Liberty Hall

Liberty Hall is a historic house museum located in Union, NJ that tells the story of the life and legacy of the Kean family. Parker had the opportunity to work there as the May Kean Raynolds Fellow for 2025. During her time, she advanced the research and dating of their costume collection, which included pieced from Charles Worth, Jeanne Paquin, and Madame Laferrière. Some of these objects were utilized in exhibitions and talks, which she mounted. Parker also assisted in the development of their cataloging system to ensure each object had its own catalog entry with the correct provenance, location in the house, condition report, and object number. In addition to the costume collection, she worked with various other objects in the house including glassware, ceramics, dolls, and silver. As part of her fellowship, Parker wrote blog posts to engage the public with the research she conducted. In August of 2026 Parker gave a talk about the research she conducted on the costume collection, focusing on the forgotten female dressmakers favored by the Kean women.