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SUMMARY:Patriotic PEEPS Diorama Contest
DESCRIPTION:Diorama Drop-Off: April 10-18\nPublic Voting: April 21 – May 9 \nCreate a patriotic PEEPS scene in celebration of the Revolutionary Library Crawl and the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence! \nA diorama is a miniature model with three-dimensional figures. Create a diorama that depicts a scene from the past 250 years of America. You are not limited to the Revolution\, so feel free to get creative with exploring highlights from US history. \nGuidelines:\n– One entry per person or team.\n– Entries must be submitted with entry form.\n– All characters should be portrayed by PEEPS.\n– Dioramas must be made in a standard shoe box\, maximum dimensions 14″x10″.\n– All entries must be family-friendly\, in good taste\, and of solid construction.\n– Please give your diorama a title that describes the scene portrayed.\n– Dioramas must be dropped off at the Circulation Desk April 10-April 18. Late entries will not be accepted.\n– Dioramas must be picked up by May 15. Projects left after this date will be disposed. \nPEEPS will be on display and open for voting during the Revolutionary Library Crawl\, April 21 – May 9. One winner from each entry category will be selected to receive a prize. \nEntry form available here:\nhttps://hwlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Patriotic-Peeps-Diaorama-Contest.pdf \nInformation on the Revolutionary Library Crawl available here:\nhttps://hwlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Revolutionary-Library-Crawl-Passport.pdf
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/patriotic-peeps-diorama-contest/
LOCATION:Hamilton-Wenham Public Library\, 14 Union Street\, South Hamilton\, 01982\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Event,Exhibit
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SUMMARY:Salt and Revolution: The Saltworks of Cape Cod in the 18th Century
DESCRIPTION:Join historian Bob Kelley of the Historical Society of Old Yarmouth for a fascinating talk on the saltworks developed on the uplands at Sesuit Creek in the East Precinct of Yarmouth. He will discuss why the Atlantic coast was unable to produce salt as efficiently as European countries\, how the 1775 Prohibitory Act of Parliament inspired Capt. John Sears to experiment with solar salt production on the eve of the Revolution\, and how\, in 1785\, the hand pump from the wreck of the Somerset became part of that development. \nBob will explain how salt production shaped the region’s economy for more than 80 years—with help from tariffs enacted by Congress beginning in 1789—and identify the first salt makers whose innovations fueled this vital industry. He will also explore how solar salt production enabled the rapid spread of the Sears and Hattil Killey patents throughout the Cape after 1799\, and why the industry began to decline in the mid-1800s. \nBob Kelley of South Yarmouth began his career as a manager of small manufacturing facilities in northern New Jersey for 13 years. He was a former corporate director for the Slim-Fast Foods Company for 20 years\, V.P. Operations for Stein World\, LLC 8 years\, retiring in 2018. Bob is a commissioner with the Yarmouth Historic Commission\, current President of the Historical Society of Old Yarmouth\, and a tenth-generation Yarmouth Quaker descended from David OKillea of Kelley’s Bay on Bass River. He is a researcher and writer of the local history of South Yarmouth\, with a heavy concentration in the subjects of genealogy\, saltworks\, Quakers\, and the Indigenous Peoples of that town. \nBob has tracked the origins of solar salt production and discovered over three hundred saltworks-related deeds in Dennis and Yarmouth. He will produce a reference\, picture and history book in early 2027 on Yarmouth Saltworks. \n[Image credit: The old salt works\, South Yarmouth\, Mass. Digital Commonwealth\, Historical Society of Old Yarmouth Image Collection. ]
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/salt-and-revolution-the-saltworks-of-cape-cod-in-the-18th-century/
LOCATION:Cape Cod Museum of Art\, 60 Hope Lane\, Dennis\, MA\, 02638\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Speakers
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SUMMARY:Revolutionary Roads: From Anti-Catholicism to the founding of Emmanuel College
DESCRIPTION:The American Revolution helped usher in greater religious toleration in Massachusetts. With the adoption of the Massachusetts Constitution in 1780\, Catholics and other religious minorities were guaranteed freedom of worship in the Commonwealth. Although the path toward acceptance was not always easy\, these changes allowed Catholicism to take root and\, over time\, become a defining characteristic of the Bay State.\nEducation\, long central to Massachusetts society and its Puritan founders\, was also a core value shared by Catholics. In 1849\, the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur arrived in Boston’s North End to educate Irish immigrants. Their mission of teaching and service continued to expand\, culminating in the founding of Emmanuel College in 1919\, the first Catholic women’s college in New England.\nJoin us for a panel presentation and discussion that connects the revolutionary spirit of 1776 with the pioneering work of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur and their enduring legacy in Massachusetts.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/revolutionary-roads-from-anti-catholicism-to-the-founding-of-emmanuel-college/
LOCATION:Emmanuel College\, Pilgrim Road 103\, Boston\, MA\, 02215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Speakers,Women's History
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