DINING WITH JANE AUSTEN

Thursday, January 25^th 1pm

The family of Dr. Francis Wicks lived in the beautiful house on Falmouth’s town green (now owned by the Falmouth Historical Society) during the era English author Jane Austen (1775-1817) was writing her beloved novels. There were many similarities in to Austen’s England here in Falmouth from social graces, room usage, and architecture. This exciting virtual talk will focus on food history of the period.

What’s a rout cake? Does Mr. Woodhouse like any food at all? What might Lady Catherine serve for dinner to her exalted guests? Fans of Jane Austen’s novels will appreciate this look into the dining styles of late 18th and early 19th century England. References to the novels will accompany this presentation of the dining styles of England’s late Georgian and Regency eras.

$10 per person/$5 Members. Please note this talk will be virtual via Zoom. The zoom link will be sent out to ticket holders.

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Bio: Joyce is an independent consultant to historic museums and offers PowerPoint presentations on a variety of topics, writes articles for local publications, and is now creating historically accurate faux food items of use at historic sites Joyce has a B.A. from William Smith College, an M.A. in American Studies from Penn State University, and has studied food history with leaders in the field at various historic sites in England and the US. You can find Joyce on Facebook at A Taste of History with Joyce White or at www.atasteofhistory.net. Joyce lives in Annapolis, Maryland with her husband and has two grown daughters.