Food was incredibly diverse in post-Civil War America. The era was one of gross income inequality, and differences in diet reflected the deep disparities between upper and lower classes, as well as the expansion of a flourishing middle class, at a time when technology and industrialization were transforming how and what people ate. Dr. Helen Zoe Veit, Associate Professor of History at Michigan State University, will speak on November 7 at Rosecliff in Newport. The lecture begins at 6 pm, and a book signing follows at 7 pm. $10 for members of The Preservation Society of Newport County, $15 for the General Public. Register at http://newportmansions.org/learn.
