Bidwell House Museum to Host Online Lecture on the History of Money
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SHEFFIELD, Mass. — The Bidwell House Museum will present an online lecture titled "From Bubbles to Revolutions: Changing Conceptions of Money in England, France, and America, 1690-1781".
The lecture will be given by Simon Middleton on March 26 at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom.
Middleton teaches at the College of William & Mary and writes on topics including work and politics, law and debt, and the history of money. He has also written lectures for The Great Courses, an online content producer.
The lecture will discuss changing attitudes toward money and the social and political consequences of those attitudes from the time of the South Sea and Mississippi Bubbles to the American Revolution.
Registration for the lecture is required through the Museum event page. Access details will be sent via email a few days in advance. The lecture is free for museum members and $15 for non-members.
The Bidwell House Museum grounds, which include 194 acres of woods, fields, historic stonewalls, self-guided trails, and picnic sites, are open daily from dawn until dusk, free of charge. The museum's event schedule can be found on its website.
