Looking for a special Mother’s Day gift or just a fun thing to do on a Saturday afternoon? Come enjoy a tea and talk about a favorite character from history, Betsy Ross, the woman reputed to have sewn the first American flag for George Washington. The event is Saturday, May 18 from 2 to 4 p.m in the Nickels-Sortwell House barn, 121 Main St., Wiscasset. Tickets are $20 for Historic New England members, $25 non-members. Advance purchase is recommended.

Visit https://my.historicn.ewengland.org/2814/3218 or call 882-7169 for tickets. The Nickels-Sortwell House barn entrance is on Federal Street, adjacent to the garden.

While you relax and enjoy delicious tea and delectable goodies from Sarah’s Café, Dr. Marla Miller, noted speaker, author and professor of history at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, will tell the fascinating story of the historical character we all think we know. Marla’s myth-busting book, “Betsy Ross and the Making of America,” tells the story of the real woman behind the beloved legend. Miller is also the author of the award-winning books “The Needle's Eye: Women and Work in the Age of Revolution” and “Imperiled Promise: The State of History in the National Park Service,” written with three other colleagues.

For more information or a copy of the 2019 Historic New England Wiscasset Programs calendar, contact Peggy Konitzky at pkonitzky@historicnewengland.org or 882-7169.