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Images of America – Harvard, Massachusetts book – by Michael Volmar!!! - $7 (Berlin, MA)
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Softcover Local History Book with 128 pages, c 2003
Loaded with historical black and white authentic photographs and illustrations – on every page!
Located thirty miles west of Boston, the town of Harvard was incorporated in 1732.
With vintage photographs, some of which date from the 1860s,
Harvard reflects on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century life,
as well as the numerous political and spiritual philosophies that shaped the town.
Shown are the Harvard Shaker community, the Alcotts' transcendentalist commune called Fruitlands, and Clara Endicott Sears, founder of Fruitlands Museums.
Nostalgic scenes from the collection of local photographer William Wright capture an era of parades and picnics and community spirit.
Contents:
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Harvard and Still River
The Fruitlands Experiment
Fruitlands Museums
Author Michael Volmar was the curator at Fruitlands Museums, which supplied many of the photographs for Harvard.
He began his career as an archaeologist studying Native American history.
A member of the Massachusetts Archaeological Society and the American Anthropological Association,
he coproduced the documentary Under Quabbin for PBS.
His also researched nineteenth-century life in Massachusetts and the history of the Harvard Shaker community.
The Images of America series celebrates the history of neighborhoods, towns, and cities across the country.
Using archival photographs, each title presents the distinctive stories from the past that shape the character of the community today.
Arcadia is proud to play a part in the preservation of local heritage, making history available to all.
In excellent condition, from smoke-free home
Pick up in Berlin, MA (sorry we don’t ship items, really we don't)
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