by Drew Bush | Sep 20, 2020 | Blog
Join The Center for Painted Wall Preservation Symposium Today! Do you love the series of painted wall murals by the renowned early 19th century limner (itinerant painter) Rufus Porter found at the Old Stone House Museum? Don’t miss your chance to join The Center...
by Drew Bush | Sep 17, 2020 | Twilight Tidbits
Our tenth Twilight Tidbit looks ahead to our celebration for the upcoming Alexander Twilight Birthday Celebration Week we will be hosting starting next week. We are especially excited for the grand opening of our new trail, the Twilight Education Trail, on Monday,...
by Drew Bush | Sep 10, 2020 | Blog
This past summer we celebrated the 100th anniversary of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, which granted women the right to vote. Abigail Drake Chandler was one of many Orleans County suffragists who fought hard for the passage of this amendment. Abigail was...
by Drew Bush | Aug 26, 2020 | Twilight Tidbits
This week’s Twilight Tidbit brings you another peek at the sermons of Alexander Twilight. This sermon was delivered on August 7, 1853 at Barton Landing (as the town of Orleans was once called). In it, Mr. Twilight addresses what all people have in common and the...
by Drew Bush | Aug 19, 2020 | Twilight Tidbits
For our eighth Twilight Tidbit, we bring you a brief quote from Alexander Twilight on the special character of New England, part of a sermon he delivered on April 8, 1853. When you look at our beautiful grounds and the bounty of our gardens, you might have trouble...
