Somerset County Historical Trust – Marriage & Relationships in Early American History

Date, Time, Location: Monday, September 28 | 2:00-3:30pm Event Details: Explore the world of marriage and romance through letters and manuscripts from early American history hosted in the Voices of the Eastern Shore. Delve into 200-year-old stories of will they, won’t they, and how does it all turn out? Enjoy a fun romp through the nature of love on the Eastern Shore in the early 19th century. Along the way, discover what these intimate letters reveal about courtship, marriage, family expectations, heartbreak, and the sometimes complicated business of finding – and keeping – love. These personal stories offer a lively glimpse into the hopes, desires, and everyday realities of people whose lives may be separated from us by two centuries, but whose relationship dramas can feel surprisingly familiar.