family history through the plying of the needle. Babcock-Smith House Museum invites today’s families to explore the mysteries of local Rhode Island history Saturday May 13 from 10am-12pm. Come learn how objects such as schoolgirl samplers can be used to understand the […]