Tag Archives: Gloucester history

Celebrating the Culture of Gloucester at GCA on Saturday

Posted on October 12, 2012 by

Here’s a great opportunity to see first hand the kind of education going on at Gloucester Community Arts Charter school.  Students get to choose from 7 workshops, from creating and illustrating a story set in Gloucester, to creating one of … Continue reading →

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Fishing Boat mural in St. Ann’s Church

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

Continuing my series of posts of murals from the stairwells of St. Ann’s Church, here’s one of two fishing boats.  The names (updated thanks to a reader’s comment) are “Carole & Gary” and “Sunlight”. Anybody know to whom these vessels … Continue reading →

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Treasured Audio-Gloucester History Cigar Joe Talks About Fishing In the Early Part of The Twentieth Century Part VI

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

Good Morning Gloucester  Exclusive Cigar Joe Frontiero born in 1898 these tapes were recorded in 1981 when he was 83 years old. Click here or the arrow below to listen to the audio The family of Cigar Joe Frontiero brings … Continue reading →

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Treasured Audio- Cigar Joe Frontiero Talks About Fishing Out Of Gloucester MA In The Early Part Of The 20th Century Part IV

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

The family of Cigar Joe Frontiero brings Good Morning Gloucester these treasured recordings of Fishing out of Gloucester MA in the early part of the century. I’m happy that the family entrusted GMG with these priceless recordings and am proud … Continue reading →

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Treasured Audio- Cigar Joe Frontiero Talks About Fishing Out Of Gloucester MA In The Early Part Of The 20th Century Part III

Posted on April 9, 2011 by

Good Morning Gloucester  Exclusive Cigar Joe Frontiero born in 1898 these tapes were recorded in 1981 when he was 83 years old. Click here or the arrow to listen to the audio To listen to the previous Cigar Joe Recordings … Continue reading →

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Treasured Audio-Gloucester History Cigar Joe Talks About Fishing In the Early Part of The Twentieth Century Part II

Posted on April 6, 2011 by

Good Morning Gloucester  Exclusive Cigar Joe Frontiero born in 1898 these tapes were recorded in 1981 when he was 83 years old. Click here if you don’t see the arrow below to listen to the audio The family of Cigar … Continue reading →

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Treasured Audio-Gloucester History Cigar Joe Talks About Smuggling Liquor In the Early Part of The Twentieth Century Part 1

Posted on April 1, 2011 by

Good Morning Gloucester Exclusive The family of Cigar Joe Frontiero brings Good Morning Gloucester these treasured recordings of smuggling liquor into the Essex River and into Annisquam in the first of a multi-part collection of recordings.  I’m happy that the … Continue reading →

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Did You Know (Babson Farm)

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

That on the 28th of December 1658 James was granted “twelve acres of fresh meadow [at Beaver Dam] lying above the Mill, also twenty acres of upland lying by the side of it”? (Gloucester Town Records 1: 71) This was … Continue reading →

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Did You Know (Hyatt Seaside Laboratory)

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

That between 1880-1886, Alpheus Hyatt founded the directed the Annisquam Seaside Laboratory, predecessor of the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, under the auspices of the Boston Society of Natural History, and with support from the Women’s Educational Association of … Continue reading →

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Did you Know?

Posted on January 3, 2011 by

That the Annisquam Village Church is an interdenominational community church. The geographic area of the Annisquam Village Church, called The Third Parish, was established in 1728, and originally included the villages of Annisquam, Bay View and Lanesville. Today the community … Continue reading →

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Kindness

Posted on January 1, 2011 by

Did you know? That millionaire philanthropist, and 10th generation Gloucester inhabitant, Roger Ward Babson (1875-1967), provided charitable assistance to unemployed stonecutters in Gloucester during the Great Depression, by commissioning them to carve inspirational inscriptions on approximately two dozen boulders in … Continue reading →

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Isabel Babson

Posted on December 27, 2010 by

Isabel Babson (1577-1661) was the first Babson in America, and she and her sons Richard and James are the progenitors of all with that name in the country.  The earliest known record of her in this country is dated 25 … Continue reading →

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Granny Day’s Swamp

Posted on December 20, 2010 by

Did you know that Jane “Granny” Day (#20 or #21 Dogtown Road – controversy exists over which was her actual location) was a school teacher, who worked out of the single-room schoolhouse at Dogtown Square, and that her house apparently … Continue reading →

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2011 Dogtown and Babson Boulders Calendar

Posted on December 18, 2010 by

The Calendars are in! And the printer did a beautiful job on them. This high quality, uniquely Cape Ann, 8.5×11″ (11×17″ open) 12 month calendar is now available to purchase, just in time for that unique last minute gift you … Continue reading →

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Gloucester’s Sea Serpent – comes alive with author Wayne Soini

Posted on October 14, 2010 by

    Wayne Soini a Gloucester native wrote a book about the Gloucester Sea Serpent – Book signing will be held Saturday October 16th 6:00 PM at River’s Edge Fine Gifts Ipswich Ma.  Also Serving Wine and Cheese  Yours truly … Continue reading →

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Melissa Smith Abbott Interview Part II

Posted on August 18, 2010 by

As promised here is part II of my conversation with Melissa Smith Abbott I’m pretty sure we could have easily done parts III IV and V as Melissa has so much to say. You can visit her website here-http://www.anadamabreadbook.com/ The … Continue reading →

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Melissa Smith Abbott Interview Part I

Posted on August 17, 2010 by

You can visit her website here-http://www.anadamabreadbook.com/ The Legacy of Three Melissas: Authentic & Original Cape Ann Recipes is now available in Rockport at Toad Hall Bookstore, in Gloucester at The Bookstore on Main Street, The Cape Ann Museum Bookstore, Harbor … Continue reading →

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The Michigan Bears Arrive in Gloucester 1910

Posted on July 11, 2010 by

Here’s a little History of Gloucester that you would’nt hear about anywhere else. From Larry Dahlmer;   http://www.ladarts.com/ladarts.com/Welcome_-_L.A.Dahlmer.html For an Interesting Timeline, Beautiful Paintings and Prints by Larry Dahlmer and on the History of Gloucester Visit Larrys Gallery on Rocky Neck … Continue reading →

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Freshly Published Alone At Sea Author John N. Morris Interview

Posted on May 29, 2010 by

John Morris came by to talk about his new book a 448 page documentation of Gloucester Fishing in the age of sail (1623-1939). John spent 10 years of his life writing and researching this book.  Watch the video and see … Continue reading →

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Birdseye Public Meeting Saturday Nov 21

Posted on November 13, 2009 by

BirdsEye PUBLIC MEETING Gloucester City Hall Saturday, November 21, 9am Finishing the Job An Urban Renewal History – Gregor Gibson On-going transition of Downtown Gloucester & Review of Neighborhood Meeting & Focus Groups  – MaryJohn Boylan Vision / Possibilities / … Continue reading →

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Up On The Roof Of The Birdseye Building With Mac Bell Video

Posted on October 20, 2009 by
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Inside The Birdseye Building Tower With Mac Bell

Posted on October 20, 2009 by

Here we are in the stairwell of the Birdseye Building Tower with Mac.  Coming at 8AM we open the door at the top of the stairwell and take some video up on the roof.  In the rain, and wind, lol. … Continue reading →

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Inside The Birdseye Building Part III of VI The Birdseye Plant

Posted on October 19, 2009 by
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Inside Mac Bell’s Inner Sanctum Part II of VI The Birdseye Plant

Posted on October 18, 2009 by
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Inside Mac Bell’s Inner Sanctum Part I of VI The Birdseye Plant

Posted on October 17, 2009 by
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