Comments for Drew Archival Library http://drewarchives.org of the Duxbury Rural and Historical Society Mon, 06 May 2013 23:47:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Reference by Johannah Aiken http://drewarchives.org/reference/#comment-5695 Mon, 06 May 2013 23:47:14 +0000 http://drewarchives.wordpress.com/?page_id=37#comment-5695 I am a teacher from San Diego, California and am coming to Plymouth, Boston and Amherst to study this summer. While there, I’d love to access any records on the Covell side of my family. I’ve read on multiple genealogy websites that the first American Covell was an indentured servant to both Elder William Brewster and Peregrine White. Could you please please direct me to any resources? Thank you!

]]> Comment on Amasa Delano and Benito Cereno by Benito Cereno by Herman Melville | Ms. Brigitte's Mild Ride http://drewarchives.org/2010/03/31/amasa-delano-and-benito-cereno/#comment-5619 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:00:12 +0000 http://drewarchives.org/?p=354#comment-5619 [...] The real Delano published his account in 1817, some information about which can be found on the Drew Archival Library site, and there was a real-life Babo and Benito Cereno; as far as names are concerned Melville just [...]

]]> Comment on The Day the Cable Came to Town by drewarchives http://drewarchives.org/2013/03/22/the-day-the-cable-came-to-town/#comment-5448 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 03:07:11 +0000 http://drewarchives.org/?p=890#comment-5448 It was so hard to choose what images to include with the article. I love the stereo views.

]]> Comment on The Day the Cable Came to Town by Bill Burns http://drewarchives.org/2013/03/22/the-day-the-cable-came-to-town/#comment-5446 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:48:33 +0000 http://drewarchives.org/?p=890#comment-5446 A very good story with some useful references. I have a page on this cable on my communications history website with lots of images, including stereoviews of the cable being landed.

http://www.atlantic-cable.com/Article/1869French/

]]> Comment on The Day the Cable Came to Town by Amy Bower Austin http://drewarchives.org/2013/03/22/the-day-the-cable-came-to-town/#comment-5440 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:05:22 +0000 http://drewarchives.org/?p=890#comment-5440 I grew up in the Cable House. We lived there from 1961-1969, and spent summers there until my grandparents sold the house in the 1980s. It was a wonderful place with lots of secret hideouts and a beautiful view of the Bluefish River. I think about my incredibly enchanted childhood growing up in Duxbury often and can’t believe how lucky we were. Thanks for this great story!

]]> Comment on The Day the Cable Came to Town by drewarchives http://drewarchives.org/2013/03/22/the-day-the-cable-came-to-town/#comment-5429 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:42:15 +0000 http://drewarchives.org/?p=890#comment-5429 Luckily, some still do and with a little effort no one will forget. There are so many wonderful photos of it as the Cable Office. Take a look at the Drew Archival Library’s Facebook page. The cover photo is a magnificent one.

]]> Comment on The Day the Cable Came to Town by drewarchives http://drewarchives.org/2013/03/22/the-day-the-cable-came-to-town/#comment-5424 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:04:28 +0000 http://drewarchives.org/?p=890#comment-5424 I noticed that too. It was most assuredly drawn in by Green who left annotated notes in his copy of the book. He also says that if you look closely you can make out a blurry First Parish Church in the distance. The archives has a photo with the ship atop the flagpole that I will put on the facebook page.

]]> Comment on The Day the Cable Came to Town by Patrick Browne http://drewarchives.org/2013/03/22/the-day-the-cable-came-to-town/#comment-5423 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:53:00 +0000 http://drewarchives.org/?p=890#comment-5423 Great article. I think it’s funny how the Ship Hope weathervane is, on the first photo, drawn in…perhaps by George Green who also marked his window? Perhaps it didn’t show up enough to his liking in the photo so he enhanced it? The old wooden ship weathervane is in the King Caesar Barn now.

]]> Comment on The Day the Cable Came to Town by Rod Hoel http://drewarchives.org/2013/03/22/the-day-the-cable-came-to-town/#comment-5422 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:33:45 +0000 http://drewarchives.org/?p=890#comment-5422 When growing up in Duxbury in the early 60s we always referred to it as The Cable House! People still new what you were talking about then!

]]> Comment on The Day the Cable Came to Town by drewarchives http://drewarchives.org/2013/03/22/the-day-the-cable-came-to-town/#comment-5420 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:39:16 +0000 http://drewarchives.org/?p=890#comment-5420 Thanks Carol, I agree :)

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