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The Kitchen Historian

Presented by Dana Bala

Dana Bala will discuss how cookbooks, recipes, Grandma’s recipe box, and the treasured community cookbook affected family life, the community, and American culture from the 1870’s-1960’s.

Cookbooks and recipes have been overlooked as resources for historical research. They provide information about a myriad of issues such as the role of women, politics, cultural issues, ingredients available, kitchen tools and utensils, fuel sources, literacy, and economic issues.  

Dana Bala has been volunteering at historic sites for several years. She combines her love of history and baking through researching historic cooking related issues, particularly vintage cookbooks and recipes. Currently, a volunteer at the Red Mill Museum, she has also given presentations at historic sites such as the Abraham Staats House, Bouman-Stickney Farmstead, Washington Crossing Park, Kingsland Manor, the Miller-Corey Museum, and East Jersey Olde Towne; as well as libraries, senior citizen groups, and other interest groups. Her other areas of interest/expertise include quilting, embroidery, baking, and genealogy.

At the conclusion of the program please feel free to take a brief online survey here:
https://www.projectoutcome.org/en/63441

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Lecture | History | Cooking | Arts & Culture |

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Warren Township branch

warrentownship@sclibnj.org
Phone: 908-458-8450

Hours
Mon, May 12 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, May 13 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, May 14 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, May 15 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, May 16 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, May 17 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, May 18 1:00PM to 5:00PM

Upcoming events

Tue, May 13, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Tue, May 13, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Wed, May 14, 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Wed, May 14, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
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Thu, May 15, 10:30am - 11:15am
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Thu, May 15, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
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Thu, May 15, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Fri, May 16, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Sat, May 17, 11:00am - 11:30am
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Sat, May 17, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Tue, May 20, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Tue, May 20, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Wed, May 21, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Wed, May 21, 4:30pm - 5:15pm
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Thu, May 22, 10:30am - 11:15am
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Thu, May 22, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
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Thu, May 22, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Sat, May 24, 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Tue, May 27, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Wed, May 28, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
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Wed, May 28, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Sat, May 31, 11:00am - 2:00pm
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Wed, Jun 04, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
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Thu, Jun 05, 4:30pm - 5:00pm
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Sat, Jun 07, 11:00am - 2:00pm
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