19th-Century Wellington | An exploration of a town's past and my present
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19th-Century Wellington | An exploration of a town's past and my present
4d ago
In February 1907*, R. H. Kinnison sat down in his capacity as superintendent of Wellington’s public schools to write a letter of community support for a grant application. The village’s Methodist Church, led by Pastor Thomas W. Grose, had decided to ask internationally-known philanthropist Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) to help buy the congregation a new organ ..read more
19th-Century Wellington | An exploration of a town's past and my present
1M ago
The house at 210 South Main Street has somehow, over the years, acquired the persistent misnomer of “the Tripp house.” I think there are multiple reasons for this. First, the house is mislabeled in the local walking tour brochure, an error which I believe traces back to documentation nearly fifty years old. In 1977, an ..read more
19th-Century Wellington | An exploration of a town's past and my present
1M ago
For years, I have kept a piece of paper on which I jot down ideas for future blog posts. At this point, it mainly lists individual houses I would like to know more about and questions I have been asked, for which I did not know the answer. At the very top of that list ..read more
19th-Century Wellington | An exploration of a town's past and my present
2M ago
Six months ago, I published my two-hundredth post on this blog. I thought it quite possibly my last. In the decade since I began 19th-Century Wellington, life has changed dramatically in ways large and small. The world and I have both moved forward and it felt as though this particular project had drawn to a ..read more
19th-Century Wellington | An exploration of a town's past and my present
8M ago
Exactly ten years and two hundred posts ago, this blog was born. Many things have changed since. The toddler who slept upstairs as I wrote that first night left for his first day of seventh grade this morning. We lost my father-in-law, an avid local historian in his own right, this past spring. I could ..read more
19th-Century Wellington | An exploration of a town's past and my present
2y ago
In late January 2021, I came into possession of seven small carte de visite portraits, all taken by Wellington photographer William Sawtell. None of the images was identified or dated. I had purchased the lot online, so I reached out to the seller to ask if he happened to know where the photos came from ..read more
19th-Century Wellington | An exploration of a town's past and my present
2y ago
Two hundred years ago, probably no more than a mile from where I now sit, a young woman living in a log cabin penned a letter to family and friends in Massachusetts, to reassure them she was alive and well. In a strange way, this post serves a similar function. I have somehow managed to ..read more
19th-Century Wellington | An exploration of a town's past and my present
3y ago
Little could I have imagined, when I posted confidently in February that we were about to mount our annual Women’s History display on East Herrick Avenue, what a strange turn of events was about to happen in the world. I once wrote on this blog, “History is today. Remember that while you are living it ..read more
19th-Century Wellington | An exploration of a town's past and my present
4y ago
Good morning, dear readers! I am popping back onto the blog after an absence of several months to wish you all a (much belated) happy new year. It is February already, meaning that it is once again Black History Month. Our annual display of biographical panels on notable Wellington citizens of color is currently showing ..read more
19th-Century Wellington | An exploration of a town's past and my present
4y ago
This is the fourth (and final) in a series of posts that will feature the label text from a small exhibit currently on display in Wellington’s downtown, commemorating the capture and rescue of John Price on September 13, 1858. A photo of the display can be seen here. One hundred and sixty years have passed ..read more