Tag Archives: West Cambridge

Town Meetings in the Northwest Precinct of Cambridge, 1736-1795

August 30, 2017Blog, Uncategorized18th century, Arlington, Arlington Historical Society, Arlington History, history, Jason Russell House, meetinghouse, Menotomy, parish church, residents, town meetings, town warrants, West CambridgeMatt Beres

One of the earliest and purest forms of Democracy in the United States took place at “town meetings”- a practice established in Massachusetts and distinct to the New England region. … Continue reading Town Meetings in the Northwest Precinct of Cambridge, 1736-1795 →

Commemorative Plates

May 18, 2017Blog20th century, Arlington, Arlington History, Arlington places, Arlington Town Hall, ceramics, commemorative, Cyrus Dallin, Cyrus E. Dallin, history, Indian Hunter, mementos, Menotomy, plates, souvenir, transferware, West CambridgeMatt Beres

Ceramic objects in the AHS collection span centuries while telling local stories. Of these ceramics, several plates uniquely celebrate and document Arlington history. These pieces are known as commemorative or … Continue reading Commemorative Plates →

Ballad of the War of 1812

May 16, 2017Blog19th century, 20th century, Arlington Historical Society, Arlington History, Ball gown, Elizabeth Smith, Hannah Hall Cutter, history, Nina Winn, plays, poems, Red Cross, Richard A. Duffy, Robbins Sisters, Smith Museum, Susanna Adams Winn, Textiles, War of 1812, West Cambridge, Winn Family, World War 1, World War IMatt Beres

On Tuesday, April 24, 1917, Nina Winn wrote about attending a Historical Society event in which “Aunt Sue read a poem & Elizabeth Smith wore the ball dress she wrote … Continue reading Ballad of the War of 1812 →

Kimball Farmer House

November 1, 2016Blogarchitecture, Edwin Smith Farmer, Elbridge Farmer, Farmer family, historic houses, Housing Corporation of Arlington, Kimball Farmer, Maria Cutter Farmer, Mill Brook, National Register of Historic Places, re-use, renovation, reuse, West CambridgeRichard Duffy

This fall the Kimball Farmer House at 1173 Massachusetts Avenue, recently renovated to create three affordable-housing units by the Housing Corporation of Arlington, welcomed all of its tenants to their … Continue reading Kimball Farmer House →

Centennial Celebration of Arlington Town Hall

July 8, 2013Blog19th century, 20th century, Arlington History, Devereaux Road, fountain, garden, Massachusetts Avenue, Mystic Street, old town hall, Pageant, residents, Robbins Garden, Town Hall, Vittoria Colonna Dallin, West Cambridge, Winfield Robbins Memorial GardenRichard Duffy

These are selected images from the 2013 Centennial Celebration of Arlington Town Hall display at Robbins Library, and the “Picture Postcard Perfect!” display installed in the lobby of Town Hall. … Continue reading Centennial Celebration of Arlington Town Hall →

Knowing Susanna Adams Winn

June 29, 2013Blog19th century, Arlington Historical Society, Arlington History, cut paper, diaries, George Prentiss Winn, George WInn, paper portraits, portraits, residents, Sarah Prentiss, silhouette, silhouettes, Society Papers Read, Summer Street, Susanna Adams Winn, West Cambridge, Winn FamilyLisa Welter

[box]This is the third installment of three on the Winn Family Silhouette Album. The prior installments are here: The Winn Silhouette Album — Roots in Arlington, MA; Types, Techniques and … Continue reading Knowing Susanna Adams Winn →

Types, Techniques and Analysis of Silhouettes

June 24, 2013Blog19th century, Arlington History, cut paper, paper portraits, portraits, residents, silhouette, silhouettes, Summer Street, Susanna Adams Winn, West Cambridge, Winn FamilyLisa Welter

[box]This is the second installment of three on the Winn Family Silhouette Album. The first is here: The Winn Silhouette Album — Roots in Arlington, MA[/box] There are three basic … Continue reading Types, Techniques and Analysis of Silhouettes →

The Winn Silhouette Album — Roots in Arlington, MA

June 17, 2013Blog19th century, Albert Winn, album, Arlington History, carte-de-visite, Sarah Prentiss, shadow portrait, silhouette, silhouettes, Susanna Adams Winn, Victorian, West Cambridge, Winn FamilyLisa Welter

[box]This is part one of a three part series on the Winn silhouette album[/box] In 1999, the Arlington Historical Society (Arlington, MA) received a collection of artifacts, images and documents … Continue reading The Winn Silhouette Album — Roots in Arlington, MA →

The Green Drum

August 6, 2010BlogCharlestown, Civil War, collections, Joseph Dickson, Musical Instrument, New Hampshire, West CambridgeDoreen Stevens

This beautiful drum, from The Arlington Historical Society archives, pictured here, is a lovely soft green with blue undertones. Wooden bands of a soft, sad red anchor the main green body of the artifact on either end, held together with neat rows of rivets. Emblazoned on one side is a painting of a ship and a sunrise.

On Mabel and George

February 4, 2010Blog18th century, Arlington History, George WInn, Mabel Hartwell, Nina Winn, wedding, West Cambridge, Winn FamilyDoreen Stevens

Mabel Hartwell married George Winn, Wednesday, October 14, 1903. Because the diary of George’s sister, Nina Winn, is being serialized for Arlington residents in a local e-list through the kindness of local resident, Stu Galley, we have heard much about the couple.