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Bartlett Museum The Bartlett Museum is a nonprofit museum located at 270 Main Street, Amesbury

03/27/2022
Timeline photos
03/24/2022

Timeline photos

This week is the 86th anniversary of the Flood of 1936, a two week series of rain storms beginning March 11th which flooded the Merrimack River and surrounding bodies of water in Essex County and throughout New England. The snow and ice melting added to the flood waters. This photo was probably taken around March 20th or 21st; the peak Merrimack River flooding was 35 feet above normal. This glass negative, displayed as a positive, shows the south side of Merrimack Street, downtown Haverhill, Mass. Two canoes and a rowboat, with two men in one canoe, three men and a boy in a bigger canoe, and two men in the rowboat. Storefronts, left to right: [Phillips] Shoe Store, Handy Dandy Store, Morgan & Lafaver. Larchmont Club on second floor. Flood water about halfway up first story of buildings. Catalog number 31479006521453. View this photo on the Senter Digital Archive at https://bit.ly/3LqnJ7R or use Keyword Search with catalog number, or use Keyword Search "Flood of 1936" with quotation marks to see more.

Six Sears Houses - New England Historical Society
03/21/2022
Six Sears Houses - New England Historical Society

Six Sears Houses - New England Historical Society

From 1908-1940, hundreds of Sears kit houses were shipped to New England by rail. Sears house fans have identified them throughout the region. Here are six.

03/12/2022
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Market Square, Amesbury
03/03/2022

Market Square, Amesbury

Wheels for days! This view of Market square distinguishes itself capturing the watering trough function in action. This undated photograph is part of our digital collection. Occasionally we acquire digital copies of images when the originals aren’t available.
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(Image depicts several bicycle riders in downtown circa 1890 and a horse and buggy stopped at the watering trough. The horse is drinking. Several structures in background streets are including a hatter and print shop).

03/03/2022
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02/26/2022

Seen in today's Daily News of Newburyport: On this day in 1879, readers were informed of an upcoming meeting at the Newburyport Athenaeum. Nathan N. Withington, Esq. would address members on the coming Friday. The topic was the “Influence of Woman Suffrage upon Society.” Admittance was 5 cents. Location? Ironically, Fraternity Hall. NewburyHistory.org

02/17/2022

Seen in today's Daily News of Newburyport : The founding fathers were still working on the first U.S. Census, a portion of which is shown below, reported the paper on this day in 1790. They also were hammering out a uniform system of naturalization. Following a lengthy debate in the House, including a residency requirement and many defeated motions, the House adjourned with no vote taken. Image courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration. NewburyHistory.org

Photos from Amesbury Cemetery Advisory Commission's post
02/13/2022

Photos from Amesbury Cemetery Advisory Commission's post

02/13/2022

Did you know Amesbury has a smallpox cemetery in the town forest?
We can’t wait until spring to go out and document the graves marked with fieldstone for those who succumbed to smallpox. Stay tuned in 2022 for more information!

02/10/2022

Seen in today's Daily News of Newburyport: Before CSPAN, the paper served as the vehicle for political updates, and in 1790, there was lots of political news, even if it was a little old. On this day, reporting included Congressional activity from January 25 of that year. A House committee to count the actual number of the country’s inhabitants had been established. Future president Madison (shown below) noted benefits of knowing the vocations of the country’s inhabitants. The first U.S. census began six months later. NewburyHistory.org

Photos from Museum of Old Newbury's post
02/08/2022

Photos from Museum of Old Newbury's post

02/03/2022

Seen in today’s Daily News of Newburyport: Don’t mess with the Press. On this day in 1809, owing to the “base negligence” of its paper supplier, the Newburyport Herald was reduced to choosing between printing the news on a smaller paper or issuing no paper at all. They chose the former and hoped it would return to its usual size for the next edition, like the one pictured below from 1915. NewburyHistory.org

02/01/2022

Seen in today’s Daily News of Newburyport: A 52 ft long railroad freight car (like the train pictured below) with the highest sides possible was filled to capacity with tin cans by city residents and those of surrounding towns, reported the paper on this day in 1943. Tin was classified as a strategic material during WWII. Battleships, submarines, destroyers, tanks, trucks, and of course K-ration containers all required tin not available in the U.S. NewburyHistory.org

01/30/2022

Sepia Sunday: Chain Bridge Construction. From the Snow Photo Collection, Museum of Old Newbury. NewburyHistory.org

01/20/2022

Seen in today’s Daily News of Newburyport: On this day in 1920, the paper highlighted a new device being used on frozen B&M railroad tracks and switches. The solution? Liquid fire. A tube was attached to a gas tank that would shoot a stream of fire that “soon clears away the ice.” NewburyHistory.org

Photos from Amesbury Open Space Committee's post
01/19/2022

Photos from Amesbury Open Space Committee's post

Timeline photos
01/18/2022

Timeline photos

We added some color to the Sepia Sunday photo. Any new details jump out? The Clipper Heritage Trail web site says that coal pockets lined the Newburyport waterfront in areas where old shipyards had been.

The Good Old Days of Amesbury, Ma!
01/15/2022

The Good Old Days of Amesbury, Ma!

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