The Historical Society of Early American Decoration

The Historical Society
of
Early American Decoration

Founded on May 27, 1946 in memory of Esther Stevens Brazer

Exhibitions ~ Education ~ Research

On This Site:

About HSEAD
How we started, what we are, what we do, how to join, list of chapters & their locations.

What We Do
A brief illustrated glossary of the various crafts practiced by HSEAD members.

The Gallery
Examples of recent award winning decorative work by members.

The Decorator
Vol. 1 No. 1 1946 Read the very first issue of our journal!

Index to the Decorator
An index to all articles published in the Decorator from Volume 1 (1946) to the present. Or click here for smaller, faster files.

Teacher List
Locate an HSEAD teacher in your area

HSEAD Store
Print, Video & Other Materials from HSEAD, mostly by members of the organization.

Member Resources
Printable documents of interest to present members as well as those exploring membership.

Chat Room
Our "open" page where members can ask questions and post news and comments.

Links to our Friends
Affiliations; Our Member's Pages; Craft Schools; Related Craft Organizations

The Archive
Previous files of historical interest.

Officers and Advisors

Chapters

Special Notice to Members
about this site

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News and Events

HSEAD at Sturbridge Village
Hand Crafted Christmas card display at Wight House

~ Our Fall Weekend Event at Old Sturbridge Village is over!
Opening of the HSEAD Research Center at the David Wight House, Old Sturbridge Village & Promotional Auction Celebrating Early American Decorative Arts...October 14-16, 2011. See pictures

Latest additions:

Fall Workshop Meeting in Rutland, VT ~ Snapshots galore!

Spring Meeting in Danvers, MA May 4-6, 2012
Hosted by Nashoba Valley Chapter

Join now and get extra bonuses!

The Gallery for 2011 - Awarding winning work by our members, awarded at the Albany, NY Spring Meeting in May

Your Newsletter Companion
Articles and color pictures to extend your Member Newsletter.

New! Stenciled Box
by Lois Tucker. Accompanies the article in the Winter 2011/12 Newsletter.

Papercutting Project
by Linda Sheldon. Accompanies the article in the Fall 2011 Newsletter.

News Briefs:

Theorem Judging Changes

Effective Spring 2012 the changes have been revised for Theorem Judging Standards.

More in the Archive.

Future Meetings
~ Annual Spring Meeting, Danvers, MA - May 4-6, 2012
~ Fall Workshop Meeting, Kerhonkson, NY - Sept. 13-16, 2012
~ Annual Spring Meeting, Albany, NY (NJ Chapter) - May 3-5, 2013

HSEAD Store
We now accept Paypal!

The 2011 poster is ready!