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This handwritten cookbook in the #OSVResearchLibrary includes several copied diagrams of how to lay out your #ArchivesFeast. Though the handwriting is cryptic in places, dishes like “Dish of Fish,” “Lambe Pye,” (lamb pie) & “Sheeps Tongue All a Mod” (a la mode) are decipherable.
Charlotte Gilbert’s c. 1828 recipe book in the #OSVResearchLibrary includes the typical array of pies, sauces, and puddings. In addition to recipes for preparing eel, lobster, clams, and oysters, it also includes instructions for preparing brain cakes! #ArchivesFeast
Some frugal correspondents went the extra mile in an effort to get the most out of their paper. The author first wrote in one direction before turning the paper and writing perpendicular to the original lines, forming a cross-hatch pattern. #ArchivesPatterns #OSVResearchLibrary
OSV founder A.B. Wells and his family enjoyed outdoor activities and owned several cabins over the years, where they boated, fished, and hiked. These family photos are part of the #OSVResearchLibrary collection. #ArchivesCampfire
Photo albums in the #OSVResearchLibrary contain many snapshots of the Wells family, who founded the museum. Hundreds of images show the family across several decades, in sunshine and snow, with both human and animal friends. #ArchivesSnapshot
This c. 1840-45 record book is a wealth of information about the students of a school in Topsfield, MA. The few small pages contain notes about school supplies purchased, students’ hometowns, attendance, and incomplete lessons. #OSVResearchLibrary
This volume is one of the earliest publications in the #OSVResearchLibrary. It contains a 1730 edition of James Thomson’s "The Seasons" as well as several other 18th-century poems. It belonged to Daniel Burnham, the famed architect and father-in-law of A. B. Wells. #BookLoversDay
Discovery Adventures participants got a chance to get a #BehindTheScenes look at some items in the #OSVMuseumCollection and #OSVResearchLibrary today!
Caroline Fitch took her first railroad train trip on September 6, 1836 and took note of every detail and feeling. Her travel diary, now in the #OSVResearchLibrary, records her trips across New England and even into Canada! #ArchivesVacay
Which turkey illustration shown here from the #OSVResearchLibrary is your favorite? #ArchivesForTheBirds
#OnThisDay in 1812, novelist Charles Dickens was born! The #OSVResearchLibrary contains copies of several of his most famous works, including "The Pickwick Papers" (originally published in 1836-1837) and "Oliver Twist" (originally published in 1837-1839). #OTD
Check out these peaceful snowy scenes documented by Harriet Cushman, a long-term and beloved Village employee. Cushman captured these images in the late 1940s, and they’re preserved in one of her numerous scrapbooks held in the #OSVResearchLibrary.
#ThrowbackThursday
The final pages of this recipe book in the #OSVResearchLibrary include diagrams of proper place settings. This late-18th century recipe book (author unknown) has a near identical twin in the Yale collections. #ArchivesMenu
#ArchivesDYK that this beautiful friendship album was the first manuscript accessioned into the #OSVResearchLibrary? Eliza Firmin Amidon’s friends and family members filled the pages of her friendship album with poems, excerpts, and heartfelt messages throughout her life.
Did you know that we maintain 35,000+ volumes of primary and secondary source material including maps, diaries, account books, & letters related to all aspects of New England culture, economy, & society before 1850? Here are just a few #shelfies from the #OSVResearchLibrary!
In her friendship album, Mary Flagg penned the following poem in March 1837:
“My friend we now must bid adieu.
No more perhaps to meet,
My thoughts will often race to you,
And bring departed hours to view,
That passed in friendship sweet.”
#OSVResearchLibrary #WorldPoetryDay
#OnThisDay in 1812, famous novelist Charles Dickens was born! The #OSVResearchLibrary contains copies of several of his most famous works, including "The Pickwick Papers" and "Oliver Twist." Do you have a favorite Dickens story? #OTD
It's time for another #ArchivesHashtagParty hosted by our friends at the @USNatArchives!
Hairwork was once a popular token of friendship. Hair was also sometimes saved in memory of someone who passed away. Here are just a few samples from the #OSVResearchLibrary
#ArchivesBFF
In 1841, Mary White of Boylston, MA, reflected on the events of the past year. “As the year is departing with its joys & troubles,” she wrote, “may I look back upon [it] with humble gratitude to the great Giver of all the mercies he has vouchsafed to us.” #OSVResearchLibrary
![oldsturbridge's tweet photo. In 1841, Mary White of Boylston, MA, reflected on the events of the past year. “As the year is departing with its joys & troubles,” she wrote, “may I look back upon [it] with humble gratitude to the great Giver of all the mercies he has vouchsafed to us.” #OSVResearchLibrary https://t.co/k00G12YqwQ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FHyHahEX0AUGH0K.jpg)
news and heath of family and friends, deaths, wishes for comfort and happiness, and activities such as walking in the garden and listening to birds. #OSVResearchLibrary
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