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Danforth Club Boston Globe September 20 1918
L-R J. P. Walsh, E. T. Crisp, A. W. Heidke, T. F. Kelley, and J. J. Kelleher
Melissa Davenport Berry
Feb 7, 20211 min read


HALLOWELL MAINE: THE HISTORICAL LANDSCAPE
Thesis by Janet M Pelletier HALLOWELL, MAINE: THE HISTORICAL LANDSCAPE OF A NORTHERN...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Feb 7, 20211 min read


Newsletter on Spiritualism American Transcendentalist Influence
This is from the National Spiritualist Newsletter 1976 Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 -1882), Henry David Thoreau (1817- 1862), Margaret ...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 31, 20211 min read


1839 Photo of Newburyport Henry Coit Perkins Displayed in D.C.
1839 photo of Newburyport displayed in D.C. Courtesy of Museum of Old Newbury who loaned daguerreotype by Dr. Henry Coit Perkins for exhibit
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 31, 20211 min read


The Mob Museum
In 1920, Victor “Frenchy” Lassarre was one of two card cheats caught in what is considered the first sting operation in Las Vegas. He is...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 31, 20211 min read


Americana 19th and 20th Century Figureheads Mystic Seaport Museum
Figurehead from brig, later whaling schooner, EUNICE H. ADAMS (bt. 1845 by Amos Crandall, Bristol, RI); bust length portrait of woman,...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 29, 20211 min read


To Adorn This Past Family Furniture Collection at the Blair House Pennsylvania Ave Washington DC
Figure 31. Lincoln Room (office) of Blair House as it was in 1928. The walls are hung with political cartoons from the Blair-owned Globe...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 29, 20213 min read


George Lewis Deblois Jr. Fire Buckets 1824 Citizens Fire Society
Pair of mustard yellow-painted conical bucket with leather handles, red painted rims and bases, displaying “No. 1” and “No. 2,” and a...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 29, 20211 min read


American Needlework Sampler Adam and Eve by Lydia Hart 1744
Inscribed recto, silk thread: Adam and Eve [n Paradice That Was The/ir Pedigree They Had A Grant Never To / Die Would They Obedient Be....
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 29, 20211 min read


Americana Watercolor Birth Certificate for JOHN WESLEY DASHAM of Pennsylvania
Artist Henry Young Certificate of Birth and Baptism / Mr. John Wesley Dasham, a Son of Mr. Jacob / Dasham and his wife Lydia, born a...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 29, 20211 min read


Americana Eagle coastal Massachusetts Ca. 1820-40
New England, possibly coastal Massachusetts Ca. 1820-40. Eastern white pine (by microanalysis) gesso and gilt. Condition: Old crack to...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 29, 20211 min read


Early American Probate Records from New England Folklife
This publication is a collection of papers presented in June of 1987. The conference was organized to consider the three broad uses of...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 29, 20211 min read


Philadelphia Furniture 17th thru 19th Century Compilation
From the founding of Philadelphia in 1682 until the late 1800s, a vibrant community of cabinetmakers plied their skills alongside ...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 29, 20211 min read


American Antique Furniture Files Luke Beckerdite
Some furniture makers and surnames mentioned: William Tuck; John Shaw; David Geddes; Archibald Chisholm; Washington Tuck; Charles...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 29, 20211 min read


Photo: Policemen 1920 Robert MacLeed Eugene O'Brien William B O'Connor Charles Frederick Lacey
Hub Policemen Handsome Fellows Boston Post 1920 L-R Robert MacLeed; Eugene O'Brien; William B O'Connor; Charles Frederick Lacey
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 28, 20211 min read


Mary Todd Stanwood Newburyport Massachusetts 1786-1806
Mary "Polly" Stanwood (1768-1806), daughter of Newburyport Massachusetts merchant, Jeremiah Todd (1745-1812) and Mary Atkins...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 28, 20211 min read


Philip Dodridge Adams Newbury Massachusetts
Philip Dodridge Adams (1814-1913) son of Ebenezer Adams (1776-1848) and Ednah Adams (1778-1850) married Ruth Coffin (1815-1903)...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 28, 20211 min read


Photo: Phillip Welch and Mary Dunn 50th Anniversary 1916
Phillip Welch 1842-1931 and Mary Dunn 1847-1936 From February 5 1916 Boston Globe
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 28, 20211 min read


Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 28, 20210 min read


Those Loose Ladies: An Examination of Scandalous Puritan Women in Massachusetts From 1635 to 1700
Thesis Salem State College Rachel Fleming. PDF File
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 28, 20211 min read
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