• Local Legacy: Mary Peale Field

    Bordentown Library 18 East Union St., Bordentown, United States

    Discover the remarkable story of Mary Field, a resilient New Jersey widow who steered White Hill Mansion through the chaos of the American Revolution. This lecture explores how Field’s diplomacy and determination transformed her home into a sanctuary for both British and American officers, while highlighting the complex intersections of war, gender and slavery in […]