Docent Donn Smith has been busy poking around the attic of the Mather Homestead and he's found treasures abound! Check out his blogs which document his findings including artifacts fro 250 years of American life - a bible from 1743, a girl's dress from the 1860's, Stephen Mather's camera, a love letter written by Stephen Mather to his wife ❤️ and more.  Oh the stories they tell!  
 

A revealing look at the Will of Timothy Mather (1681-1755)

The Many Deeds of Deacon Joseph Mather: The Growth of the Homestead from 1783 to 1827

Tea for two, or nine, or maybe once for twelve.The tea set and silver of Rana Mather.

The well…the Tories…and Jesse Raymond’s £10 State Notes.

Here’s my card…a treasury of Stephen Mather’s business and calling cards.

“You say tomato, I say…”The dedication of Stephen Mather High School, Chicago, Illinois

“My darling wife…”A Letter from Stephen Mather to Jeanie Floy Mather

More than words alone…Treasures from the golden age of illustration.

Where there’s a will…The contested estate of Stephen Mather’s maternal grandfather

The price of success…The two wills of Stephen Tyng Mather’s mother-in-law.

Oh to be in England…A letter to Family written from Bristol in 1858.

Hey, we’re still here…Not to forget the chests and trunks in the Homestead attic.

Safekeeping indeed! A first look at documentsin the Mather Homestead basement safe.

So, what’s for dessert? The evening dinner when the ceiling came crashing down.

“No man was earlier in his seat at church than he…

From silk hats to horse manure…The voluminous paid bill files of Joseph Wakeman Mather

Bad enough Loyalists raid your house… Deacon Mather and his pursuit of a Revolutionary War Pension