About Mother's Day Flower Pressing Workshop

While living at the Old Manse, Sarah Alden Bradford Ripley was a devoted mother and grandmother, helping to care for her family and the home while maintaining her own passions and interests.

Sarah was also well-respected botanist who often shared her love of flowers and plants with friends and family, leaving behind her collection of pressed flowers and other plant material known as an herbarium. Herbaria have long been used as both scientific tools and as a means of commemorating travel to different places, making them both a scientific and artistic phenomenon!

In this workshop we’ll discuss the fascinating histories of Sarah Ripley and herbaria, and then explore the grounds of the Manse just as Sarah did with her grandchildren, collecting leaves and flowers from around the property to create our own pressed floral arrangements.

Be sure to check out Flipping the Script, our tour that dives into the lives of women at the Old Manse, right before this program!

Pre-Registration for this program is required.

This program is offered in partnership with Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area during the Hidden Treasures Festival of Nature, Culture & History. Freedomsway.org/HTF.

Cancellation Policy: In the event The Trustees cancels a program due to severe weather, low enrollment, or other circumstances, we will notify registrants by email and issue a full refund or transfer to another scheduled program within two weeks of the cancellation. To cancel a reservation, please contact the Old Manse 7 days prior to the start of the program to receive a full refund. Refunds and transfers will not be granted for cancellations placed fewer than 7 days before the start of the program.  As a general policy, The Trustees does not issue refunds for weather-shortened programs, in keeping with our standard approach to outdoor programs and the unpredictability of New England weather.

Questions? Want to become a Trustees member and enjoy free and/or discounted programs? Contact ibohling@thetrustees.org.

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