“Who gets pockets, and why? It’s a subject that stirs up plenty of passion: Why do men’s clothes have so many pockets and women’s so few? Hannah Carlson, fashion historian at the Rhode Island School of Design, joins [the Concord Museum] for a conversation on the issues of gender politics, security, sexuality, power, and privilege tucked inside our pockets. Beginning 500 years ago when medieval tailors stitched the first pockets into men’s trousers, Dr. Carlson introduces a range of social issues that we continue to wrestle with today.” You can find Dr. Carlson’s full 60-minute presentation below.
Sherburne Update
New reproduction windows have been installed at Sherburne!
Penhallow Archaeology Report
Straight from the desk of Alix Martin! Read the full Penhallow Archaeology Report.
Shapiro House
The date of this photo is something of a mystery – it’s marked as having been taken c. 1933, but that car seems to be from a later decade, maybe the 1950’s or very early 1960’s? One thing that we can be sure of is that TBA fence in the background.
ETA 12/6/23: Big thank you to Lou who says that the car is a 1960 Rambler!
1919 – Thanksgiving Day Well Observed
“A northeast storm which held up for a time on Thursday, severely interfered with the Thanksgiving observances in the opening, but did not take away from the real spirit of the day, the family reunions and the holiday cheer.
The northeaster which was accompanied by a heavy fall of rain all night and well into the early morning hours turned to snow at the end and there was a white mantle on the ground and the trees were ice-covered. The rain stopped but the weather was threatening and there was a cold strong wind. It was mean weather for outdoor sports and very little was attempted other than the turkey shoot at the Country Club and the football game at the play grounds in the afternoon.
The family gatherings and the reunions where is always found the real spirit of Thanksgiving were in no way interfered with and the cheer inside was as bright as the weather was gloomy outside.”
“Thanksgiving Day Well Observed,” The Portsmouth Herald, November 28, 1919.
Interpretation Station 