Posts Tagged ‘North Cambridge’
The Romance of Brick
by G. Burton Long, 1971 Brick is something that has been with us for centuries. There is an old maxim which says, “Familiarity breeds contempt,” and this might well be applied to brick, because it has been used as a building material throughout the ages, and we are prone to accept it without regard to…
Read MoreSeries V. North Cambridge
Links to all the Postcard Collection gallery pages and the Finding Aid can be found by clicking here. *Postcard was used.
Read MoreSelf-Guided Tour: Clay, Bricks, Dump, Park: A Tour of North Cambridge
This tour begins with glacial time – 10,000 years ago when ice left behind vast deposits of clay in North Cambridge, then fast-forwards 9,800 years to the neighborhood’s brickmaking heyday, and the dump left in its wake. Clay shaped one of Cambridge’s biggest industries, and the lives of North Cantabrigians for generations. Take a walk through North Cambridge to find out how.
Read MoreThe Remarkable John “Jack” Emerson: Founder of the J. H. Emerson Company
By Daphne Abeel, 2005 When Will and George Emerson begin to talk about their family background and their father, who founded the J. H. Emerson Company, they mention somewhat offhandedly that they are descended from a brother of Ralph Waldo Emerson and that their paternal grandfather was related to the artist Maxfield Parrish. But it…
Read MoreHenderson-Vandermark Family Papers, 1813-1974
Administrative Information Historical Sketch Sources Scope and Content Note Box and Folder List 8 cartons, 1 half file box, 1 folio box, 1 folio photo box, OS Processed by Anne Geiersbach, September 2008 Updated by Aly Brown, December 2009 12.04 linear feet Acquisition: The Henderson-Vandermark Family Papers were placed on deposit by Peter and Henry…
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