The Bartlett Museum is a nonprofit museum located at 270 Main Street, Amesbury
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Museum of Old Newbury
On Christmas day, December 25, 1799, word of George Washington’s death 11 days earlier at Mt. Vernon, finally reached Newburyport. Moses Kimball noted in his diary that Newburyport’s church bells tolled from four o’clock in the afternoon until nine o’clock in the evening in the former President’s honor. #HistoryHappenings #MuseumOfOldNewbury NewburyHistory.org
Museum of Old Newbury
Ordinarily seen in the Daily News of Newburyport: On this day in 1776, the 1777 George’s Almanac, the first published after the year of American Independence, was advertised for sale. Besides the customary information, it contained an account of an "Italian spider, called the Tarantula; a cheap and easy method of making soap; how to preserve beef with very little salt; how to cure the Itch; how to destroy rats and mice; a list of roads; and a poem for each month.” #HistoryHappenings #MuseumOfOldNewbury NewburyHistory.org
Museum of Old Newbury
Seen in today’s Daily News of Newburyport: On December 18, 1818, Auctioneer Jacob Coburn advertised trees to be sold at public auction on January 1. A large number of white oak trees fit for ship timber and a large number of trees suitable for firewood, were standing in Noyes swamp, adjoining John Pettingel’s farm. The sale would start at 10 AM at the premises if weather cooperated, or if not, then on the first fair day. #HistoryHappenings #MuseumOfOldNewbury NewburyHistory.org
Lloyd and Moses The Remarkable Friendship of William Lloyd Garrison and Harriet Tubman
This event was presented on December 14, 2020 by Dr. Kate Clifford Larson, Brandeis University Women's Studies Research Scholar and author of "Bound for the ...
The Miracle of the Woonsocket Mill Order - New England Historical Society
In 1938, Henry Boucher looked forward to a bleak Christmas. He'd been laid off at the Woonsocket mill. He was broke, with no way to feed his family.
New Hampshire-then and now
1957 The new look at Hampton Beach one of the most popular vacation resorts on the North Atlantic. In 1956 $2,750.00 was spent to improve the 2 1/4 mile beach and its surrounding area. Did you know that the New Hampshire's Seacoast Region was settled in 1623 just a few years after the Pilgrims made their historical landing?. www.facebook.com/NewHampshireThenAndNow
Bartlett Museum, Amesbury, MA
Annual Fund Appeal, 2020
Hello from the Bartlett Museum!
This has been an incredibly challenging year for all of us. We would like to extend our sincere sympathies to members of our community who have lost a loved one or suffered other losses during the pandemic. Unfortunately, we were not able to open the Museum over the summer and had to cancel our annual luncheon, the auction in the pines and our annual appliance recycling event.
While 2020 was a relatively quiet year at the Museum, we still have maintenance expenses. You may have noticed that our sign was down for a few months. It had some significant rot on the wooden frame, but we were able to fix the frame and rehang the sign in July. Our latest issue is a tree that split off a main branch and fell on top of the Carriage Shed. Luckily, it looks like there was minimal damage to the roof, but the tree needs to come down and we are in the process of having it removed.
We are hoping to be able to open in the summer of 2021.
We still plan to move one of the carriages into the main Museum so that we can display the chaise that we acquired in 2019. And we are planning to hold another appliance recycling event in either the summer or fall of 2021.
We would like to thank our volunteers, members and generous donors. Without you we couldn’t keep preserving Amesbury’s history. We need your support to keep things going and to keep up with maintaining our building and grounds.
Will you help us today with a tax-deductible donation?
We depend on donations and appreciate whatever you can give us this year for our annual appeal. Even if you can only afford a small amount, every donation helps!
The Bartlett Museum is dedicated to preserving and displaying the rich history of Amesbury and the surrounding communities. We operate entirely as volunteers. The board, the committees, and even the docents are all volunteers who donate their time and effort to the museum. But we can’t do it on sweat equity alone.
Can you send us a tax-deductible donation today? Anything you can pledge will help.
In return we’ll keep telling the history of Amesbury, keep our collection safe and keep the museum open for all to visit. Will you help us to preserve our history?
Jonathan Camp
President, Board of Directors
Bartlett Museum, PO Box 692, Amesbury, MA 01913
Museum of Old Newbury
Postcards from the MOON. View of Harbor, Newburyport, Mass. From the collections of the Museum of Old Newbury. #NewburyHistory #MuseumOfOldNewbury NewburyHistory.org
The Civilian Conservation Corps, a Young Man’s Adventure - New England Historical Society
The Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression fed, clothed and put to work 3 million poor young men like Leo Caisse.
Bellingham Public Library - Massachusetts
This past Spring, we partnered up with the Mass. Memories Road Show team from the University Archives and Special Collections at UMass Boston in their project to collect meaningful and accurate stories about Massachusetts communities virtually!
Community members were invited to submit photograph contributions specific to Bellingham history. The materials that have been submitted so far are now available to view here:
https://openarchives.umb.edu/digital/collection/p15774coll6/search/searchterm/Bellingham%20Mass.%20Memories%20Stuck-at-Home%20Show/field/roada/mode/exact/conn/and
We would love to add your photos and stories to the collection! This can be done here:
http://blogs.umb.edu/massmemories/stuck-at-home-show-pilot-project/
Mass. Memories Road Show
Museum of Old Newbury
Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison was born on this day in 1805 on Atwood Street. One hundred years later, the City Improvement Society of Newburyport erected a plaque on the home. Garrison, whose statue graces Brown Square, was one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society and promoted “immediate emancipation” of slaves in the United States. In the 1870s, Garrison became a prominent voice for the women’s suffrage movement. #HistoryHappenings #MuseumOfOldNewbury NewburyHistory.org
New Hampshire-then and now
Epping,N.H. about 1905. You might say J.R. Button brought the 20th century to Epping. He ran the first store bought bakeryroute in town, operating out of Exeter. This is Mr. Button himself. He's finished his morning route, and now he'll stop at Mrs. Langley's for something to eat. Right besides that old water tower that's gone, today is the Epping Head Start School. The building to the left was the Methodist Church; they sold it to the United Churches, who sold it to the American Legion, and then it burned down. Photo taken from a glass negative that was taken by Walter Sanborn. www.facebook.com/NewHampshireThenAndNow
Lecture to explore how legacies of Garrison, Tubman live on
NEWBURYPORT — A virtual lecture Dec. 12 will explore the lives of William Lloyd Garrison and Harriet Tubman, and how the two came together to further their abolitionist work to
When Downtown Department Stores Spelled Christmas - New England Historical Society
Generations of New Englanders remember the glorious downtown department stores at Christmas. Those great retail palaces brought magic to the holidays.
Museum of Old Newbury
Ordinarily seen in the Daily News of Newburyport: Historian Joshua Coffin writes that from November 28, 1797, to March 29, 1798, the Merrimack River was frozen over above the Amesbury ferry. A heavy snow storm, referred to as the Long Storm of 1798, had blanketed states from Maryland to Maine that year. #HistoryHappenings #MuseumOfOldNewbury NewburyHistory.org
A man without a tribe: The true story of Squanto
Tisquantum, known commonly as Squanto, spoke fluent English after he was kidnapped and taken to Europe. He lived with the Pilgrims.
Museum of Old Newbury
Ordinarily seen in th Daily News of Newburyport: The Newburyport Herald this day in 1809, published Walter Todd’s announcement of a private sale from the Schooner Beaver at high noon at Coombs Wharf. In addition to 15 boxes of Havana sugars, 10 sacks of feathers, 40 bags of coffee, 20 bags of cotton, 10 casks of rum, 5 pipes of wine, 50 hogsheads of salt and 500 pieces of India Cottons were also for sale. #HistoryHappenings #MuseumOfOldNewbury NewburyHistory.org
Museum of Old Newbury
Postcards from the MOON. Pleasant Street from State Street, Newburyport, Mass. From the collections of the Museum of Old Newbury. #NewburyHistory #MuseumOfOldNewbury NewburyHistory.org
John Mcinnis Auctioneers
While we wait for our West Newbury online Estate’s sale to go live here are some more of the variety this auction has to offer. Remember everything here will start at $1.00! You will decide what it’s worth! Make an appointment to view in person if you would like. Appointments available on Friday and Saturday this week and again on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
Old oaks added to West Newbury tree roster
WEST NEWBURY — Two trees that date back to pre-Revolutionary War days are the first to be added to the town Tree Committee’s Roster of Significant and Remarkable Trees.
16 Fun Facts About Noah Webster, the Dictionary Writer Who Was Slightly Nuts - New England Historical Society
Noah Webster was so OCD he counted every house in every city he visited and learned 26 languages to write his dictionary. It made him a good lexicographer.
Museum of Old Newbury
Postcards from the MOON. State Street Looking North, Newburyport, Mass. From the collections of the Museum of Old Newbury. #NewburyHistory #MuseumOfOldNewbury NewburyHistory.org
How to Use Military Service Records for Genealogy
Learn how to find the military service records for your American ancestors, then mine the records for genealogy clues.
Revolutionary War Veterans Reminisce (And Get Their Pictures Taken) - New England Historical Society
Some Revolutionary war veterans who enlisted as boys lived to be more than 100 years ago. A Connecticut minister sought them out in 1864, took their pictures and published their amazing stories.
The Great Northeastern Blackout of 1965 - New England Historical Society
At dusk on Nov. 9, 1965, the lights went out in eight Northeastern states and two Canadian provinces. To this day, people remember where they were during the great Northeastern blackout.
Museum of Old Newbury
Postcards from the MOON. Towle Manufacturing Co. Silversmiths, Newburyport, Mass. From the collections of the Museum of Old Newbury. #NewburyHistory #MuseumOfOldNewbury NewburyHistory.org
American Ancestors and New England Historic Genealogical Society
How has it come to pass that when retelling the story of the 𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳, the women involved have almost disappeared into the shadow of men? Sue Allan’s new book 𝙄𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙬 𝙤𝙛 𝙈𝙚𝙣 grapples with this question and sheds light on the oft-ignored lives of English women in the 17th century. Now available for purchase in our online bookstore. https://hubs.ly/H0yvb7g0
Museum of Old Newbury
Seen in today’s Daily News of Newburyport: November 4, 1646, the General Court of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay ordered “that every baker shall have a distinct marke for his bread & keep ye true assize thereof.” Wheat cost 3 shillings per bushel. The weight of a penny loaf of was fixed at 11 ¼ ounces and 17 ¼ ounces for wheat and 23 ounces for “household bread.” #HistoryHappenings #MuseumOfOldNewbury NewburyHistory.org
Museum of Old Newbury
Postcards from the MOON: Boston and Maine R.R. Station, Newburyport, Mass. From the collections of the Museum of Old Newbury. #NewburyHistory #MuseumOfOldNewbury NewburyHistory.org
Amesbury Public Library
In our continued efforts to increase access to our local history and genealogy collections we recently digitized nine decades of Amesbury High School yearbooks (1924-2010). Thanks to the generous support of the Amesbury Public Library Charitable Trust these important (and often entertaining!) resources are now available online as part of our digital collections!
http://amesbury.advantage-preservation.com/
The Legend of the Baldwin Apple - New England Historical Society
The Baldwin apple was once one of New England's most popular fruits, thanks to the efforts of a Revolutionary War hero. Find out why it nearly vanished.
Wonderland, Revere's Brief, Brilliant Million-Dollar Amusement Park - New England Historical Society
For five brief, glorious years, Revere's Wonderland dazzled visitors. Here is the story of New England's grandest amusement park.
6 Stops on the Underground Railroad - New England Historical Society
Before the Civil War, New England hosted many stops on the Underground Railroad, a network of people who helped fugitives from slavery. Here are 6 stops.
Museum of Old Newbury
A walk around the beautiful Museum and it's garden. Our seasons are changing, celebrate the glorious look and feel of Autumn.
How the Wampanoag Indians Took Back Gay Head - New England Historical Society
The Gay Head Wampanoag Indians lived on Martha’s Vineyard for thousands of years, and for the last 400 they never gave up trying to keep their land.
270 Main Street
Amesbury, MA
01913
The Bartlett Museum is a repository for artifacts relating to Amesbury, Massachusetts and the immediate surrounding area. Artifacts date from prehistory to the present. Exhibits include: a timeline of events in the history of Amesbury; a regional history room; a schoolroom; a major exhibit, which changes periodically; and a carriage house, filled with Amesbury built carriages.
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