Historic houses contain layered stories from the people who have lived there over decades and centuries. Historic house museums often also have additional layers of meaning and mystery created by the process of preservation and restoration. Recently Board Member Emily Taggart Schricker looked back over Elfreth’s Alley Association minutes and the logbook of the restoration of house #126 to learn more about the layers in our museum today.
In anticipation of Season 2 of The Alley Cast, which premieres June 23rd, we will be revisiting Season 1 in weekly installments over on our Facebook page. Each week we will listen to one or two episodes and provide a little more context through research that we began as we worked on the show and which has continued since then. We hope you’ll follow along!