Curator Close-Ups

Objects on display in this exhibition are more than illustrative. They each contain crucial pieces of material information that helps to unlock the history of the Doan Gang. Watch the videos below to look closely and learn more with exhibition curators.

Curator Close-Up: Flintlock Musket

Listen to Curator Cory Amsler discuss the Flintlock Musket.

Flintlock Musket
Henry Nock (1741 - 1804)
London, England
c. 1770-1782
Mercer Museum Collection, Gift of Mrs. John Jamison, 1924

Curator Close-Up: John Tomlinson's Deed

Listen to Curator Annie Halliday discuss the Land Deed of John Tomlinson.

Land Deed of John Tomlinson
August 18, 1786
Mercer Museum Research Library Collection

Curator Close-Up: Treasury Desk

Listen to co-Curator Clint Flack discuss the Bucks County Treasury Desk.

Desk from the Bucks County Treasury
Southeastern Pennsylvania
c. 1760
Loan Courtesy of Christine Carleton

Curator Close-Up: Bird in Hand Raid

Co-Curator and Director of Library and Archives Annie Halliday shares the story the Loyalist raid of the Bird in Hand Tavern in Newtown on February 19, 1778, making it the only battle in the American Revolution to take place in Bucks County.

Curator Close-Up: Treasury Robbery

Listen to co-Curator and Exhibit Specialist Clint Flack's share the story of the robbery of the Bucks County Treasury in Newtown by the Doan Gang on October 22, 1781.

Curator Close-Up: Research Headquarters

Annie Halliday, co-Curator and Director of Library and Archives, takes us through some of the new Doan discoveries on display in the Research Headquarters.