Merry Christmas
From all of us at PearTree Press, here’s wishing you a very merry Christmas and a joyous new year.
Zodiac Message Deciphered
The Zodiac serial killer operated in Northern California in the 1960s and 1970s. His identity has remained a mystery, as have all but one of his four ciphered messages sent to the local Bay Area press. According to Wikipedia, “Four men and three women between the ages of 16 and 29 were targeted. Numerous suspects […]
Fall River Historical Society Adverts
The Fall River Historical Society commissioned me to create several commercials that will soon run on public access television in Fall River. There are three for the Easton Tea Room and two for the Holiday Open House/Palette Pictures II displays. Please take a gander at them and let them know what you think on their […]
Fall River Historical Society Art Auction
The Fall River Historical Society is inviting the public to view and bid on original art works that were created for their second annual Palette Pictures fundraiser. You can bid by phone at 508-679-1071, in person at the Fall River Historical Society, 451 Rock Street, Fall River, MA, or by online form. There are 50 […]
Marc Dion Book Signing on Sunday
The Fall River Historical Society is hosting a book signing on Sunday, November 21, from noon until 2:30. Marc Dion, reporter and columnist for the Fall River Herald News, will be on hand to sign copies of Mill River Smoke: Stories and Essays, his latest fare. The Fall River Herald News ran a story on […]
Fall River Open Studios Tour Saturday
The Open Studios Tour of Fall River artist work spaces is a really wonderful thing, and is free and open to the public, suitable for children of all ages. The tour begins at 1 West Street, with a tour of the spaces in the mill there. Then you are welcome to jump on a trolley […]
2011 Fall River Calendars for Sale
From today’s Herald News, by Deborah Allard: A celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Cotton Centennial is the theme of this year’s Fall River calendar. Sponsored by the Fall River Scholarship Foundation, the calendar features scenes from the weeklong 1911 festivities that attracted elected officials, including President William Howard Taft. James Rogers, editor of […]
OLD BEDFORD-OLD FALL RIVER BIKE RIDE
Mass in Motion is sponsoring a Bike Ride from Fall River to New Bedford. We would love it if you would attend. Here are the details for signing up through FaceBook. Here are the fliers, application, and waiver. Download, fill out, and bring with you to the event! It promises to be a glorious ride!
Poetry in Somerset
Fall River History Club Meeting August 18
Fall River History Club meeting Wednesday, August 18, 2010, 6:30 pm ANOTHER FIELD TRIP!!! We are all in for another remarkable treat! Our next History Club meeting will be a special tour, suitable for all ages, of the Luther’s Store Museum, conducted by Curator Carl Becker Located at the intersection of Old Warren Road, Pearse […]
Fall River, Before and After by Marc Belanger
Photographer Marc Belanger has captured the essence of change in Fall River with his latest images. He has graciously given me permission to post them here. The change is startling, don’t you agree? The Before was not attractive in the slightest. And the After is a crying shame! In the late 1800’s, the Southard Miller […]
Celebrating 90 Years of Woman and the Vote in Newport
From NewportMansions.org Celebrating 90 Years of Women and the Vote Thursday, August 26 11 a.m. Marble House, 596 Bellevue Avenue Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, a noted suffragist, called Marble House her “temple to the arts,” and used the house as a setting for suffrage rallies. Today, the arts and women’s suffrage come together as the The […]
Lafayette-Durfee House New Summer Hours
The Lafayette-Durfee Historical House has partnered with Citizens for Citizens in a program that hires senior citizens. They now have a tour guide for the House and are expanding their hours. The House will now be open from Wednesday through Sunday through the remainder of the season. Hope you all have a chance to visit. […]
Wake Up to Poetry with Ada Jill Schneider
Wake Up to Poetry! A Morning Poetry Reading! Saturday Morning, August 28, 2010 from 10AM to 12 Noon Featuring Ada Jill Schneider, Jon Gagne, and Rosanne Litchman Somerset Public Library 1464 County St. Somerset, MA (508) 646-2829 Ada Jill Schneider is the winner of the National Galway Kinnell Poetry Prize, and began writing at the […]
Celebrate National Poetry Month in Somerset
This from poet Ada Jill Schneider: APRIL IS POETRY MONTH Celebration: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 2PM Somerset Public Library 1464 County Street (508) 646-2829 Bring a poem or two to share with the group. Enjoy tea and cookies. Ada’s words have graced the pages of The Literary Hatchet, a FREE literary magazine. Download your […]
Lizzie Borden Took an Axe
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Research your Irish Heritage
From the latest New England Historic Genealogical Society Newsletter: NEHGS Irish Genealogy Tour Discover your Irish heritage with the New England Historic Genealogical Society in Dublin, Ireland, May 23–30, 2010. This weeklong guided research tour will give you access to a treasure trove of records in Dublin and the benefit of consultations with some of […]