LOCATION: 1856 Huntington Tpke. Trumbull, Conn. 06611 (203) 377-6620 HOURS: The museum is open to the public on the first and third Sundays of the month from 2-4 p.m. Driving Instructions Map New Museum Exhibit

Through a Woman's Eyes The evolving role of women from Colonial times to the present

You're invited to visit the Trumbull Historical Society's new exhibit, "Through a Woman's Eyes," now on display at the society's museum at 1856 Huntington Turnpike in the Nichols section of Trumbull.   The exhibit, researched and organized by Historical Society volunteers, offers a chronological walk alongside American women of four centuries, from the first settlers through the 20th century.   Along the way, you'll can see the clothes they wore, learn about objects from their everyday experience, and even take away some of the lessons they learned as women's roles evolved within the social landscape of an ever-changing nation.   Many of the items on display are from the Society's permanent collection, and reflect specific Trumbull connections, including pewter chargers (plates) used by early members of the Nichols family and a mid-nineteenth century dress from the family of longtime town clerk Helen Plumb. Other pieces were graciously loaned to complete our timeline where the society's collections fell short.   Highlights include the trappings of a 17th-century keeping room, a 19th-century bustled wedding dress, a turn-of-the century bathing suit and assorted articles reflecting the home front of World War II.