Kindred Spirits: A.B. Wells, Malcolm Watkins, and the Origins of Old Sturbridge Village

People collect all sorts of things for all sorts of reasons, and collectors of all types - young and old, experienced and amateur - have shaped the identities of iconic American museums and historic sites.

Old Sturbridge Village is the result of Albert B. Wells' passion for the everyday furnishings, tools, gadgets, and "oddities" of early America and his collaboration with young antiques expert C. Malcolm Watkins, the museum's first curator. Kindred Spirits explores the relationship between these two men and the roles they played in founding one of New England's most cherished treasures, Old Sturbridge Village.

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