In 1783, the Montgolfier brothers sent up the first occupied hot air balloon in front of thousands of witnesses in Versailles, including Queen Marie Antoinette, King Louis XVI, and Benjamin Franklin. We portray the events through the eyes of the passengers: a rooster, a duck, and a terrified sheep named Montauciel.
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TVHS 2025 Sunday Lecture Series Kick-Off!
Author and history professor Rebecca Brannon discusses her upcoming book, The Weight of Years: Growing Old In America’s Infancy, on aging in early America and its role in society.
Open to the Public
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Cook
Watch as cooks prepare historically accurate dishes.
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Silversmith
Watch silversmiths create flatware, hollowware, jewelry, and more using 18th-century techniques.