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###    2000 - Students research the house  expand\_more  

   ![Quilt](/sites/g/files/omnuum10931/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/wardhouse/files/quilt_2000.jpg?itok=xMvmCpE-) 

 

Students research the house

 



 

 

 



###    1980 - Old Sturbridge Village researchers studied the house  expand\_more  

   ![Barn](/sites/g/files/omnuum10931/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/wardhouse/files/barn_with_tools.jpg?itok=iLFvxlQY) 

 

Old Sturbridge Village researchers studied the house. 



 

 

 



###    1976 - U.S. Bicentennial  expand\_more  

U.S. Bicentennial

 



 

 

 



###    1975 - House restored to 1830 period  expand\_more  

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The house was restored according to museum practices of the day. For instance, custom carpets with period-appropriate designs were produced and installed. The inside of the house has changed very little since this restoration, as it is no longer accepted practice to restore houses as part of the interpretation. Instead, the curator focuses on conserving and displaying the furnishings that once belonged to the house and its family. 



 

 

 



###    1966 - National Historic Preservation Act passed  expand\_more  

National Historic Preservation Act passed

 



 

 

 



###    1957 - Massachusetts Turnpike opened  expand\_more  

Massachusetts Turnpike opened

 



 

 

 



###    1949 - Florence died  expand\_more  

Florence died

 



 

 

 



###    1946 - Old Sturbridge Village Museum opened  expand\_more  

Old Sturbridge Village Museum opened

 



 

 

 



###    1941 - Bombing of Pearl Harbor  expand\_more  

Bombing of Pearl Harbor\\/World War II began in U.S.

 



 

 

 



###    1939 - World War II  expand\_more  

World War II

 



 

 

 



###    1938 - Statue of Artemas Ward erected in Washington, D.C.  expand\_more  

Statue of Artemas Ward erected in Washington, D.C.

 



 

 

 



###    1927 - Financial Panic; start of the Great Depression  expand\_more  

Financial Panic; start of the Great Depression

 



 

 

 



 

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