by Historic New England | Jan 18, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Blogs, Education, The Kiosk, Uncategorized
Grant provides funds to support education programs for Roseland Cottage | Historic New England Jan 18, 2022CT Humanities Board of Directors has approved a $5,000 grant for Historic New England’s Roseland Cottage as part of the CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grants...
by Ben Franklin's World | Jan 18, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/320_BF_House_London.mp3 Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on January 17, 1706, to Abiah Folger and Josiah Franklin. Although Franklin began his life as the youngest son of a youngest son, he traveled through many...
by Historic New England | Jan 10, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Blogs, The Kiosk, Uncategorized
Jan 10, 2022More Than A Market Update Walk through most market or grocery stores, and you’ll find a variety of chips and crackers marketed as grain or gluten free. That is thanks to cassava. Even if you haven’t tried these tasty alternatives, you may have consumed...
by Ben Franklin's World | Jan 4, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/319_Ferrar_1.mp3 One of the Caribbean islands that Christopher Columbus stopped at during his 1492-voyage was an alligator-shaped island that sits at the mouth of the Gulf of Mexico in between the Yucatán and Florida...
by Historic New England | Dec 21, 2021 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Blogs, The Kiosk
Adventures in Woodworking Part Two: Decorative Carving and Sliding Dovetails | Historic New England Dec 21, 2021Mellon Conservation Fellow Karen Bishop shares her process for creating a replica of a seventeenth-century carved drawer and box. The project is a great...
by Ben Franklin's World | Dec 21, 2021 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/318_Ste_Genevieve_NPS_v3.mp3 About 620 miles north of New Orleans and 62 miles south of St. Louis, sits the town of Ste. Geneviéve, Missouri. Established in 1750 by the French, Ste. Geneviéve reveals much about what...
