Sunday, October 31, 2010

Strange Doings on Halloween: no good deed goes unpunished

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Well, I thought I was doing a good deed when I tweeted the announcement of the position of Acting Director of the Jones Library. Imagine...

The Scariest Thing I Can Imagine for Massachusetts at Halloween? Passage of the Three Ballot Measures

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It's Halloween weekend.  On October 30, 1938, thousands of well-intentioned Americans, misinterpreting a radio play based on H. G. Wells...
Saturday, October 30, 2010

30 October 1938: Orson Welles's "War of the Worlds" Broadcast

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On this day in 1938, enfant terrible Orson Welles and his Mercury Theatre on the Air made their now-infamous broadcast of an adaptation of ...
Thursday, October 28, 2010

Hawthorne Farmhouse: Opening Up to the Public Process, Buttoning Up Against the Elements and Unwanted Visitors

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As recently noted , the Historical Commission imposed a demolition delay on the circa 1790-1830 house on the Hawthorne farm (235 East Pleasa...
Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Well, where are you? Celebrating Noah Webster's Birthday and Searching for Remains of His Property

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Noah Webster (rear) October 16 marks the birthday of Noah Webster (left, background; 1758-1843).  The big celebrations were in 2008, on...
Sunday, October 24, 2010

The "Gazette" on the Historical Commission: Demolition Delay Imposed on House and Barn Wins Praise from Public

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 " Year-long demolition delay placed on 19th-century Amherst farmhouse, barn ,"  Scott Merzbach reports in Saturday's Gazette ...
Saturday, October 23, 2010

Fall Colors at the North Amherst Library

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The autumnal oranges, browns, and yellows were visible at the North Amherst Library this past week—on the walls of the building—as repainti...

Tributes to Jones Library Head Bonnie Isman

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Now that the public and press have had a chance to digest the unexpected news of Jones Library Director Bonnie Isman's pending retiremen...
Thursday, October 21, 2010

21 October 1797: Launching of USS Constitution; the need for preservation and interpretation continues

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 Mass Moments notes that, on this day ...in 1797, USS Constitution was launched in Boston. It took three attempts to set the immense ship...
Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Preservation Update: Hawthorne and Rooster's (Survival Center) Properties

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In a characteristically thorough deliberation lasting for some two and a half hours, the Amherst Historical Commission ruled on two importan...