Blandina Bayard

December 01, 2009 —May 31, 2010

Blandina Bayard was the first European woman settler in the Ramapo Valley.  She, her daughter in-law  Rachel and her nephew, Lucas Kierstedt, operated a trading post until Lucas left the area in 1752.  This tableau is a lifesize exhibit showing realistic period dress of both the Europeans and the Native Americans.  It is used successfully to explain "trade" to elementary school students.