“We are still parching under the fierce Heats of Dog days. It is agreed, by most People, that so long and so intense a Heat has scarcely been known.”
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Featured Item from the MHS Collection |
Boston silversmith William Breed made this silver punch strainer for John Vryling between 1742 and 1744. It is engraved on the handles, top and bottom, in Latin. In translation it reads: “Made from silver that was among the plunder on Sunday, 12 April 1741, at besieged Cartagena in New Spain, John Vryling received [this vessel].” The inscription continues with a reference to Virgil's lines from the Aeneid where Aeneas tells his shipwrecked and exhausted crew: “Perhaps some day you will rejoice to recall even this.” The subsequent provenance of the strainer is likewise engraved on it in Latin and translates as follows: “In memory of the departed, John Vryling, who died 25 November, 1744; his heirs gave it to his relative and dear friend, Jonathan Tyng” and “At whose death it came to John Loring.” Read more about John Vryling.
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On Thursday, 13 August, at 12:00 PM, Joseph Hall, Bates College, presents Making Home: Wabanaki & English Claims to Place, 1600–1830. At the beginning of the seventeenth century, Wabanakis defined their claims to territory in terms of networks among places. English colonists redefined the region with property defined as polygons on the landscape. Understanding how both groups constructed ideas of property and homeland can help explain how colonists erased Indigenous residents in what became western Maine. It also shows how Wabanakis retained ties to the region. Register for this online program.
On Friday, 14 August, at 2:00 PM, Bronson Michaud, Curator of Collections, and Kate MacDonald, Director, Old Colony History Museum (OCHM)," will lead a Virtual Tour of the Old Colony History Museum. Join us for a virtual tour of the OCHM in Taunton, Massachusetts. It’s parent organization, the Old Colony Historical Society, was founded on 4 May 1853, making it one of New England’s oldest historical societies. The Museum's collections chronicle lives lived, wars waged, fortunes won and ingenuity rewarded. One of the most dynamic local historical societies in Massachusetts, OCHM hosts rotating exhibitions; a lively series of programs for both adults and children; and a research library specializing in local history and genealogy. Register for this online program.
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Share Your COVID-19 Experience(s) |
The MHS invites you to contribute your COVID-19 experience(s) to our collection. Record your experiences on a daily, weekly, or intermittent basis. You can contribute your thoughts and images online. Visit our COVID-19 web display to learn more and to share your thoughts. Or, you can keep a journal and donate it to the MHS. Contact collections@masshist.org for more information.
Thank you to everyone who has shared so far. If you have not yet done so or would like to contribute again, please visit: www.masshist.org/projects/covid/index.php. You can also read what others have shared.
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