The Truth About Baked Beans: An Edible History of New England
Wed, Sep 30
|Alice T Miner Museum
The third and final talk in our America 250 lecture series, from author Meg Muckenhoupt!
Time & Location
Sep 30, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Alice T Miner Museum, 9618 US-9, Chazy, NY 12921, USA
About the event
Join us for the third and final talk in our America 250 lecture series, Creating and Commemorating Our Nation, welcoming Meg Muckenhoupt, author of The Truth About Baked Beans! This talk is free and open to the public and will be held in the Alice's third floor ballroom. Refreshments will be served.
Who thought of putting molasses in baked beans? The answer you know is probably wrong, and likely the result of Victorian efforts to spin a Colonial Revival-era story about how New England eats. Join Meg Muckenhoupt, the author of The Truth About Baked Beans to hear the true story of Boston Baked Beans, maple syrup, bear fat, and more. You’ll earn how ideas about New England's food have shaped our ideas about regional identity, who belongs here, and whose stories get told.
About the Author: Meg Muckenhoupt is a freelance writer and author of The Truth About Baked…