by Ben Franklin's World | Jun 8, 2021 | The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/304_Gordon-Reed.mp3 Juneteenth is a state holiday that commemorates June 19, 1865, the day slavery ended in Texas. Over the last decade, a push to make Juneteenth a national holiday to commemorate the end of slavery...
by Westborough Center | Jun 4, 2021 | The Kiosk
Charles M. Fay – Personal War Sketch, 1890 The Discovery of Charles M. Fay The most exciting element of my job is Discovery. Every time I think that I have unearthed every possible historical record hidden away in our library, another one shows up. Such a discovery...
by Historic New England | May 30, 2021 | The Kiosk, Uncategorized
May 30, 2021by Leigh Schoberth, senior preservation services manager Look up and you’ll notice many outdoor porch ceilings are painted a shade of light blue. Although today’s widespread use of the color may be thanks to its pleasant, sky-like aesthetic, the practice...
by Historic New England | May 26, 2021 | The Kiosk, Uncategorized
Pride Month is celebrated every June as a tribute to those involved in the 1969 Stonewall Uprising. While many parades and festivals are postponed, Historic New England offers special programs to participate in the celebration. Pride Tour at Beauport, the...
by Historic New England | May 25, 2021 | The Kiosk, Uncategorized
Overlooking the Kennebec River, Bowman House (1762) in Dresden, Maine, is a rare survivor of domestic eighteenth-century elegance in a rural forty-four acre setting. In the beginning Jonathan Bowman built the stylish house and furnished it with exquisite furniture,...
by Ben Franklin's World | May 25, 2021 | The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/303_La_Pointe_Krebs.mp3 The Mississippi Gulf Coast was the home of many different peoples, cultures, and empires during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. According to some historians, the Gulf Coast region...
