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History Corner: No ghosts but lots of history in Weston cemeteries
Gravestone of Ensign John Warren, who died in 1703 and was the first to be buried in the newly established Farmers’ Burial Ground. Note the traditional shape: a semi-circular lunette or tympanum, inscription, finial, and decorative border panels. (Courtesy photo/Pam Fox) October is a time for apple cider, pumpkins, and spooky stories. I am sorry to say that in all my years studying Weston history, I have never encountered a ghost or discovered a haunted house.
History Corner: Light in the Colonial dark: The Magic lantern and Declaration Day
Dawn Elliott and Joel Schlemowitz prepare glass slides for a magic lantern show. (Courtesy photo/Dawn Elliott and Joel Schlemowitz) When visitors arrive at the Josiah Smith Tavern for Declaration Day festivities on Sunday, Sept. 13, they will experience a form of entertainment that predates film, photography, and the Tavern itself: the magic lantern show. Its presence among the colonial games and carriage rides isn’t incidental.
History Corner: Festivities and Declaration reading planned for September
19 Concord Road is highly significant for its intact quality and architectural features, including remarkable Georgian paneling in both first- and second-floor rooms. (Courtesy photo by Pamela Fox) This September, Weston will be celebrating the 250th anniversary of the day when our town first heard the Declaration of Independence: Sept. 8, 1776. Here’s how this first reading came about. The Continental Congress sent express riders throughout the colonies.
History Corner: George Washington really did sleep here!
Late 19th century photo of the John Flagg Tavern, which stood on Boston Post Road until 1902. (Courtesy Weston Historical Society) George Washington slept in hundreds of private homes, taverns and inns during the years of the Revolutionary War and later on his three major U.S. tours as president. More than 1,000 buildings across the country have claimed this distinction, which has become a marketing cliché. There is even a 1940s comedy by that name.
History Corner: September 1776: The Declaration of Independence comes to Weston
In Weston, residents first heard the words of the Declaration of Independence on Sept. 8, 1776, when the Rev. Samuel Woodward read the missive from the pulpit of the Meeting-House. Express riders had carried copies of the Declaration from Philadelphia to Boston, arriving on July 15. The Provincial Congress immediately ordered the document to be reprinted by a Salem printer in broadside form, with copies sent to the ministers of every parish in Massachusetts.
History corner: When it comes to taverns, it’s location, location, location
Tavern furnishings were simple and practical. In one illustration of an 18th century tap room, men are drinking, playing a board game, and smoking clay pipes. Note the “cage” at right where the alcohol was kept. The Golden Ball Tavern has a replica. (Illustration from Colonial Living, written and illustrated by Edwin Tunis, 1957) The main road through Weston was the most important thoroughfare connecting Boston with New York and Washington.
History Corner: Honoring the Noble Train of Artillery of Gen. Henry Knox – Weston Observer
1976 reenactors in Weston on Jan. 25, 1976 (Courtesy photo/Weston Historical Society) Have the recent snow and frigid temperatures made driving a few miles to pick up groceries feel like an expedition? Imagine the expedition that faced 25-year-old Boston bookseller Henry Knox in the winter of 1775-76. Gen. Washington needed cannons to drive the British Army out of Boston.
Fox: I will be voting for Dickey, McMahon and Corey
Support Ginny Russo Dickey for mayor and Peggy McMahon and Clayton Corey for Town Council. I've had the privilege of living in Fountain Hills for 27 years. Since Mayor Dickey was elected in 2018, I've watched how, under her leadership, we've seen improvements to our roads and infrastructure.
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Re-elect Ginny
I’m writing this in support of re-electing Ginny Dickey for mayor. I will wholeheartedly be voting for her in the next election. Ginny is a long-time resident of Fountain hills and, as such, she brings insight and empathy into her understanding of the needs of the community. She displays the kind of thoughtful humility along with competence that I find impressive and rare in officeholders nowadays.
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