3:00 pm - Victorian Tea Etiquette and Afternoon Tea
3:00 - 3:45 pm; Leah Murray, Thistlewell Farms and Oregon Tea Traders
Anyone can sit down with a cup of tea and a cookie, but do you know where the tradition came from? Do you know how to hold a cup properly? How about what a proper table setting looks like? We will talk about history, tradition, and the myths of our favorite party.
Afternoon tea-in a-box will be provided by Thistlewell Farms in LaConner, WA. Tea will be provided by Angela of Oregon Tea Traders for this event.
Presenter Bio
Leah Murray, Executive Director of the Shelton McMurphey Johnson House, Eugene
Leah is a native to the Willamette Valley. Born in Cottage Grove, she hasn't ventured very far from her deep valley roots. She has worked in a variety of fields including home health, security, hospitality, and janitorial before discovering her true passion in nonprofit life. Leah is a graduate of both Lane Community College and the University of Oregon, and spent a year as an AmeriCorps*VISTA.
In addition to being the Executive Director of Shelton McMurphey Johnson House since 2014, Leah is the co-chair of the Downtown Neighborhood Association, the marketing Vice Chair for the League of Women Voters of Lane County, and the Program Chair for the American Association of University Women Eugene/Lane branch. She is also Chair of the fledgling Storybook Theatre of Cottage Grove.
When not attending a meeting or running the museum, Leah enjoys gardening, reading, and spending time with her family in the Santa Clara area of Eugene. She is grateful that she gets to share her passion for historic preservation and nonprofit service with anyone who will listen.