A New Exhibit Preserves the Past in Bristol

A traditional Italian dress hand-sewn for the exhibit by Patricia Hasapidis. Photography courtesy of Lisa Deesare, Curator at the Bristol Historical & Preservation Society For a museum curator, putting together a new exhibit usually means a trip to the archives. When Lisa DeCesare, curator at the Bristol Historical & Preservation Society, began putting together a new exhibit on immigration, the...

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