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History Lessons
Education
Ninety Years of Dumbarton House!
In 1927, the National Board of The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America (NSCDA) approved that the Society should “acquire an old, historic ...
From the Garden
Restoration of the North Garden Niche
Preservation requires understanding the history and construction of the object or structure being preserved if it is to be done correctly. If not careful, our ...
History of the Home
The Hidden Figures of Dumbarton House: Slavery and Servitude within the Nourse family Household
For over a decade interns, volunteers, and staff at Dumbarton House have been researching the question—did the Nourse family have any enslaved workers or indentured ...
