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Catalog Number/Object ID |
1961-003-05031 |
Object Name |
Album |
Title |
Black Notebook #31, George Washington, Marblehead |
Scope & Content/Description |
Black Notebook #31, George Washington, Marblehead Pages 1-2: FOURTH OF JULY, 1884 and 1903, photos. Page 3: AN OLD TIMER RELIVES THE PAST ON A QUIET WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY, by Abbot R. Coffin, a history of the celebration in the early 1900s. Page 4: MARBLEHEAD BAND CONCERT, Messenger article, January 2, 1914, details of a New Year's Eve concert held at Abbot Hall, including names of original members of the band. Pages 5-6: OLD-FASHIONED THANKSGIVING, Messenger article by M.G.B., December 2, 1904, noting how "salt-fish" was sometimes a "Thanksgiving staple" in Marblehead and how the town has prospered since, Marblehead being second only to Boston as a commercial port. Pages 7-9: WASHINGTON VISITED MARBLEHEAD, an account of President Washington's visit to the United States and Marblehead in 1781, a Messenger article, February 22, 1907. Page 11: PRESIDENT WASHINGTON ACCEPTS INVITATION OF SELECTMEN TO VISIT BIRTHPLACE OF U.S. NAVY, 58th in a series of articles from the History and Traditions of Marblehead by Samuel Roads, Jr., including quoted expressions of gratitude to Marblehead residents by George Washington. Page 13: WASHINGTON, FRIEND AND HERO OF MARBLEHEAD, by Ruth M. Putnam, details of Washington's many visits to Marblehead and his personal relationship to Marblehead inhabitants, whom he considered friends. Pages 15-19: WASHINGTON CAME HERE ON 1789 TOUR, "Appearance of Antiquity," "To George Washington, President of the United States," "Need for Government Aid," "The President's Reply," Messenger, February 19, 1932, a history which includes a plea by Marblehead to Washington for financial assistance and Washington's responsive impression of Marblehead. Page 21: CACHET RECEIVED ON DEATH OF GENERAL WSHINGTON, sponsored by "Fort Washington," 1908, a story of the circumstances of Washington's death on December 14, 1799. Messenger, December 16, 1932. Page 23: CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS CURIOUS AMID ARTIFICIAL AURA AND ATMOSPHERE, by Ruth M. Putnam, a descriptive details of an old fashion Christmas in Marblehead. Pages 25-26: 1876 CENTENNIAL WAS CELEBRATED WITH FLAIR, by Brian Powers details taken from the July 8, 1876 Messenger, detailing Centennial church services, the "Horribles Demonstration," fireworks and the dedication of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. Page 27: THE LIBERTY POLE, Messenger, July 1882, history of the erecting and dedication of the flagpole, built in 1848, which stood at the foot of Cross Street on Pleasant Street. Page 29: WHEN AND BY WHOM ERECTED? THE LIBERTY POLE, THE POUND," where Rowland and Prospect Streets meet Pleasant, questions about the history of the flagpole by an "observer." Messenger, November 11, 1927. Pages 31-33: QUINTESSENTIAL QUESTIONS AND QUERIES BRING RESPONSE & REPLIES READERS, by Ruth M. Putnam, a tale that originated in England and was observed in Marblehead for more than 250 years about the celebration of "Pope Night," November 5th, where "gunpowder treason" was the plot. Pages 35-39: POPE NIGHT, Messenger January 26, 1894, detailing a story copied from the New York Sun and sent to the Messenger by F.F. Gregory which references the observance of "Pope Night" in Marblehead. Page 39 appears to be a random page inserted here but from a separate Messenger article, also about Pope Night celebrations in Marblehead and signed "Boston Transcript," Messenger November 17, 1913. Page 41: SAINT PATRICK'S DAY, details of events surrounding the celebration of St. Patrick's Day in Marblehead on March 20, 1875, the Irish population believing that the Catholic religion took the place of paganism and idolatry. Page 43: HEADA FOREVA, St. Patrick's Day in Marblehead and the experiences of the first Irish settlers in Marblehead, the first Catholic Mass being held in Marblehead in 1851. Page 44: EARLY IRISHMEN PROVED [to be] STERLING SHIP CAPTAINS OUT OF OLD SALEM. The Salem Lions Club "tell of the exploits [and history] of early Irish mariners who sailed from the port of Salem, including names of ships and captains. Page 45: ANTIQUES AND HORRIBLES, Messenger 1934, by "a Veteran Antique and Horribles Member, requesting revival of the "Antiques and Horribles" parade in Marblehead. by A Veteran Antique and Horribles Member wanting the Legion to revive the old custom of the Horrible Parade...Messenger 1934... 47. THE DEFUNCT CUCUMBER CLUB...The club was started on the Fourth of July previous to the Great Celebration...the first object was to hire a band and give concerts and to have entertainment for the children in Abbot Hall...Messenger December 17, 1886...ONE OF THE BEST FEATURES WAS THE VETERANS OF THE WAR OF 1812... 49-55. THE FOURTH (1856)...by K.S.P...Messenger May 23,1884... 57-61. FOURTH OF JULY 65 YEARS AGO...Messenger July 19, 1907... 63. WHAT SPRIGGINS SAW IN LEXINGTON...4-24-1875... 64. LEXINGTON AND CONCORD... a statement furnished by Jonathan tucker, Esq. now 103 years old from Danvers, who actually saw the Minute Men take up arms and march from Danvers on April 19, 1775...from the Salem Register...1875... 65-66. LOUIS RUSSEL REUNION...THE 10TH REUNION OF THE LOUIS RUSSELL ASSOCIATION...Miss Tutt's poem of the event...Sept.14, 1906... 67. SATURDAY MORNING, July 1, 1876...Floral Sunday at the Universalist Church''...A POETIC EFFUSION AS AN ADVERTISEMENT OF THE SUPPER TO BE GIVEN AT ALLERTON HALL...'COMW TO TEA ON THE 8TH'...12/4/1875... 68. SATURDAY MORNING, JAN. 29, 1879...The Domino Party...a write-up of the Party at Allerton Hall...8/12/76... 69-73. CORRESPONDENCE...MANATAUG HOUSE, MARBLEHEAD, JULY 8, 1872...The impressions of a stranger on a Sunday in your quaint old town...July 13, 1872...by Crandon... 75. OUR CENTENNIAL...Gloucester has just had her centennial: Marblehead must have hers...HOW MARBLEHEAD GOT TO HEAR ARTHUR...Marbleheader's indignant because President Arthur wouldn't stop in town on his way to Salem...His Presidential yacht, the U.S.S. Dispatch, was anchored in Marblehead Harbor...how the Marbleheader's stopped him... 77. PEOPLE'S COLUMN...Remembering 'Didlo Bowden' a legend in the flesh and a retired fisherman turned fish peddler at the turn of the century...by Albert R. (Dick) Coffin... 79. EASTER WAS NOT OBSERVED HERE... SOME REMINISCENCES...Samuel S. Preble Says That Start was Made in 1760...Messenger April 3, 1925... 81. PARADE, DINNER, FIREWORKS HIGHLIGHTS OF JULY 4, 1884... 85-86. A HOLIDAY TWENTY-SIX YEARS AGE...........1853... 87. 1852 JULY FOURTH - INDEPENDENCE...JULY 1, 1852...sent in by J.O.J. Frost 11 pond Street...messenger June 29,1923... 89. THE SOFT PEDAL FOURTH...by Josh Jokem...Messenger July 11, 1919... 90. A POEM BY ANNE CAMPBELL...OLD FASHIONED 4TH... 91-98. SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 8, 1876...INDEPENDENCE DAY...IT'S OBSERVANCE IN MARBLEHEAD...DEDICATION OF THE SOLDIERS' AND SAIPORS' MONUMENT, ETC., ETC... 99. Floats In The Fourth Of July Parade In The Early Part Of The Century During The Horse And Buggy Era. The Daughters of Pocahontas are regaled in their traditional costumes... 101. FLOAT IN 300TH ANNIVERSARY PARADE WITH AMOS ALLEY DRIVING... 103. RESIDENTS SEND IN DATA REGARDING PARADE PICTURE...Edward Farrell said that the occasion marked a Spanish War Convention held here on the weekend of June 17, 1926.. 105. REMEMBER WHEN...THE HUMANE SOCIETY LIFEBOAT IN A FOURTH OF JULY PARADE... 107-111. OLD HOME WEEK...Messenger August 2, 1907... 109-113. JACKSON'S VISIT TO MARBLEHEAD... 62ND ANNIVERSARY Celebration in honor of General Andrew Jackson's victory at New Orleans, La.... During the War of 1812...Messenger January 6, 1882... 115-125. WHOLE TOWN TURNED OUT FOR LAFAYETTE IN 1784...by Russell knight...Marblehead Messenger November 1968... 127-147. ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO...LAFAYETTES VISIT IN1784...Messenger June 27, 1884... 149-151. IN LAFAYETT'S DAY...Marblehead...Feb.3, 1905...AN AGED LADY WHO REMEMBERS LAFAYETTE...Mrs. Lydia P. Johnson, of Lynn...born in Salem in 1816...Messenger February 3,m 1911... 153. LAFAYETTE AND HIS SON, GEORGE, ACCEPT INVITATION TO VISIT MARBLEHEAD IN AUGUST, 1824... Seventy-first in a series from the History and Traditions of Marblehead...by Samuel Roads, Jr... 155. TWO PICTURES: 15 BOYS RIDING CRUDE WOODEN BICYCLES IN FRONT OF TOWN HOUSE STEPS...A HORSE DRAWN FLOAT DEPICTING 'THE DECLRATION OF INDEPENDENCE' WITH A SIGN ABOVE 'WE WILL BE FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES'...riding this float are a dozen boys on colonial costumes, with powdered wigs and buckled shoes... |
Subjects |
Parades & processions Holidays |
Creator |
Bowden Osborne |
Catalog date |
2025-07-29 |
People |
Wormstead, William H. Parker, Chandler E. Winslow, Charles E. Winslow, William H. Trefry, Theodore Preble, Samuel S. Wormstead, Joseph S. Washington, George, President Collins, Father Lafayette Knight, Russell W. |
Search Terms |
Liberty Pole Pound Pope Night St. Patrick's Day Fourth of July Sutton Light Infantry Old Home Week Daughters of Pocahontas |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Lexicon sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Collection |
Marblehead Town History |
Condition |
Fair |