by History By the Sea | Feb 25, 2021 | Blogs, The Kiosk
Frank Cousins, Almshouse on Salem Neck, c. 1890. Digital Commonwealth, Phillips Library.Jen Ratliff: Unheralded and Unknown, They SleepSalem’s Forgotten Almshouse Burial GroundSalem is often celebrated for its history of millionaire merchants and their...
by History By the Sea | Feb 25, 2021 | The Kiosk
Frank Cousins, Almshouse on Salem Neck, c. 1890. Digital Commonwealth, Phillips Library.The Pickering HouseSunday, March 14 at 5:00 p.m.Jen Ratliff: Unheralded and Unknown, They SleepSalem’s Forgotten Almshouse Burial GroundSalem is often celebrated for...
by Old Colony History Museum | Feb 19, 2021 | The Kiosk
Starting seeds indoors is a great way to get into gardening and can be a really rewarding and satisfying hobby. You also can do it fairly inexpensively, right in your own home, and enjoy the benefits for months. This post shares some tips and tricks for getting...
by Old Colony History Museum | Feb 13, 2021 | The Kiosk
Of all the plants we are hoping to grow this year, onions have to be started the earliest and they became the first seeds sown for the 2021 OCHM Garden. We decided to grow onions because they were one of the earliest introduced crops to our area, first arriving here...
by Arlington Historical Society | Jan 29, 2021 | The Kiosk
In Memoriam: Sally Rogers & John SweeneyIn the Winter 2021 issue of Menotomy Minutes, the quarterly newsletter of the Society, the lives of two special volunteers and leaders, Sally Rogers and John Sweeney, were honored following their recent passings. Each...
by Old Colony History Museum | Jan 28, 2021 | The Kiosk
Sometimes the idea of planting seeds and growing a garden can be daunting—we get that! Do I have the right soil? How much light does a plant need? Am I watering too much? Too little? When do I start this type of seed? Why is my new plant dying?! So if reading a blog...
