It was a moment to celebrate: the Gerald R. Ford Museum and Library had just signed a contract to host our traveling exhibit “Plymouth 1620-2020, An American Story—A National Legacy” at two venues: fall/2017 and winter/2018. It appeared the work that began in 2012 was taking root; all that remained was to build the exhibit....
Connecticut is not Athens. This was Governor Jonathan Trumbull Sr.’s response to his son John’s persistence at becoming a painter. While the younger Trumbull “pined for the arts,” his father was not supportive of his career choice. John recalled trying to change his father’s mind by calling attention to “the honors paid to artists in...
This morning at John Eliot Square in Roxbury, the rider representing William Dawes introduced himself to the audience assembled at the First Church of Roxbury by reciting the poem immortalizing his patriotic ride by Helen Moore. After a blessing of the horses by the Reverend Mary Margaret Earl, leader of the Unitarian Urban Ministry, Mr....
For those of us in the northeast corner of the country, what could be more fun than kicking off a project in sunny Port Hueneme, California, where the temperature is a steady 70 degrees all year round. Our destination was the Naval construction Battalion Center, Building 1444, the Center for Seabee Facilities and Engineering is...
During our visit in December to the Auschwitz Birkenau State Museum, a gigantic temporary enclosure was being erected over the iconic entry to Auschwitz II, commonly known as Birkenau, for the 80th anniversary of the camp’s liberation on January 28,1945 by the Ukrainian Front (part of the Red Army). Established as a Museum by the...