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Town Meetings in the Northwest Precinct of Cambridge, 1736-1795
One of the earliest and purest forms of Democracy in the United States took place at “town meetings”- a practice…
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Commemorative Plates
Ceramic objects in the AHS collection span centuries while telling local stories. Of these ceramics, several plates uniquely celebrate and…
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Ballad of the War of 1812
On Tuesday, April 24, 1917, Nina Winn wrote about attending a Historical Society event in which “Aunt Sue read a…
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Highlights of the AHS Quilt Collection – Part 6
Crazy quilts in the Victorian era in America were popular for home furnishings in the United States from the 1870’s through…
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Highlights of the AHS Quilt Collection – Part 5
Fashion trends for clothing and home décor come and go today just as they did in the 19th Century. Hexagon…
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Highlights of the AHS Quilt Collection – Part 4
Elizabeth Russell Rourke donated this quilt to the Arlington Historical society 150 after her great grandfather Jason Russell was killed at…
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Highlights of the AHS Quilt Collection – Part 3
In 1835, CS Carpenter finished a beautiful white quilt by stuffing and sewing a cord between layers of soft, fine…
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Highlights of the AHS Quilt Collection – Part 2
This now faded cream and green colored quilt was once bright and showy, with crisp white cotton, and bright lime-green…
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Highlights of the AHS Quilt Collection – Part 1
In 1926, Mary Gage donated a large wool quilt to the Arlington Historical Society. Mary and her husband Alfred Payson…
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Highlights of the AHS Quilt Collection – Introduction
Bedding and quilts in particular are an interesting way to imagine the everyday or perhaps rather “everynight” lives of people…
