Little Nine Partners Historical Society Presents "Widow's Weeds" at the Stissing Center

The Little Nine Partners Historical Society of Pine Plains presents Widow’s Weeds, written by Dyan Wapnick and directed by Robert Lyons, at Stissing Center for Arts and Culture in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Widow’s Weeds tells the compelling true story of Mary Ingalls, who in 1842 at 84 years of age applied for her husband Elihu Ingalls’ pension under the Pension Act of 1836, which extended pension benefits to Revolutionary War widows for the first time. Elihu had served in the New York militia and died in 1823 without ever receiving a pension. Unfortunately, nearly all of his service papers and proof of their marriage were lost, and Mary had to rely on memory and oral testimonies to support her application.

Premiered last fall as one of Dutchess County’s Rev250 grant projects and the recipient of another Rev250 grant this year, Widow’s Weeds returns to Stissing Center to popular acclaim. 

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