[LincolnTalk] “Did You Know …?” At 4 PM on this Day in 1787, the Constitution was Signed

2022-09-17 Thread Lincoln Historical Society
Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.* *Happy Constitution Day!* Donald L. Hafner The Lincoln Historical Society -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln

[LincolnTalk] For those who missed it -- TRAPelo versus TraPELo

2022-07-07 Thread Lincoln Historical Society
At Lincoln’s Fourth of July parade, the Lincoln Historical Society had a “float” with a tongue-in-cheek reminder of the great town debate over the pronunciation of “Trapelo Road.” The Historical Society also had a handout for the crowd with a “Did You Know …?" on this great debate th

[LincolnTalk] “Did You Know …?” When America Welcomed Refugees in 1956-1957

2022-05-02 Thread Lincoln Historical Society
*The Lincoln Historical Society* *“Did You Know …?” When America Welcomed Refugees in 1956-1957 * Adele Peterdi Harvey of Lincoln knows something of what it means to flee from war and find refuge in the United States. Adele was eleven years old when Soviet tanks rolled through the streets

[LincolnTalk] “Did You Know …?” That the issue of slavery almost made Lincoln ungovernable?

2022-02-07 Thread Lincoln Historical Society
*The Lincoln Historical Society* *“Did You Know …?” That the issue of slavery almost made Lincoln ungovernable?* During the early 1800s, Lincoln was pretty much a Whig town. Time after time, it voted overwhelmingly for the Whig’s presidential candidate, who then lost to the candidate

[LincolnTalk] "Did You Know ..." About the battle over hymn singing in Lincoln’s first church?

2022-01-10 Thread Lincoln Historical Society
*The Lincoln Historical Society* *“Did You Know …” About the battle over hymn singing in Lincoln’s first church?* When Lincoln formed its first church in 1746, the hymn singing at Sunday services must have been dreadful. One of the deacons would stand before the congregation and read a line

Re: [LincolnTalk] Fees for Town Online Bills

2021-11-26 Thread Lincoln Historical Society
there has been a fee for online credit card payment as long as I ahve been doing it. Sara > On Nov 26, 2021, at 11:44 AM, Richard Panetta > wrote: > > Went online to pay my water bill and noticed a fee of $2.50 for submitting a > CC payment. Is this new or has that always been there, as I do

[LincolnTalk] “Did You Know …?” That Lincoln Once Had a Lime Kiln?

2021-11-09 Thread Lincoln Historical Society
*The Lincoln Historical Society* *“Did You Know …?” That Lincoln Once Had a Lime Kiln?* * (A What!?)* In 1730, Samuel Dakin with his brothers and three other investors had high ambitions. They formed a partnership for “searching after, digging, and improving all such mines or ores as may

[LincolnTalk] If you missed it...

2021-10-30 Thread Lincoln Historical Society
WATCH NOW: Entangled Lives, Black and White: Lincoln and its African American residents in the 18th century watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WI7hIkML0I=6266s -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Search the archives at

[LincolnTalk] For those not able to watch/participate

2021-10-28 Thread Lincoln Historical Society
…in the screening and discussion if Mossville:When Great Trees Fall. https://www.pbs.org/video/mossville-when-great-trees-fall-se2q8k/ It will not include the discussion, but is the video. I will forward a link to the discussion if one becomes available. Sara-- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To

[LincolnTalk] TONIGHT!!!!

2021-10-28 Thread Lincoln Historical Society
The Lincoln Historical Society <> As we dig deeper into history, we began to explore Lincoln’s past as a town that included enslaved people with a talk by Elise Lemire, co-sponsored with the Bemis Free Lecture Series. You can view Elise’s presentation at: https://www.youtube.com/w

[LincolnTalk] Program this Thursday: "Lincoln and Its African-American Residents in the 18th Century"

2021-10-25 Thread Lincoln Historical Society
*The Lincoln Historical Society* As we dig deeper into history, we began to explore Lincoln’s past as a town that included enslaved people with a talk by Elise Lemire, co-sponsored with the Bemis Free Lecture Series. You can view Elise’s presentation at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v

[LincolnTalk] Did You Know…?” The so-called “Muster Field” is not where Lincoln’s minute men mustered in 1775

2021-10-22 Thread Lincoln Historical Society
*The Lincoln Historical Society* Contrary to popular Lincoln myth, the town’s minute men did not muster in the field at the corner of Sandy Pond and Baker Bridge Roads. The mistaken identity of that field as the “Muster Field” came about from a mis-reading of Lincoln’s history and from

Re: [LincolnTalk] Invasive Spotted Lanternfly

2021-09-18 Thread Lincoln Historical Society
Many are along roadways and in Town ROW-perhaps we can ask Tree Warden/Town/DPW/Con.Comm. to take them. I bet most are small enough to grab easily. > On Sep 18, 2021, at 1:10 PM, Debra Daugherty wrote: > > One important takeaway is that we need to remove Trees of Heaven (invasive > plant and

[LincolnTalk] Did you know...

2021-07-28 Thread Lincoln Historical Society
Harvest is available at the Lincoln Public Library and for purchase from the Lincoln Historical Society. For a more in-depth study, see The First People of the Northeast by Lincoln authors Esther K. Braun and David P. Braun, also available at the Lincoln Public Library and for purchase online

[LincolnTalk] Did you know...

2021-07-19 Thread Lincoln Historical Society
randchildren still currently in town. Robert Douglass Donaldson, builder of Lincoln, died in 1964. Craig Donaldson Lincoln Historical Society-- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. Browse the

Re: [LincolnTalk] Why are codman farm goods so expensive

2021-07-14 Thread Lincoln Historical Society
Given all Adam has described, yes indeed! You have many choices - meat and chicken produced at large, factory farms, will of course be cheaper. Any meat/chicken sold through chain stores will be cheaper. You have that choice -it is locally available at Donelans, Market Basket, Costco. It is