The Bonhams Skinner auction where this chair sold listed it as a Harvard University Windsor chair, bringing together two icons of colonial America. Harvard University, originally called the New College, was founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1636, making it the oldest college in the United ...

Spring has finally sprung! I am so happy the vernal equinox has finally occurred and it’s spring. I am looking for green grass, new buds on the trees, flowers pushing up from the soil, and new books to read while I wait out the next three or four weeks until spring really starts here in ...

To a pottery collector, a “mocha mug” isn’t meant for a coffee drink. “Mocha” is a type of decorated earthenware pottery made in England and sold in America in the early 1800s. Mocha pottery, or mocha ware, is usually utilitarian; pieces were originally used in the kitchen or during ...

You probably have seen a “swinger” clock but never guessed how it worked. Most are small metal statues standing on a base while holding a long baseball bat, pendulum or other long, thin rod that is topped by a clock or a globe. It keeps time and the pendulum keeps swinging, but there is no ...

Spring is hopefully around the corner, but no matter the season the library has great resources to share. Patrons often say “I didn’t know the library had that!” when I share information about our services or digital resources. So if you’re reading this article, you’re already ahead ...

MONDAY Liver or pepper steak, baked potato w/sour cream, stewed tomatoes, dinner roll, dessert, milk. TUESDAY Biscuits and sausage gravy, roasted potatoes, cinnamon apple slices, dessert, milk. WEDNESDAY Ginger citrus chicken, rice pilaf, peas and carrots, peaches, bread, ...