Three guest speakers, Heidi Miksch, Michele Phillips, and Amanda Massie, comprised the team that worked to uncover the story behind the mystery box. Find out what they uncovered and learn what our conservators and curators do to research these and other items to place them into historical context. Our guest speakers work for the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (NYSOPRHP), Bureau of Historic Sites in New York State’s own conservation facility on Peebles Island.