Archive for August 2018

The schoolroom clock turns 11:30 a.m. Chairs scrape back from desks, voices rise in a cheerful cacophony and suddenly, 450 schoolchildren begin parading through the doors of the cafeteria, what is today’s Courtyard Restaurant at the Kennedy School. From 11:30 a.m. ‘til 1 p.m., lunch was doled out to one child after another after another…

Think you’re a McMenamins history buff? Identify the five properties associated with these images. 1. In the 1870s, this pub’s neighborhood acquired its unusual name when a lumber mill opened; the leftover log edges were a cheap source of heating and fuel for working-class neighbors. Hint: Its annual community festival is coming up Sat., September…

In 1799 in Brimfield, MA, Tabitha Moffatt married the Reverend Clark Brown at the age of 19; the couple had three sons and a daughter. When her husband passed, she supported her family by teaching school until age 63, at which point her extended family decided to move west. So, in Spring 1846, three generations…

It’s a beauty – stunning in size, age and craftsmanship. Gorgeous cherry wood spanning 30 feet in length and 13 feet in height, believed to have been built in 1889 by Brunswick Balke-Collender Company, the famous bar and pool table manufacturer of Chicago. This lovely relic has certainly borne witness to many strange and wondrous…