County Historical Society Exhibition Celebrates Weddings

FLEMINGTON — The Hunterdon County Historical Society requests the honor of your presence at its exhibition celebrating weddings. The exhibition is open at the Doric House Museum on Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m. through late August.

The exhibition, titled Love Unveiled — 250 Years of Saying ‘I Do!’, will showcase items in the society’s collections related to matrimony. Visitors will get to view wedding dresses worn by Julia Fulper Craig in 1901, Amelia Finney Anderson in 1886 and Jane Carver Kitchin in 1947, among others. There will be wedding shoes and accessories, photographs, wedding invitations, a bridal scrapbook and marriage certificates.

The exhibition includes items a bridegroom may have worn, and another display features wedding gifts, a trousseau and honeymoon photographs. All exhibition items are part of the Hunterdon County Historical Society’s collections.

Docents will be on hand to lead visitors and answer questions.

A $5 donation is suggested. For group tours, call 908-782-1091. The Doric House Museum is located at 114 Main Street in Flemington.

This event was made possible with funds from  the  Hunterdon County Cultural  & Heritage Commission, a partner of the New Jersey Historical Commission.

The Hiram Deats Memorial Library is accessible to all. If you need any assistance for our programs, please contact us at 908-782-1091 a minimum of two days prior to the event.