Written with Love: An Introduction to Calligraphy
Written with Love: An Introduction to Calligraphy
Saturday, February 14, 2 to 4 pm
Presented by Esther N., founder of Maker’s Favourite Designs
The Brue Family Learning Center at American Ancestors, 97 Newbury St, Boston
Admission is $25, and includes all workshop materials, registration at: americanancestors.org
Spend your Valentine’s Day creating a gift for yourself or a special someone. This two-hour workshop is perfect for beginners and anyone wanting to explore the timeless art of calligraphy. Esther teaches the history of calligraphy, basic strokes and techniques, letter formation, and how to bring letters together into beautiful words using a brush pen.
Examples of calligraphy from our collections, including love letters, marriage certificates, and more, will also be on display.
Receive hands-on practice with guided instruction, plenty of encouragement, and all the tools you need. By the end, you’ll have a beautiful hand-lettered Valentine’s card or love note. Fall in love with the art of calligraphy!
About The Family Heritage Experience and American Ancestors®
The Family Heritage Experience—an interactive, state-of-the-art exhibition that introduces visitors to the joy of family history research—was launched in 2025 by American Ancestors®, a national center for family history, heritage & culture. The Family Heritage Experience is located on the first floor of American Ancestors’ headquarters at 97 Newbury Street, in Boston, Massachusetts. For more information, visit fhe.americanancestors.org.
American Ancestors® is a national nonprofit center for family history, heritage and culture based in Boston, Massachusetts that has been setting the gold standard for genealogical research since its founding in 1845. Today, American Ancestors serves 400K+ members and subscribers through AmericanAncestors.org, one of the world’s largest online collections of family history resources. In 2025, American Ancestors launched the Family Heritage Experience, an interactive, state-of-the-art exhibition that introduces visitors to the joy of family history research, located at 97 Newbury Street at our headquarters in Boston. American Ancestors is also home to the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center, which preserves New England’s Jewish history, and 10 Million Names, a project dedicated to finding the names of the enslaved men, women, and children in pre- and post-colonial America before emancipation. For more information, visit americanancestors.org.