Historic New England

English Sympathy with Boston during the American Revolution

What gets lost in discussions about the Revolutionary War is the support the colonies received from citizens in England. In newspapers, cartoons and articles trumpeted the American cause and condemned King George's American policy. R.T.H. Halsey looks at some of the public opinion that remained in t...

Date: 1956

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169917

Ref. Code: SC001.1956.046.164.001

Old New England Canals

Many towns in old New England did not have the water power necessary to power the mills so vital to village life. The solution: canals. Park Pressey takes a look at some of the canals that cut their way through the New England region.

Date: 1956

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169918

Ref. Code: SC001.1956.046.164.002

To Keep an Old House in Good Standing

An old New England house is full of history, charm, and responsibility. According to Roy W. Baker, the "reward in restoring and preserving one of these old landmarks far outweighs any initial difficulties." This article outlines the ways to get around the problems that are associated with these grea...

Date: 1956

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169919

Ref. Code: SC001.1956.046.164.003

Area Preservation and the Beacon Hill Bill

Reprinted here are significant provisions of the Beacon Hill Bill. Passed in 1955, this, and a bill passed during the same session, established historic districts in Nantucket and Boston's Beacon Hill.

Date: 1956

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169920

Ref. Code: SC001.1956.046.164.004

A Family Letter from W. Rodman Peabody

Shortly before his death in 1941, William Rodman Peabody dictated stories for his children about his family and his own young life in Jamaica Plain.

Date: 1957

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169921

Ref. Code: SC001.1957.047.167.001

Bag, Bucket, Bedkey and Screw Driver

Instituted in Boston on March 5, 1799, to fight fires and protect "the safety of the Citizens," the Alert Eagle Fire Society lived by strict guidelines set forth in their Laws & Regulations. Lawrence B. Romaine looks at the rules by which these men lived.

Date: 1957

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169922

Ref. Code: SC001.1957.047.167.002

Early Diplomas Awarded in New England Academies

Harriet Webster Marr surveys diplomas given to students at such early New England schools as New Ipswich Academy, Phillips Exeter Academy, and the Friends' Yearly Meeting Boarding School.

Date: 1957

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169923

Ref. Code: SC001.1957.047.167.003

New England Meetinghouses in the Seventeenth Century

Meetinghouses were built to serve both secular and sacred needs. Situated in the center of the New England towns, the meetinghouses were an important part of the community and the individual lives of the residents. This article surveys these important structures, the earliest examples of which have,...

Date: 1957

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169924

Ref. Code: SC001.1957.047.168.001

The Derby House

Built around 1761, the Derby House is the oldest brick dwelling to survive in Salem. Since then, the house has gone through many changes and restorations. Edwin Small takes a look at the history of this fine old house.

Date: 1957

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169925

Ref. Code: SC001.1957.047.168.002

An Eighteenth-Century Century Collection of Contra Dances

Written by Clement Weeks in 1783, "Figures of Contra Dances," is a collection of 30 pages simply sewn together, outlining multiple sets of line dances. This article reprints the manuscript, save the orginal index at the very end, in its entirety.

Date: 1957

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169926

Ref. Code: SC001.1957.047.168.003

The Booth Family of Newton and Southbury, Connecticut

There has never been any published data about the three cabinetmakers with the name of Booth. This article registers them in their proper places within the Booth family, one of the most prominent families in Connecticut.

Date: 1957

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169927

Ref. Code: SC001.1957.048.169.001

The Infant Mariner

This article was originally written in 1910 by Anna T. (Stott) King (1843-1931). King was a captain's daughter and this account details a whaling voyage out of Fairhaven, Massachusetts.

Date: 1957

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169928

Ref. Code: SC001.1957.048.170.001

The Art Collection of Horatio Greenough

American sculptor Horatio Greenough's art collection represented an artist's, rather than a collector's, taste. It was small, and apparently was not valuable, but it is interesting for what it reveals about his artistic preferences and Greenough's career. Nathalia Wright surveys this important colle...

Date: 1957

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169929

Ref. Code: SC001.1957.048.170.002

The Parson Smith Homestead, South Windham, Maine

The Parson Smith Homestead was built in 1764 in South Windham, Maine. Still standing today, it is a well-preserved example of fine colonial architecture looking out across cultivated fields onto local farmsteads and the Smith-Anderson Cemetery. Nellie D. Spiller takes a look at the history of the ho...

Date: 1957

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169930

Ref. Code: SC001.1957.048.170.003

William Blackstone, The "First Settler" of Boston and Rhode Island

Before there was Roger Williams, before there was Willaim Coddington, there was William Blackstone. Regarded as an eccentric religious recluse, Blackstone arrived in Rhode Island in 1635, after living most of the 10 previous years in Boston. John Williams Haley takes a closer look at the character o...

Date: 1958

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169931

Ref. Code: SC001.1958.049.173.001

Captain Gamaliel Bradford, Soldier and Privateersmen

On June 18, 1943, a powerful destroyer slid into the water at San Diego, bearing the name Bradford. The name was for Captain Gamaliel Bradford, a sea captain who had served his country on the high seas more than a century before. Gershom Bradford takes a look at the exciting life of the captain.

Date: 1958

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169932

Ref. Code: SC001.1958.049.174.001

Parkman, Maine, A Frontier Settlement

The township of Parkman, Maine, is located within 20 miles of the geographic center of the state, equidistant from Bangor and Waterville. Samuel Parkman purchased the township in 1804 and by 1814 was prepared for serious efforts to settle the town. Victor A. McKusick examines the frontier settlement...

Date: 1958

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169933

Ref. Code: SC001.1958.049.174.002

The Round Hill School for Boys, 1825-1833

In a volume of verse published in 1864, Robert Lowell wrote a short dedication to the first head of Round Hill School, Jospeh Green Cogswell. The Round School rested in Northampton, Massachusetts, and while financial failure closed it a decade after it opened, it had a lasting impact on pupils such ...

Date: 1958

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169934

Ref. Code: SC001.1958.049.174.003

English Bells

The skill that goes into making a the lush, sweet tones of a bell seldom goes recognized. The manufacturing of English bells is an awe-inspiring sight, writes Margaret H. Shurcliff, as intricate proportions of metal, wonderfully designed molds, and careful hanging all conspire to create the beautifu...

Date: 1959

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169935

Ref. Code: SC001.1959.049.175.001

The Ironworks in Middleton, Massachusetts

Middleton is a small town is Massachusetts that was set off from four other neighboring towns as a parish in 1727. This small town was the site of an early and long-lived industry, as it was the home to an ironworks, with the business beginning in 1708. Lura Woodside Watkins takes a look at the town...

Date: 1959

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169936

Ref. Code: SC001.1959.049.175.002

The David Hubbard House, Hancock, New Hampshire

Like all New England farmhouses, the David Hubbard house was never completely finished. Built around 1779, it was a small, twelve-foot-square house with a brick chimney, but over the years has become much larger. Robert Harrington Nylander takes a look at the house, its occupants, and the ghosts tha...

Date: 1959

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169937

Ref. Code: SC001.1959.049.175.003

The Concord Lyceum

The lyceum movement is considered to be a true product of the New England mind, and in New England there is no lyceum which surpassed in success and prominence the Concord Lyceum. Alvah H. Low traces its history since its simple beginnings when it was conceived on Dec. 3, 1828, at a meeting at the "...

Date: 1959

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169938

Ref. Code: SC001.1959.050.178.001

John Greenough, An American Artist

John Greenough was one of the first artists to realize the beauty of the American landscape and capture it in his art. A Boston resident and first generation artist, Greenough is rightfully celebrated for his beautiful landscapes. Nathalia Wright surveys the life and career of this truly American ar...

Date: 1959

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169939

Ref. Code: SC001.1959.050.178.002

Gideon French of Boston, Tallow-Chandler, 1784 to 1819

Not much is known about Boston merchant Gideon French: only two printed records exist that confirm he ever lived. Six manuscript ledgers shed a little light on this colonial businessman, and Lawrence B. Romaine looks at them and they questions that arise from them.

Date: 1959

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169940

Ref. Code: SC001.1959.050.178.003

Pewter at the Harrison Gray Otis House

The pewter collection at the Harrison Gray Otis House is well-rounded, illustrating the homely furnishings of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century. Percy E. Raymond takes a look at SPNEA's collection of pewter.

Date: 1950

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169941

Ref. Code: SC001.1950.041.142.005

Contents : Volume 50, Number 179

Winter 1960

Date: 1960

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169942

Ref. Code: SC001.1960.050.179.005

Contents : Volume 51, Number 181

Summer, 1960

Date: 1960

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169943

Ref. Code: SC001.1960.051.181.002

Contents : Volume 51, Number 183

Winter, 1961

Date: 1961

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169944

Ref. Code: SC001.1961.051.183.003

Contents : Volume 52, Number 185

Summer, 1961

Date: 1961

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169945

Ref. Code: SC001.1961.052.185.002

Contents : Volume 52, Number 186

Fall, 1961

Date: 1961

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169946

Ref. Code: SC001.1961.052.186.004

Contents : Volume 52, Number 187

Winter, 1962

Date: 1962

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169947

Ref. Code: SC001.1962.052.187.004

Contents : Volume 53, Number 189

Summer, 1962

Date: 1962

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169948

Ref. Code: SC001.1962.053.189.003

Contents : Volume 53, Number 190

Fall, 1962

Date: 1962

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169949

Ref. Code: SC001.1962.053.190.004

Contents : Volume 53, Number 191

Winter, 1963

Date: 1963

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169950

Ref. Code: SC001.1963.053.191.004

Contents : Volume 53, Number 192

Spring, 1963

Date: 1963

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169951

Ref. Code: SC001.1963.053.192.004

Contents : Volume 54, Number 193

Summer, 1963

Date: 1963

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169952

Ref. Code: SC001.1963.054.193.003

Contents : Volume 54, Number 194

Fall, 1963

Date: 1963

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169953

Ref. Code: SC001.1963.054.194.004

Contents : Volume 54, Number 195

Winter, 1964

Date: 1964

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169954

Ref. Code: SC001.1964.054.195.003

Contents : Volume 54, Number 196

Spring, 1964

Date: 1964

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169955

Ref. Code: SC001.1964.054.196.004

Contents : Volume 55, Number 197

Summer, 1964

Date: 1964

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169956

Ref. Code: SC001.1964.055.197.002

Contents : Volume 55, Number 198

Fall, 1964

Date: 1964

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169957

Ref. Code: SC001.1964.055.198.005

Contents : Volume 55, Number 200

Spring, 1965

Date: 1965

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169958

Ref. Code: SC001.1965.055.200.004

Contents : Volume 56, Number 201

Summer, 1965

Date: 1965

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169959

Ref. Code: SC001.1965.056.201.002

Contents : Volume 56, Number 202

Fall, 1965

Date: 1965

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169960

Ref. Code: SC001.1965.056.202.006

Contents : Volume 56, Number 203

Winter, 1966

Date: 1966

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169961

Ref. Code: SC001.1966.056.203.004

Contents : Volume 56, Number 204

Spring, 1966

Date: 1966

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169962

Ref. Code: SC001.1966.056.204.003

Contents : Volume 57, Number 206

Fall, 1966

Date: 1966

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169963

Ref. Code: SC001.1966.057.206.004

Contents : Volume 57, Number 207

Winter, 1967

Date: 1967

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169964

Ref. Code: SC001.1967.057.207.004

Contents : Volume 58, Number 209

Summer, 1967

Date: 1967

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169965

Ref. Code: SC001.1967.058.209.003

Contents : Volume 58, Number 210

Fall, 1967

Date: 1967

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169966

Ref. Code: SC001.1967.058.210.004

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