Participant Info
- First Name
- Carolyn
- Last Name
- Ravenscroft
- Country
- (Country)
- State
- MA Massachusetts
- cravenscroft@duxburyhistory.org
- Affiliation
- Duxbury Rural & Historical Society
- Website URL
- www.drewarchives.org
- Keywords
- Civil War nursing, Mariners wives, 19th Century New England, United States Sanitary Commission, Pilgrim history, Duxbury, public history, house museum
- Availability
- Media Contact
- Additional Contact Information
- PhD
- other credentials
Personal Info
- Photo
- About Me
Archivist and Historian at the Duxbury Rural & Historical Society’s Drew Archives.
Involved in the re-interpretation of the Bradford House museum using archival sources to tell the story of the 19th century women who lived in the house, including Civil War Nurse, Charlotte Bradford.
Lecture on various topics related to women in 19th century New England, including the nursing career of Charlotte Bradford and mariners’ wives.
Masters degrees in both History and Library Science from Simmons College.
- Recent Publications
- Media Coverage
- Social Media
- Country Focus
- Expertise by Geography
- United States
- Expertise by Chronology
- 19th century
- Expertise by Topic
- American Civil War, Libraries & Archives, Local & Regional, Public History, Women
