The Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) will present the second program in its series of free online talks on Thursday, Jan. 29 at 5:30 p.m., offering the public an in-depth look at households in Colonial New England.

As the nation marks its 250th anniversary, LCHA invites participants to explore the daily lives inside colonial households as the country was beginning to take shape, with a focus on laborers, often a diverse group ranging from enslaved and indentured people to hired workers, including Indigenous, African, and European women and men. The lecture, titled "Laboring Lives and Hidden Stories in Colonial New England," will be presented by Dr. Caylin Carbonell, Assistant Professor of History at Bowdoin College.

During the presentation, Dr. Carbonell will examine labor in 17th and 18th century New England, exploring how, and under what conditions, these individuals became part of colonial households. She will also discuss the challenges of uncovering the lives of laboring people whose stories are often hidden or incomplete in colonial records.

The lecture is free and open to the public, though pre-registration is required to receive the online participation link.

Dr. Carbonell earned her Ph.D. in History from William & Mary in 2020 and her B.A. from Bates College in 2012. She is currently working on a book manuscript that closely examines daily life within New England’s colonial households, revealing the cooperation and conflict among the people who lived and worked there. Her writing has appeared in Early American Studies, Commonplace: The Journal of Early American Life, and The Junto: A Group Blog on Early American History.

This lecture is sponsored by J. Edward Knight Insurance Company.

For more information or to register, please visit the Lincoln County Historical Association website at www.lincolncountyhistory.org/event/laboring-lives/