Just after sunrise on February 10, 1676 the town of Lancaster, Massachusetts was attacked as part of King Philip’s War. (At the time it would have still been considered 1675, since the new year did not begin until March 1) The town’s minister, Joseph Rowlandson, was away in Boston seeking defense aid from the colonial …
It’s been a good week for the Rosenbach, what with coverage about the Sendak mural from the Philadelphia Inquirer and NPR as well as lots of other great press! If the stories got you intrigued, you should stop by on Wednesdays from 12-1 or from 6-7 to see the mural conservation in action. I’ve had …
Somewhat in line with the six degrees of Rosenbach idea, one of the things I like about working here is how often I’ll go someplace else and run into things with a Rosenbach connection. I’ve blogged about this before, as in last year’s post about Paige M Gutenborg, but I had another Rosenbach moment last …
For those of you who have been eagerly awaiting the exciting conclusion of last week’s six degrees game, here are some chains I came up with (drum roll please). Once again, these are only my off-the-cuff thoughts and there may be more elegant solutions–if you know of one, let’s hear it! James Joyce to Marianne …
No, that isn’t a reference to the temperature outside, but to the familiar six-degrees of separation game, in which you try to link disparate people through a chain of acquaintances, relations, influences, etc. (By the way, Truman Capote had a racier version he called the International Daisy Chain, which involved linking folks via sex partners–he …
Every year, losing weight and eating better are among the top New Year’s resolutions and many health-related businesses find themselves in demand at this time of the year. It turns out that such concerns are nothing new and tips for healthy living seem to have been a selling point way back in the 18th century. …
All of us are, no doubt, quite familiar with Dickens’s classic 1843 tale A Christmas Carol. At this time of year various movie versions dominate the airwaves and those of us in Philadelphia can make our annual visit to the Dickens Village at Macy’s. But have you ever heard of Dickens’s “Christmas book” for 1844–The …
I’ve blogged before about some of the ways the Rosenbach makes its collection accessible online, such as, Phil , our online fine/decorative arts catalog, and Manuscripts Online, which provides high quality images and transcriptions of selected items from our Americana collection. But you may not know that from time to time the Rosenbach also participates …
We’ve been knee deep in the Civil War around here, preparing for the Civil War Begins exhibit to open next week . As you know, you can check out today’s dispatch from 1860 at https://rosenbach.org/civilwar/. But December 8 also marks an anniversary for a different war—as the day after “the day that will live in …
The Chertoff Mural prior to conservation. (C) 1961 by Maurice Sendak, all rights reserved. To add to all the other exciting news circulating around our collections recently, we’ve gotten word that a mural painted by Maurice Sendak on the wall of a New York apartment in 1961 will finally be arriving at the museum in …