The public is cordially invited to attend the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Sippican Historical Society, to be held Thursday, May 22 at the Marion Music Hall (164 Front Street). The meeting will begin at 7:00 pm and will feature a brief wrap-up of the Society’s business year. The evening’s main event will be a lecture and image presentation by Michelle Marchetti Coughlin, author of One Colonial Woman’s World, a book which reconstructs the life of Mehetabel Chandler Coit (1673–1758). Mehetabel penned what may be the earliest surviving diary by an American woman. Her long life covered an eventful period in American history, and Ms. Coughlin’s book explores the numerous – and sometimes surprising – ways in which her personal experiences were linked to broader social and political developments, also providing insight into the lives of countless other colonial American women whose history remains largely untold.
Ms. Coughlin is an independent scholar and former editor who holds graduate degrees in history and English and American literature. One Colonial Woman’s World will be available for purchase and signing at the Annual Meeting. For more information, call 508-748-1116.