Known for centuries as a symbol of love, roses have become permanently entwined with Valentine's Day.  However, in Colonial America this flower could just as well have been given to cure disease as to convey affection.

Join historian Dan Marshall as he explores the wide variety of medicinal uses of roses recorded in seventeenth-century American and European sources.   Lend a hand as Dan makes some of the medicinal vinegars, oils, teas, waters, and conserves used in the past.  They say love conquers all, but did rose cure all?

Dan Marshall is a museum professional that has shared his love of history with the public for over 25 years. He is currently Vice-President of the Salem Historical Society.