

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Family Silver in American Life
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 20 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Silver played an increasingly important role in American life from the Colonial period until well into the 20th century. Always a luxury item for colonists, it became more prevalent after the rise of the middle class in the 19th century. The discovery of the Comstock Lode near Virginia City, NV in 1859 provided an abundant source of silver. Primarily used for coinage and to make expensive utilitarian wares, decorative arts and jewelry, it was also the chosen metal for presentation objects commissioned to recognize a wide range of events from birth to death. Most family silver pieces were originally engraved with the owner’s initials or names and some pieces bear the names of successive owners becoming treasured family heirlooms.  

 The presentation will explore common silver forms, including a chronology of spoons, (the most common item produced by early silversmiths), evolving engraving styles on family silver, presentation silver, and the silversmith in the community. Attendees are invited to bring silver pieces to share or for identification.

Image by: Gordon Johnson / Pixabay
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/finksburg/family-silver-in-american-life/200029381209539
- **Event Categories**: workshops, art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 11

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029381209539?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=finksburg-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Finksburg
- **state**: MD
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 2265 Old Westminster Pike, Finksburg, MD 21048-1635, United States
- **lat**: 39.51794
- **long**: -76.9171
- **full address**: 2265 Old Westminster Pike, Finksburg, MD 21048-1635, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Carroll County Genealogical Society, Maryland (https://allevents.in/org/carroll-county-genealogical-society-maryland/23584471)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 20 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 2265 Old Westminster Pike, Finksburg, MD 21048-1635, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Carroll County Genealogical Society, Maryland
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Family Silver in American Life ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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