# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Mourning Maine’s Dead : Victorian Hair Jewelry and Crafts
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 11 Jun, 2026 at 05:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: FREE TO ATTEND, REGISTRATION REQUIRED

In 19th-century Maine, death was ever present. To grapple with loss, Victorian Mainers could turn to art and craft to mourn and remember their loved ones. Their material of choice was human hair. Mary Baker made a good living crafting flowers, wreaths, and jewelry from human hair. Her Portland home-based business tapped into a national craze for Victorian hair jewelry which not only memorialized the dead, but also connected the living. From snips of a loved one’s hair in a locket, to braided hair friendship rings exchanged between schoolgirls, to a large-scale wreath of flowers containing the hair of an entire family, Mainers embraced hair art as a symbol of mourning the dead and celebrating the living.

The program starts in the PHC Museum and is followed by an optional short tour into the Skolfield-Whittier House.

Presenter: Elizabeth DeWolfe is Professor of History at the University of New England where she teaches courses in women’s history, archival research, and American culture. Dr. DeWolfe is a historical detective: she hunts archives for the traces of ordinary women, piecing together their all-but-forgotten lives from faint clues.

Dr. DeWolfe’s latest work, Alias Agnes: The Notorious Tale of a Gilded Age Spy, reveals the tale of a Maine stenographer turned undercover detective. Her previous work includes the award-winning book The Murder of Mary Bean which illustrates the great opportunities as well as the dangers for young women working in the textile mills of the 1830s and 1804s. DeWolfe has also written about the Shakers, Victorian hair jewelry makers, and a Maine woman’s battle with bullfrogs in the Great Depression.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/brunswick/mourning-maine’s-dead-victorian-hair-jewelry-and-crafts/200030129820007
- **Event Categories**: Art, Crafts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Brunswick
- **state**: ME
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 159 Park Row, Brunswick, ME, United States, Maine 04011
- **lat**: 43.91386
- **long**: -69.9637
- **full address**: 159 Park Row, Brunswick, ME, United States, Maine 04011

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Mourning Maine’s Dead : Victorian Hair Jewelry and Crafts being held?
  - **A:** Mourning Maine’s Dead : Victorian Hair Jewelry and Crafts takes place on Thu, 11 Jun, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Thu, 11 Jun, 2026 at 05:30 pm at 159 Park Row, Brunswick, ME, United States, Maine 04011.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Mourning Maine’s Dead : Victorian Hair Jewelry and Crafts?
  - **A:** Mourning Maine’s Dead : Victorian Hair Jewelry and Crafts is organized by Pejepscot History Center.
- **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at Pejepscot History Center's events?
  - **A:** Attendees have given Pejepscot History Center a rating of 5/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. Pejepscot History Center has a verified profile on AllEvents where you can read reviews and explore their upcoming events.

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