Saturdays in the 1700s is the John Brown House Museum’s recurring series bringing living historians to the museum to reenact and explain aspects of daily life in the 18th Century.
How does a tiny, dry leaf from the other side of the globe work its way into the cultural identity of a young nation? On Saturday, March 7, 2025, from 10 am – 4 pm, living historian Audrey Stuck-Girard will explore this question during the Saturdays in the 1700s program, “Tea in 18th Century Rhode Island.” Stuck-Girard will prepare 18th-century tea with antique teaware and discuss how the beverage impacted cultural traditions, global trade, and revolutionary politics in 1700s America. Additionally, historic tea flavors will be available for visitors to sample courtesy of Ocean State Spice & Tea Merchants.
Audrey Stuck-Girard is a Boston-based living history interpreter who has portrayed Abigail Adams and other personas from revolutionary America for over a decade. Through her one-woman business, Cuffed & Coiffed, she not only creates and performs historical educational programming, she also makes custom wigs with historically accurate hairstyles.
General Admission is $10. RIHS Members are free. Guests are encouraged to preregister here.