#O. Henry House Museum

[artisthomes]

The O. Henry House Museum, home of William Sydney Porter (aka O. Henry), in San Antonio, Texas, United States

[frozenoj]

Psych-O-Ween Episode Guide

Probably been done before but these are the episodes I'm rewatching for spooky season! If I missed any let me know and I'll add them.

S1 E7: Who Ya Gonna Call? Shawn and Gus must save a man who claims a ghost is trying to kill him.

S1 E15: Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast Shawn and Gus step into a real-life urban legend, as they investigate a death suspiciously like the tale of "Scary Sherry," who met her untimely end at the now haunted Wispy Sunny Pines mental institution.

S2 E16: Shawn (And Gus) of the Dead Shawn is called to the Natural History Museum when a mummy goes missing and all indications are that it got up and walked out on its own.

S3 E1: Ghosts After Gus' boss demands he quit moonlighting at the Psych agency, Shawn must find a way to keep his partner while solving a haunting case and playing referee to Henry and his recently returned mother.

S3 E15: Tuesday the 17th Shawn and Gus are hired by a childhood friend to find a missing camp counselor who disappeared near their old sleep away campgrounds. Upon their arrival, spooky activity abounds and they must uncover if the dark past of the abandoned camp has come back to life.

S4 E4: The Devil is in the Details and in the Upstairs Bedroom A priest and former teacher of Shawn and Gus calls them claiming that an apparent suicide was in fact the work of the devil.

S4 E8: Let's Get Hairy A man fears he is dangerous to society and enlists Shawn and Gus' help because, he claims, he is a werewolf.

S5 E3: Not Even Close, Encounters Shawn and Gus get themselves hired onto the case when an unstable lawyer claims his assistant was abducted by aliens.

S5 E11: In Plain Fright While on the haunted house ride at Santa Barbara's Scare Fest, Shawn and Gus witness a murder and are soon led to believe the person who committed it is the ghost of a man who fell to his death at Scare Fest 13 years ago.

S6 E3: This Episode Sucks Lassiter's new relationship with a mysterious and beautiful woman is placed in jeopardy when Shawn and Gus are convinced she is a murderer -- the same murderer responsible for the blood-drained body SBPD is investigating.

S6 E11: Heeeeee's Lassie After Lassiter moves into a new condominium building and strange things start happening to him, he is forced to hire Shawn and Gus to figure out what could be causing the supposed paranormal disturbance.

S7 E3: Lassie Jerky Shawn and Gus join a pair of college students in the woods who are filming a documentary on Bigfoot.

S7 E5: 100 Clues Shawn and Gus attend a party hosted by an aging rockstar named Billy Lipps, a man the SBPD arrested years ago for a murder he doesn't remember committing.

S8 E8: A Touch Of Sweevil Shawn is ecstatic when he discovers he's finally been invited to participate in a prestigious paranormal convention for police consultants.

S8 E9: A Nightmare on State Street Gus' nightmares start to feel like reality when he and Shawn work to solve an unlikely case for the SBPD.

[chaplinlegend]

ERIC CAMPBELL born Alfred Eric Campbell on April 26, 1879 in Dunoon, Scotland.

He appeared in eleven films with Charles Chaplin, in which he usually played the role of the great villain. Initially, he played in local theaters in Wales and Scotland. He was noticed and hired by the English impresario Fred Karno for his comedy troupes "Fun Factory", which also featured other comedians, Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel. Eric Campbell arrived in New York with Karno's group in July 1914 and was soon hired by Broadway producer Charles Frohman. Eric became very popular as a stage actor. In late 1915, Charlie Chaplin and his brother Sydney, who were in New York to sign a contract with Mutual, found Eric working on George M. Cohan's play "Pom Pom," and in March 1916 took him to Hollywood. Eric Campbell was a huge man, standing over six feet tall and weighing over 250 pounds. He also wore heavy makeup; black eyebrows, darkened eyes, and a long, untidy beard. His first film was "The Floorwalker" (1916), in which he played the role of a tough villain. He played the same, sinister character to the film in other films, such as "The Rink" (1916), "The Pawnshop" (1916), "The Adventurer" (1917), "The Cure" (1917), "The Immigrant" (1917), "Easy Street" (1917). Early in 1917, Campbell made his last film for Mutual, "The Adventurer", after which Charlie Chaplin began building his own studio. During this time, Campbell worked with Mary Pickford and starred in Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley (1917). His personal life was dotted with setbacks. On July 9, 1917, his wife died suddenly of a heart attack after dinner at a Santa Monica restaurant near their home. His 16-year-old daughter, Una, was hit by a car and seriously injured. He also struggled with family problems. In December, Campbell attended a Christmas party at the Vernon Country Club and drove back to Los Angeles very drunk. As he approached the intersection of Wilshire Blvd and Vermont Ave, traveling at over 60 mph, he lost control of his car, crossed Wilshire and collided head-on with another car, killing himself instantly. He died on his way home in a car accident on December 20, 1917. He was 37 years old. Una Campbell, the actor's only child, returned to the UK to live with relatives in Nottingham after her father died. She married Philip O. Bull in Lewisham in 1930 and died in Croydon in 1967. A 1996 documentary film, Chaplin's Goliath: In Search of Scotland's Forgotten Star, written and directed by Kevin MacDonald, explored Campbell's life and work. During filming, a plaque commemorating Campbell was placed at Rosedale Cemetery and another was added to the Castle House Museum in Castle Gardens, Dunoon.

Photos :

Charlie Chaplin and Eric Campbell on the set of "Advetnurer" (1917). This was the last film for the Mutual studio. ~ In this scene still from Chaplin's 1917 silent film "The Adventurer," Eric Campbell, made-up with large eyebrows, beard, and moustache, closely scrutinizes Charlie Chaplin's face. Watching, from left to right, are Henry Bergman, Marta Golden, and Edna Purviance;

Charlie Chaplin and Eric Campbell on the set of "Floorwalker" (1916), Mutual;

Charlie Chaplin and Eric Campbell on the set of "Easy Street" (1917), Mutual;

Charlie Chaplin and Eric Campbell on the set of "Advetnurer" (1917);

Charlie Chaplin’s classic "The Rink" (1916) features the Tramp working as a waiter in a high-class restaurant and bunking off to the roller-skating rink in his spare time, where he gets involved with a beautiful skater and a philandering villain, culminating in the roller-chase of all time;

Charlie Chaplin and Eric Campbell on the set of "The Idle Class" (1920), First National Studios.

"The Immigrant" (1917) Charlie Chaplin, Eric Campbell and Albert Austin.

[two-white-butterflies]

Taco Truck x VB | O. Hightower

Description: Otto Hightower begins dating Viserys Targaryen's youngest daughter. Social media goes crazy because of the age-gap. Pairing: COO!otto hightower/actress-socialite!reader

"Is there a man in your life?" James Corden raises an eyebrow, and the entire audience erupts into laughter. "I mean - it would be weird if I didn't have a man in my life, because how would I be born?" you try to change to topic, but your friend was already suspicious.

"Okay for the record, Henry Cavill is hot?" he asked, and you laugh nervously. Otto was most definitely watching from home. "He's a respectable man, and I'm sure that he treats ladies properly, but personally I think he's too young for me." you shrug, and a sarcastic chuckle escapes the host's mouth.

"Okay," he rolled his eyes and the audience laughs again.

"Now let's move into your new movie with Cate Blanchett,"

(your name)arryn-targaryen: 💚

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gigihadid: 💚 Hightower_Gwaynie: welcome to the family 💪🏽💚 user12: the green hearts are throwing me off guard

Y/N ARRYN-TARGARYEN, WHO COULD BE HER NEW BOYFRIEND?

The socialite and actress is known for her small indie films in Hollywood, mostly gaining critical acclaim but 'flopping' in box-office. Now, her fans can't stop speculating the identity of her new boyfriend.

Well, here is what we know:

In a cryptic post in instagram, she used a green heart and her friends retaliated with posting the same color. Green is the signature color of 'House Hightower', a family that used to be prominent in Italy during the Renaissance Period. The family comes from a line of bankers that used to dominate medieval Europe.

The patriarch, Otto Hightower, has three sons: Hobert, Toto, and Gwayne.

The actress is yet to confirm the relationship with one of the three.

It was nice being in America, since no one knew about your family. They were all treating you like shit, but that was okay.

"Sometimes I walk around museums and think that these artifacts shouldn't be here," you mused, taking a lazy sip of your espresso.

Otto had the entire museum closed just so you could walk around without fear of the media. It was sweet, but it wasn't anything out of the ordinary for you - you were used to luxury.

"Buy it and give them back." he replied, holding your other hand tightly. Smiling while his cold palms were defrosted by your warm ones. He had doubts about the relationship - figured that he was too old to be your boyfriend, but you assured him.

This was what you wanted - and there was nothing wrong with it.

"I guess," you hum - walking past the Asia section.

arryn.family.updates: Y/N Arryn-Targaryen (Aemma's daughter) with Otto Hightower.

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fabyrtestar: The power she holds, if they get married her last name is literally gonna be Y/N Targaryen-Hightower antonio_fuoci2: She's so lana del rey vinyl

OTTO HIGHTOWER DENIES BEING IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH BOSS' YOUNGEST DAUGHTER.

"She's a nice girl, but we're not [uhh] together. Honestly, when you're at this age - all you worry about is work and making work better. I mean the new Targaryen 291 Adventure Edition is a wonderful car for a family, and we've been working on it for the past decade now - to make sure that everything is fine and safe."

Y/N ARRYN-TARGARYEN DENIES BEING IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH OLDER MAN.

"I don't think that the rumors should be taken as truth, I've spoken to Otto a few times and it's all business between us - he's my father's COO. I haven't been out actually, I was really shocked when the rumors came out. I've been so busy on my film with A24, and processing the Arryn Hotel Chain, [super] busy."

(5 years later)

(your name)arryn-targaryen: look at him. i'd die for him. i'd kill for him, but either way what bliss?

pictures for our wedding in may.

future mrs. hightower

credits to @jace_strong_photography

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RhaenyraArryn-Targaryen: Congratulations dear! leaving the nest already, even though you swore to be here til 30. 😊 - (your name)arryn-targaryen: I didn't pinky swear 🤷🏻‍♀️

benjamineur29: IT'S ALL BUSINESS BETWEEN US 😭😭 bitch u lied

[fatehbaz]

In April 2024, scientists from the Natural History Museum of Jamaica and The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus accepted a very rare and historic specimen: a 16-inch lizard called the Jamaican giant galliwasp (Celestus occiduus). It had previously been stored in the Hunterian museum at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. “‘Celeste’ is home!” announced one Jamaican news outlet [...]. Celeste was collected in the 1850s and represents a species that was endemic to Jamaica but is now classified as critically endangered and possibly extinct. Scientists in Jamaica, who have never seen or handled one of these lizards, are elated [...]. As scholars of Jamaican landscape histories who are interested in environmental justice, we believe this repatriation illustrates important truths about colonialism and its legacies.

Celeste’s 170-year residence in a Scottish university collection speaks to uncomfortable connections between colonialism and natural history.

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[O]fficials, physicians, naturalists and amateurs from Europe traveled across the colonized world, collecting local plants and animals [...]. Many objects they brought back [...] are housed today in European libraries and museums. [...] “The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica,” by Patrick Browne, published in 1755, was the first text in the English language to use the system of classifying plants developed by Carl Linnaeus. The book shows how major advancements in natural history, botany and biology relied on field work conducted far beyond metropolitan Europe. [...] Exploration and collecting specimens often relied on the knowledge and labor of enslaved persons who acted as field assistants and guides – but the historical record has little to say about their roles. Today, organizations such as Kew Royal Botanical Gardens in England and the New York Botanical Garden continue to rely on the knowledge and collections derived from colonial-era tropical botanical gardens in places like the Caribbean islands of St. Vincent and Jamaica.

In Jamaica, there was a direct relationship between geological exploration and the plantation system. The first geological surveys of Jamaica were conducted by naturalist Sir Henry De la Beche, the son of a Jamaican plantation owner and first director of the Geological Survey of Great Britain.

British physician and naturalist Sir Hans Sloane’s extensive holdings of books, manuscripts and specimens became the founding collection of the British Museum. [...] His collections include more than 1,500 plant specimens from Jamaica, which he acquired there from 1687 to 1689. After England gained formal possession of Jamaica in 1670, it established monoculture production of sugarcane across the island. Extensive land clearance, damage to local ecosystems [...] exacted a heavy toll. Some of the plant and animal specimens that collectors extracted and exported abroad may be the only ones that exist today.

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Colonizers also introduced harmful species, such as the Indian gray mongoose (H. edwardsii), which was brought to Jamaica to prey on rats in plantation sugarcane fields. [...] The Indian grey mongoose quickly became a major threat to numerous species, including the Jamaican giant galliwasp.

It remains a key adversary today in the struggle to stabilize the population of the critically endangered Jamaican iguana. [...]

The Jamaican giant galliwasp’s classification as possibly extinct in the wild reflects optimism from the almost unbelievable rediscovery of the Jamaican iguana (Cyclura collei). Prior to 1990, this species was presumed extinct, but then scientists discovered a remnant population in the island’s Hellshire Hills.

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All text above by: Alex A. Houghton and Thera Edwards. "Returning a 170-year-old preserved lizard to Jamaica is a step toward redressing colonial harms". The Conversation. 3 June 2024. At: theconversation.com/returning-a-170-year-old-preserved-lizard-to-jamaica-is-a-step-toward-redressing-colonial-harms-229339 [Bold emphasis and some paragraph breaks/contractions added by me. Presented here for commentary, teaching, criticism purposes.] Image and caption are shown unaltered as they originally appear published with the article. Image is CC BY-ND 4.0, available at biodiversitylibrary.org/page/188786.

[antifainternational]

Yes Virginia, The Nazis Were Fascists - Part Five

(this is the fifth and final part of a continuation of a discussion we've been having with an Anon who challenged us to define fascism. In our previous response, we provided Anon with a photo of a poster from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, a bullet list from Yale professor Jason Stanley, quotes from William Reich, Ludwig von Mises, Harold Nicolson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Henry A. Wallace, Marcus Garvey, a link to a video breakdown of the subject by Philosophy Tube, and recommendations to read books by historians Mark Bray, Robert O. Paxton, Umberto Eco, and Hannah Arendt - all of whom have published key works on the topic. Anon did not do his homework and instead sent us an immediate reply, informed solely by the two images we included in our response, ignoring everything else we cited. His reply includes some, uhh, pretty incredulous claims. In this post, we crack our knuckles, get someone to hold our beer, and tee off).

ANON: One could argue there weren't fraudulent elections in Nazi Germany, as there were simply no elections and the nazis rose to power democratically. AI: This is like saying your house is safe from thieves because it has already burned to the ground. Also, the nazis did not rise to power democratically. Hitler did not win an election. He was appointed German chancellor by von Hindenberg, the elected president of the Weimar republic, under the (mistaken) assumption that doing so would appease Hitler. Hitler then presented a bill to the Reichstag giving him absolute power which, after a lengthy campaign of literally murdering his political opponents, passed. ANON: So fascism must always have something to do with race, otherwise it isn't fascism? AI: It's very rare that fascism does not have a racist component to it. Racism is an important part of most fascist movements because it reinforces the ideology of a chosen people with a glorious past that have somehow been humiliated and laid low by a racialized outgroup and that, only by following a charismatic leader can they be restored to their former glory.

It's difficult to want to continue a discussion about the nature of fascism with someone so uninformed as to make statements like "the nazis rose to power democratically" or "the nazis weren't anti-labour" or "the nazis appreciated art" or "nazis weren't capitalists." We gave you a list of books to read, Anon. Read them and get back to us about what you think then.

[lostloveletters]

do you have any headcanons for married life bucky and holly? i love what you’ve written for them so far it sounds like they have a lot of fun together😍

YES! I am constantly thinking about post-war Bucky and Holly, they’re so fun! HCs are below the cut.

Bucky is definitely the “standing in the living room while watching sports�� type of dad. You know what I’m talking about. Anyway, the Egans have season tickets to Nationals games. Bucky shows the fuck up when they play the Yankees. Holly gets kind of annoyed when he switches out Henry’s Nationals hat for a Yankees one in the parking lot before they get into the stadium.

Incredibly enthusiastic Little League parents (which you can read more about here!)

Bucky and Holly rent a townhouse in Georgetown that serves its purpose while it’s just them and Henry. When Holly’s pregnant with Cindy, they move to a suburb outside of DC, probably Arlington or Alexandria, and buy a bigger house. It’s beautiful, pretty much everything Holly ever dreamed of.

They throw the best parties. This is the Jell-O mold era. The questionable recipes in women’s magazines era. The themed party era. Everything’s colorful and tacky and probably in poor taste, in retrospect. Bucky can still out drink anyone but he tries to rein it in for the kids. The singing almost always gets out of hand, though. Don't even get him started on 'Happy Birthday'. Holly takes photos of everything (Are they always in focus? No. Do they still go in the photo albums? Yes.)

For the most part, Holly’s a stay-at-home mom. She’s super involved in the kids’ extracurriculars and enjoys dedicating the time to her family. Once both kids are in school full-time, she probably starts volunteering at the National Air Museum to keep herself busy. Bucky loves that for her🖤

They start a lot of traditions together! Going to the Cherry Blossom Festival in the spring. Definitely vacation in Ocean City or Virginia Beach during the summer. Maybe they take a train up to Manhattan around Christmastime for a long weekend, especially when they have kids (and Bucky actually gets to see New York lol).

Between Holly calling Woody, and Bucky calling Buck, and Holly and Bucky calling each other when Bucky’s away, their long-distance phone call budget is high, to say the least. That’s including the phone sex🤭

Toeing the line of obnoxious when it comes to PDA. God forbid a married couple actually like each other...

[ancestorsalive]

The Henry O. Studley tool chest is a remarkable piece of craftsmanship and engineering that has captivated the attention of tool enthusiasts and woodworkers for decades. It is considered one of the most intricate and beautifully designed tool chests ever created.

Henry O. Studley, a piano and organ maker from Quincy, Massachusetts, crafted this extraordinary tool chest in the late 19th century. The chest is a masterpiece of organization and efficiency, designed to hold a vast array of tools in a compact and visually stunning manner.

The tool chest measures approximately 39 inches tall, 18 inches wide, and 9 inches deep when closed. It is made primarily of mahogany, with intricate inlays of ebony, ivory, mother-of-pearl, and various other exotic woods. The exterior of the chest is adorned with ornate carvings and decorative elements, showcasing Studley's attention to detail and artistic flair.

What makes the Studley tool chest truly remarkable is its interior. When opened, the chest reveals a meticulously arranged collection of over 250 tools, all neatly organized and secured in custom-made holders and compartments. The tools include a wide range of hand tools, measuring instruments, and even musical instruments such as a violin and a flute.

The interior of the chest is a symphony of precision and efficiency. Every tool has its designated place, and each tool holder is carefully designed to maximize space and accessibility. Studley ingeniously incorporated hinges, pivots, and sliding mechanisms to allow the tools to be easily accessed and displayed when the chest is opened.

The tool chest also features a fold-out workbench, complete with a vise and tool storage compartments. This portable workbench allows Studley to work on his projects wherever he went, making it a versatile and practical addition to the already impressive tool chest.

The craftsmanship and attention to detail exhibited in the Studley tool chest are truly awe-inspiring. It is a testament to the skill and dedication of Henry O. Studley as a craftsman and artist. The chest has become an iconic symbol of excellence in woodworking and a source of inspiration for generations of craftsmen.

Today, the Studley tool chest is housed in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History. It is often displayed as a testament to the ingenuity and artistry of craftsmen from the past and continues to inspire and amaze those who have the opportunity to see it in person.

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Fandom Masterlist

If you don't see your fandom here, feel free to double-check if any of the mods are familiar with it!

Achievement Hunter

The Addams Family

The Adventure Zone (Balance/Amnesty)

The Arcana

Ambulance (2022 movie)

Assassin's Creed

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Batman (Nolanverse)

Boku No Hero Academia/My Hero Academia

The Boys

Castle

Castlevania (Netflix, Seasons 1+2)

Cats: The Musical (including 2019 movie)

Check Please!

Choices: Stories You Play

Child's Play

Criminal Minds (Seasons 1-4)

Critical Role (Campaign 2)

Cyberpunk 2077

Danganronpa

Dead By Daylight

Death Note

Detroit: Become Human

Doctor Who (Doctors 9-13)

Doki Doki Literature Club

The Elder Scrolls

Euphoria

Far Cry (3, 4, and 5)

Five Nights At Freddy's

Genshin Impact

Glee

Good Omens

Gravity Falls

Halloween

Hannibal

Harry Potter

Hazbin Hotel

Heathers

Henry Danger (Seasons 4-5)

Homestuck

How To Train Your Dragon

Inception

Into The Spiderverse/Across The Spiderverse

Jacksepticeye Egos

Jake Gyllenhaal characters

The Last of Us (TV)

Life Is Strange (Original, Before the Storm, True Colours)

Little Shop of Horrors musical

Lucifer (Vertigo Comics)

The Magnus Archives

Markiplier Egos

Marvel Cinematic Universe (up to Thor: Love and Thunder)

The Matrix (first movie)

The Mechanisms

Megamind

Minecraft (not MCYT)

Les Miserables

My Little Pony

NCIS (Original)

Night at the Museum trilogy

Night In The Woods

Ouran High School Host Club

Overwatch

The Owl House

Phantom of the Opera

Pokemon

The Quarry

Resident Evil (7 and 8)

Rick and Morty

The Rookie

Sandman (Vertigo Comics)

Scooby Doo

Scream

Sherlock (BBC/RDJ/Elementary/ACD)

Slumber Party Massacre II

Spies In Disguise

Spongebob Squarepants

Star Trek TOS

Star Wars (episode I-IX)

Stardew Valley

Steven Universe

Stranger Things

Supernatural (seasons 1-9)

Teen Titans (2003 Animated Series)

Titans

Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Twilight

Undertale (horrortale, underfell, underswap, swapfell)

The Untamed / Mo Dao Zu Shi

Until Dawn

Vocaloid

The Walking Dead (Seasons 1-7)

Wednesday

Welcome To Night Vale (episodes 1-100)

Yandere Simulator

Yellowjackets

Z-O-M-B-I-E-S Disney Musical

[follyglass]

Follyglass : Hang

“All of the frames in this museum are merely stringent tradition, a mirage that plagues me in its constancy,” sniffed the gallerist eying the carved wood and gilt. No matter how many times she had said it aloud now, the gallerist had yet to encounter a like mind. After all, most people were culturally conditioned regard frames as a mere device in service to what really mattered: the delicacy, the pretty visions made by mixing powdered jewels in oil and swishing them about to mimic light and shadow and magnificent life rendered on a smooth piece of wood or copper. Most often they were portraits of those that were and now were nevermore.

Everyone remembers the cake that’s here and gone, nobody gives notice to the plate, unless it is filthy or cracked.

The gallerist thumbed the pendant at her collar, a small silver capsule that housed a gilded splinter; it was what remained of a work by Wm. Goodricke.

One day, she would find another frame by Wm. Goodricke, that bastard.

Ages ago, those that crossed the ocean did so with portraits of their loved ones. Since passage was prohibitively expensive for a whole family, there was one chosen to safeguard their surname, and then paintings were made and frames were carved. It wasn’t a cheap bit of magic at all, but it saved room and feeding. Shipwrecks and fire were fervently discussed. Children were calmed with cakes laced with laudanum. The painter worked their oils in a bid for the most realistic rendering down to the wife’s wry smile and the son’s plaid coat. When the painting was complete, the framer bound them so as to constrain their comings and goings… unframed portraits would awaken whenever they so chose, but a ship was not the place to reawaken. The one trusted family member carried them aboard, silent, careful.

On the new shores the frames were split and a family could spring forth groggy– but whole– from a painting to begin a new life away from what troubled them.

For many, this was a blessing.

But even the most benign of tools are found to be weapons by those that figure out how to wield them thusly.

The fearful Jack Westbury, known around The Ditches as Hollow-Eyed Jack, was eventually captured. The justice sentenced him to be painted, and so a rather glum-looking forest scene was painted, and Jack was placed behind a particularly crooked and particularly dead tree. The framer that bound the painting even signed his work: Wm. Goodricke. Many rejoiced. It was a punishment that required little of the taxpayers’ or crown’s money, and was not as distasteful as the crowd-pleasing tortures; surely, this was a kinder way to mete out justice.

More grotesque cases were found to be fit for The Painting, and eventually there were enough to fill out a gallery. Wallpapered in damask with tasseled curtains, this jail held no danger of stench or violence, and so many paid coin to witness not only the criminals themselves, but also to wonder at the skills of the artists and to see the rare but celebrated frame-breaking and freeing of those who had served their time. Most gallery-goers nibbled on thyme cakes and sipped ginger fizzes while guessing at crimes.

One-by-one more galleries were added, and people like the dishonest baker (guilty of padding his breadloaves with sawdust) found themselves hanging in gold among the crowds’ hush. Many took pleasure in the portrait of a rather ugly dog that nipped at people’s heels, relieved they could stroll Cotton Lane without being chased after. A father who had sent their eight-year-old son off with a tin of tea and a kiss in the morning had found his son the next day in the galleries, staring blankly from a lovely lake scene, for the crime of approaching the queen’s swans. The guards sternly reminded him that there were to be no outbursts in the gallery, lest he wanted to stand the same shore as little Henry.

Among the cruel jokes, there arose mutterings about justice, about liberty. A plan was enacted under the belief that cruelty of the system would not reach for the gloved hands of a group of lovely young women.

So, the gallerist and what she would come to think of as her sisters protested. They too, were hanged, bound by a frame crafted by the magic of Wm. Goodricke.

It was then that the public realized a wrong word, might cause them to spend more time in the galleries than they meant to, and so the galleries became vacant. Without the public funding, they closed. A fire took the records, and the nobles – eager to own the rare, the curious – exchanged anonymous money for paintings. Hollow-Eyed Jack was said to reside above the fireplace at a castle in Luxembourg. The baker was spotted at an auction.

Over decades, some frames cracked. Some were simply removed for cleaning or in exchange for something more fashionable, and those that were painted were set blinking out into a world that they knew nothing of. But they were free.

Through luck, the gallerist had found and freed the boy only three years ago. She helped him to learn the ways of the new world, even though she herself was stumbled daily by things that the modern folk found commonplace. And now she spent too many weekends of her young one-hundred-and-twenty year life searching for what might remain of her sisters in little shamble shops and museums and estate sales so that she might do them justice.

[yatescountyhistorycenter]

Walking along Penn Yan’s Main Street and through its history

By Jonathan Monfiletto

It has been my pleasure and privilege to work for the Yates County History Center for the last three years and to write the Oliver’s Travels blog every week for nearly as long. However, my time at the History Center is ending, and with it the Oliver’s Travels blog is ending as well. This is the 152nd and final article to appear on the Oliver’s Travels blog, which means for the past 152 consecutive weeks you the readers have read true tales of Yates County history. Many of you have shared your compliments, feedback, and even memories of the moments with me, and I really and truly appreciate all of that.

Even though I had no Yates County connections whatsoever before I came to the History Center (I was born and raised in St. Lawrence County and live in Seneca County with my family now) as a summer intern during my master’s degree work 3½ years ago and then as a full-fledged employee, I have fallen in love with Penn Yan and Yates County. I have come to appreciate the historic nature and vibrant culture of the community and how the community stewards and values its shared history in many ways – from the well-known Public Universal Friend to the lesser-known individuals and families who have shaped the past and the present together.

This is especially true of the historic homes and buildings sprinkled around Yates County and dotted throughout the village of Penn Yan that have been preserved and cherished and continually used. I love being able to sit at my desk in the L. Caroline Underwood Museum and gaze at a photograph of downtown Penn Yan from olden times and then peer down Main Street from the corner and feel as if I am seeing the same picture.

As part of my duties with the History Center, I often run errands to various establishments in downtown Penn Yan. As long as it is not raining, I walk on these errands, and as I walk I often look up and around at the buildings enveloping me and imagine I have gone back in time decades or even centuries ago. I feel as if I could stop in at Struble’s Arcade to conduct business and meet with fellow villagers or visit Lown’s Dry Goods to peruse the latest goods for sale there. Maybe I could chat with Warner Bush about the newest appliances and records he has available or browse the upcoming programs and presentations at Cornwell’s Opera House. I realize this reverie is anachronistic, happening across time periods, but I think you get the idea and can see the imagery.

So, this final Oliver’s Travels article pays homage to downtown Main Street in Penn Yan, with its structures that maintain much the same shape and appearance as they did throughout much of the 19th century and during the 20th century as well. When my time and the weather allow, I like to stretch my legs by walking down one side of Main Street through downtown, crossing at Elm Street and walking back to the Underwood Museum on the other side of Main Street. While I do find downtown Penn Yan to be a lively scene even nowadays, all around the year, if I could take myself back to the turn of the 20th century I would have found a scene that was different but no less lively.

Walking down the west side of Main Street, I would have stopped at Struble’s Arcade at 144-150 Main St. – built in 1869 by Charles V. Bush, who built several downtown structures, but so-named when Clinton B. Struble purchased it in 1898 – to check the mail or send a package or a letter, as the Penn Yan Post Office was located here before it moved across the street into its own building in 1912. I could have visited The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. – Penn Yan’s first A&P market and purportedly the first in the chain – in the front of the Arcade.

Next, continuing down the west side, I might have stopped at Henry O. Bennett’s pharmacy, at 142 Main St., and gotten a refreshment or, passing by The Citizens Bank building at 140 Main, I might have stopped at L.P. Wagener’s grocery store, at 138 Main, and placed an order for goods to be delivered. Whether any relation to the grocer, Wagener Brothers Boots and Shoes was located at 136 Main; it was one of several shoes stores, millineries, clothing outlets, and jewelers along my route during the early 1900s.

The Flower Cart & Gift Shoppe stands at 134 Main St.; interestingly, in the 1920s, the Crystal Florist was located here, and in the 1930s George Pappas was the florist. Bush’s Music and Radio House could be found at 132 Main starting in 1925. N.K. Sherman had a department store at 130 Main until 1913. The building at 126 Main is so wide it envelops what would have 128 Main; in its heyday, it was the Hamlin family’s The Metropolitan and it sold seemingly everything in the way of dry goods.

At 124 Main St., I could have stopped in to see Dr. Elmendorf if I was feeling sick or just needed a checkup. While an apple a day might keep the doctor away, Richard Craugh’s bakery at 118 Main might have been the place to go afterward. A series of shoe stores, jewelers, a grocer, and a clothing store ensues as I continue my walk.

I stop at 100 Main St. not only to prepare to cross the street but also to honor a piece of Penn Yan history. First of all, the original building at 100-102 Main once had the same curved front much like the Pinckney Hardware building across Elm Street, but this building – the site of Bordwell’s Drugs at the time – was torn down during urban renewal in the late 1960s. Second of all, a large pine tree once stood next to the sidewalk near this building, which stood on the bank of the Keuka Lake Outlet until the outlet was moved during the construction of the Crooked Lake in the late 1820s.

According to some of the origin stories of how Penn Yan got its name, it was at this tree that a group of residents gathered in order to come up with a name for their settlement. While the location changes in some stories, one detail that seems to be same across the accounts is that the men passed around a jug of whiskey during their discussion. At one point, as various names were tossed around the tree, one man noted half of the group were Pennsylvanians and the other half were Yankees from New England and suggested they name their settlement Penn Yan. And everyone seemed to like that name.

Crossing the street, I find Seely Clothing Company at 101 Main St. and T.S. Burns’ grocery store at 103 Main. I might have stopped for a treat at F.W. Horton’s Opera House Bakery or the Olympian Fruit and Candy Company, depending on the era, at 105 Main. Around the same time, 107 and 109 were together as Eaton Brothers Groceries, while 109 was once Curran Florist and Cigars.

The structure at 111-119 Main St. is one big building, once the site of Cornwell’s Opera House. While Long’s Cards & Books officially lists its address as 115 Main, it takes up 113-119 Main. Interestingly, when George R. Cornwell bought the building, he too located a store selling books, stationary, and wallpaper as well as sewing machines and musical instruments on the first floor while opening an opera house on the second floor. With a stage at the east end of the hall, many plays and events took place there, and speakers featured there included Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglass, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and P.T. Barnum. As I walk past, I imagine myself seeing one of these celebrities.

The building at 121-123 Main St. is now Cole’s Furniture & Floor Fashions, and indeed at the turn of the century the Corcoran brothers had a furniture store here as well. A couple of renditions of the Quackenbush pharmacy called 125 Main home from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century. The Arts Center of Yates County is situated at 127 Main in what was built as Baldwin’s Bank in 1872 and remained so until 1958. There is a passageway between this building and 131 Main – the Lown building – into 129 Main, which once hosted Sheppard’s Opera House and later the Yates Lyceum and Opera House until it was destroyed by fire in 1907.

The Lown building is one that has long fascinated me, whether I envision how it would have appeared when it was built in 1889 or I gaze at it outside and inside nowadays. In fact, the building – outside and inside – looks much the same today as when J.H. Lown’s Dry Goods opened in the building built by Charles Bush in 1889. The business has remained in near-continuous operation for 135 years as a department store with various kinds of goods for sale, as a cooperative store with 27 different vendors, as an art studio for the Yates County ARC, and as an old-fashioned chocolate and candy store.

Speaking of department stores, another one with several iterations was located next door to the Lown building. The original structure, built by Charles Bush around 1888 to 1889, extended from 133 to 141 Main St. and hosted the Roenke & Rogers department store. Shortly after the turn of the century, as I’m taking my walk, I might have stopped in the five and ten cents store that was here. Later on, it was J.C. Penney, then W.T. Grants, and then Thompson Furniture before the building burned during the Penn Yan firehouse fire in 1967.

The Penn Yan firehouse, of course, was located next door at 143 Main St. from 1856 until 1967. Even before the structure caught fire from a malfunction with the boiler, there were plans to build a new firehouse that would replace the aging and outdated building and house the modern firetrucks and equipment. As I’m walking down Main Street in the early 1900s, though, I might greet firefighters manning the station and working on their equipment, prepared to answer the community’s call.

As I chat with the firefighters, I gaze up at the magnificent Benham House – a hotel, with residences as well as stables and stagecoach barns, that served the community from 1858 to 1960. I then glance at my watch and realize I need to get back to the present day – and back to work.

It has really and truly been an honor to research and write about the history of Yates County over the past three years and to share it with you through the Oliver’s Travels blog, the Yates Past newsletter, and the Yates County History Center Facebook and Instagram accounts. It is amazing for me to think that I – who has all of three years of experience with Yates County and its history and culture – have been able to teach you – many of whom have been around Yates County all or most of your lives and have lived through some of things I have written about – about your local history. Yates County, its history, and – most importantly – its people, past and present, will always have a special place in my heart.

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Bath, 04 de Janeiro do Ano 2 - Sábado - Doc - 25 anos.

07:00 - Acordamos e vamos ao spa do hotel:

08:00 - Voltamos, tomamos banho e nos arrumamos. 08:45 - Tomamos café no hotel:

09:20 - Visitamos: No. 1 Royal Crescent

10:00 - Passeamos pelo parque: Royal Crescent

10:50 - Temos uma experiência: The Bird of Prey Project

11:40 - Compramos uma coisinhas antes de voltar para o centro: Newton Farm Shop & Cafe

12:30 - Almoçamos: Henry's Restaurant Bath

14:20 - Visitamos: Fashion Museum Bath

15:00 - Visitamos outro museu: The Jane Austen Centre

15:40 - Outro local: Mary Shelley's House of Frankenstein

16:30 - Passamos na livraria: Waterstones

17:00 - Voltamos e nadamos.

18:00 - Subimos, tomamos banho e nos arrumamos. 18:40 - Tomamos um drink no hotel:

19:30 - Vamos a festa na casa do amigo de Simon, um playboy muito maneiro.

Bebemos e nos divertimos.

01:00 - Chegamos no hotel e dormimos.

[edisonblog]

The Smithsonian Institution ("Smithsonian Institution") is an educational and research institution associated with a complex of museums, founded and administered by the United States government.

With most of its buildings located in Washington, D.C., the institute comprises 19 museums and seven research centers, and has 142 million items in its collections.

It was founded for the promotion and dissemination of knowledge by British scientist James Smithson (1765-1829). In Smithson's will, he declared that if the heir, his nephew Henry James Hungerford, died without issue, the Smithson estate should be donated to the United States government for the creation of an "establishment for the expansion and diffusion of knowledge among men". After Henry James died in 1835 without leaving heirs, President Andrew Jackson informed Congress of Smithson's estate, which consisted of 100,000 gold coins and 500,000 dollars (9,235,277 in 2005 values).

The Smithsonian Institution was then established as a trust by an act of Congress, and was functionally and legally an agency of the United States government. Part of the collection of one of its museums is the V8 motorcycle, created in 1907 by Glenn Curtiss, to establish the highest speed reached by a motorized equipment until then.

The Smithsonian complex includes 19 museums and galleries, as well as nine research centers and a number of zoos and botanical gardens. Museums house comprehensive collections covering a wide range of topics, from art and natural history to aviation and technology. The institution also carries out innovative research in several areas, contributing significantly to the advancement of scientific and cultural knowledge.

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A Smithsonian Institution ("Instituição Smithsoniana") é uma instituição educacional e de pesquisa associada a um complexo de museus, fundada e administrada pelo governo dos Estados Unidos.

Com grande parte de seus prédios localizados em Washington, D.C., o instituto compreende 19 museus e sete centros de pesquisa, e tem 142 milhões de itens em suas coleções.

Foi fundado para a promoção e disseminação de conhecimento pelo cientista britânico James Smithson (1765-1829). No testamento de Smithson, ele declarou que se o herdeiro, seu sobrinho Henry James Hungerford, morresse sem deixar descendentes, o patrimônio dos Smithson deveria ser doado ao governo dos Estados Unidos para a criação de um "estabelecimento para a expansão e difusão de conhecimento entre os homens". Após Henry James morrer em 1835 sem deixar herdeiros, o presidente Andrew Jackson informou o Congresso do patrimônio de Smithson, que consistia de 100 000 moedas de ouro e 500 000 dólares (9 235 277 em valores de 2005).

O Instituto Smithsoniano foi então estabelecido como um truste por uma lei do Congresso, sendo funcional e legalmente um órgão do governo dos Estados Unidos. Faz parte do acervo de um dos seus museus, a motocicleta V8, criada em 1907 por Glenn Curtiss, para estabelecer a maior velocidade atingida por um equipamento motorizado até então.

O complexo da Smithsonian inclui 19 museus e galerias, além de nove centros de pesquisa e uma série de zoológicos e jardins botânicos. Os museus abrigam coleções abrangentes que cobrem uma ampla gama de temas, desde arte e história natural até aviação e tecnologia. A instituição também realiza pesquisas inovadoras em diversas áreas, contribuindo significativamente para o avanço do conhecimento científico e cultural.

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A Funeral Procession near Lake Killarney, County Kerry

Henry Mark Anthony (1817–1886)

Maidstone Museum & Bentlif Art Gallery

33Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes, And I shall keep it to the end. 34Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law; Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart. 35Make me walk in the path of Your commandments, For I delight in it. 36[f]Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to covetousness. 37Turn[g] away my eyes from looking at worthless things, And revive me in [h]Your way. 38Establish Your word to Your servant, Who is devoted to fearing You. 39Turn away my reproach which I dread, For Your judgments are good. 40Behold, I long for Your precepts; Revive me in Your righteousness.

7“So you, son of man: I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore you shall hear a word from My mouth and warn them for Me. 8When I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you shall surely die!’ and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand. 9Nevertheless if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have [b]delivered your soul.

1 Awake! Awake and greet the new morn, for angels herald its dawning. sing out your joy, for Jesus is born, behold! the Child of our longing. Come as a baby weak and poor, to bring all hearts together, to open wide the heavenly door, and lives now inside us forever.

2 To us, to all in sorrow and fear, Emmanuel comes a-singing, whose humble song is quiet and near, yet fills the earth with its ringing. Music to heal the broken soul and hymns of loving kindness, the thunder of the anthems roll to shatter all hate and injustice.

3 In deepest night Christ's coming shall be, when all the world is despairing, as morning light so quiet and free, so warm and gentle and caring. One without voice breaks forth in song, a lame one leaps in wonder, the weak are raised above the strong, and weapons are broken asunder.

4 Rejoice, rejoice, take heart in the night, though cold the winter and cheerless, the rising sun shall crown you with light, be strong and loving and fearless; Love be our song and love our prayer, and love, our endless story, may God fill every day we share, and bring us at last into glory.

[early2000smovieimagines]

Masterlist

A collection of all the writing I’ve done for movies released between 2000-2009 (Last updated 5/1/2022). Names of characters are links to dating hcs; everything else is pretty self explanatory. Posts towards the bottom of this list are older and therefore not as good: I’ll probably be rewriting them at some point but I hope you enjoy them anyway!

For movies from 2010 onward, check out @exceptionimagines

And for Marvel movies (including MCU phases 1-4 and the X-men franchise), check out @babybamf

Harry Potter

Harry Potter

Ron Weasley

- NSFW

Hermione Granger

Draco Malfoy

- NSFW

Blaise Zabini

- NSFW

Fred Weasley 

Fred dating a non-pranking, younger girl from a different house

George Weasley

George Weasley having a crush on you

Seamus Finnegan

Sirius Black

Oliver Wood

Viktor Krum

- NSFW

Viktor with a motherly s/o who loves to cook

Night at the Museum

Ahkmenrah

Al Capone

Kahmunrah

Napoleon Bonaparte 

The Great Gatsby (Now a part of my other blog)

Jay Gatsby

- NSFW

Inglorious Basterds

Preference~The Basterds as parents

Donny Donowitz (Uncompleted)

- NSFW

Donny with a soft male! basterd s/o

Saw

Adam Stanheight

Final Destination

Tod Waggner

- NSFW

Jeepers Creepers

Darry Jenner

- NSFW

House Of Wax

Nick Jones

Bo Sinclair

Donnie Darko

Donnie Darko

Jennifers Body

Jennifer Check

Thirteen Ghosts

Dennis Rafkin

Royce Clayton (Torn Prince)

Horace Mahoney (The Juggernaut)

Pitch Black

Riddick

Signs

Merill Hess

What Lies Beneath

Being married to and having children with Claire

Bruiser

Henry Creedlow

The Alter Boys

Tim Sullivan

Chasing 3000

Roger Straka

Speed Racer

Sparky

Santa Clause 3

Jack Frost

High School Musical

Troy Bolton

- NSFW

She’s The Man

Duke Orsino

- NSFW

Bring It On

Cliff Pantone

Mean Girls

Cady Heron

Aaron Samuels

- NSFW

Regina George

Gretchen Weiners

Karen Smith

Loser (2000)

Noah (tw:sa)

Twilight

Paul Lahote

Jasper Hale (Uncompleted)

Jasper having a crush on you

Jasper meeting a lost boys-esque s/o

Emmett Cullen (Uncompleted)

Emmett meeting his Denali clan s/o for the first time

Alistair(Uncompleted)

Alistairs mate reuniting with her sister Esme

The Covenant

Chase Collins (Uncompleted)

Chase being in love with the fifth member of the covenant

Pogue Parry (Uncompleted)

Being Calebs twin and dating Pogue

Reid Garwin (Uncompleted)

Reid dating Tylers older sister; the mom of the group

Pearl Harbor

Danny Walker

Rafe McCawley

Brothers

Tommy Cahill having a crush on you

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Follow Your Dreams, My 70 Years as an Archaeologist

Archaeology usually conjures up Indiana Jones as an example of the thrills and dangers of archaeological research. Archaeology is a relatively safe occupation, although there are exceptions, such as the archaeologist who stood on top of a Mayan pyramid who was struck by lightning. There are many fields of archaeology that focus on geographic areas and time periods, from hunters and gatherers over hundreds of thousands of years to the last 10,000 years of the rise of civilizations around the world. There are many cultural specialties in archaeology such as Egyptology, Classical archaeology, focusing on the Mediterranean Greek and Roman, Mayan, Inca, U.S. Southwest and so forth. A field represented in Pittsburgh is Biblical archaeology at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary with its Kelso Museum of Near Eastern Archaeology. At the University of Pittsburgh in the Department of Anthropology there is a focus on Mexico, Central and South America, Eastern Europe, China, and Central Asia with currently over 30 graduate students and faculty conducting research in these regions.

The Section of Anthropology of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, for over 100 years, has conducted archaeological research in Egypt, Israel, Central Asia, Caribbean, Costa Rica, Peru, the Upper Ohio Valley and holds collections from other areas of the Americas and the world though donations or purchase. The richness of the Section’s collections can be seen in Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt, Polar World: Wyckoff Hall of Arctic Life, and Alcoa Foundation Hall of American Indians.

From an early age I wanted to be an archaeologist. My father was worried that archaeology wouldn’t provide much of a livelihood, so he arranged a visit with the director of the Peabody Museum at Harvard when I was a teenager. My father asked the director J. O Brew if one could make a living as an archaeologist and he answered, “it’s better if you’re independently wealthy.” This didn’t deter me from following my dream of becoming an archaeologist. My archaeological career is filled with luck and serendipity where seizing an offered archaeological opportunity or discovery of a significant artifact, not only guided my research, but where I worked. I have a parallel career in historic colonial sites and in prehistoric maritime adaptations. I became intrigued with archaeology at an early age visiting the Springfield Science Museum and joining a chapter of the Massachusetts Archaeological Society based at the museum. I went out on their excavations at sites in the Connecticut River Valley, one which was in 1957 in South Hadley where I learned how to uncover burials. From summering in the Lake George area of New York State I became interested in historic archaeology due to all the French and Indian War (1754-1763) forts in the region. In 1952 at age 16, I was a crew member for two summers at the excavations of Fort William Henry, made famous by James Fenimore Cooper’s novel The Last of the Mohicans.

Excavation of Fort William Henry at the Head of Lake George, New York 1952. (Photo Credit Dr. Richardson)

Fort William Henry was destroyed by French and Indian forces in 1757. In 1952, excavations and reconstruction of the fort began on what became a major tourist attraction. Photos show Dr. Richardson pointing to a photo of his 16-year-old self-excavating the site. (Photo Credit: Dr. David Watters)

I also summered on Martha’s Vineyard where in 1954 I dug at a coastal site with an associate of the Martha’s Vineyard Museum which stimulated my desire to become a maritime archaeologist. At St. Lawrence University I majored in Sociology and Anthropology and in 1957 I wrote a letter to the Smithsonian Institution asking to go on one of their expeditions and was accepted on a crew that set up a tent camp on the Big Bend of the Missouri River in South Dakota excavating at the Black Partisan village site. While at SLU I also was a crew member in 1959 at the excavations of Johnson Hall in Johnstown, NY, the home of Sir William Johnson, the British Superintendent of Indian Affairs during the French and Indian War.

Smithsonian Institution camp on the Lower Brule Sioux (Lakota) Indian Reservation in South Dakota, 1957. (Photo Credit: Dr. Richardson)

Dr. Richardson in the Smithsonian Camp 1957. (Photo Credit: Warren Caldwell)

Dr. Richardson lounging at the Black Partisan Site, an excavation of an earth lodge at Lower Brule Reservation. (Photo Credit: Warren Caldwell)

Dr. Richardson excavating a food storage pit at the Black Partisan Site. (Photo Credit: Warren Caldwell)

At Syracuse University for my master’s, I crewed in 1962-63 on 3 sites in up-state New York directed by William A. Ritchie, the State Archaeologist from the New York State Museum. I mentioned to him my interest in maritime archaeology and urged him to develop a research project on Martha’s Vineyard, which he did, excavating 6 sites from 1962-1966 on which I of course I participated. After Syracuse in 1963, I with my wife Judy went to the University of Illinois for my Ph.D. in northeastern U.S. archaeology, focusing on the maritime Vineyard. Here one of my advisors came out of his office and shouted down the hall to me “Jim, do you want to go to Peru?” To which I replied, “of course if you’re paying.” An excellent case of seizing the moment that fit well with my career goal of becoming a maritime specialist. In 1965 my wife Judy and I went to Talara, the second oldest operating oil field in the world after Drake well in western PA. Talara is 100 miles south of the Ecuadorian border and here I located an 8,000-year-old shell midden called Siches, which held evidence from warm and cold ocean fish and shellfish species. Based on the evidence at this coastal fishing and shellfish gathering society and other sites on the coast of Peru I and my colleague Dan Sandweiss, a Research Associate of the Section, developed the theory that this was evidence of a major shift in the change from a warm water to a cold water current washing the Peruvian north coast and the origins of El Niño around 5,800 years ago, the worldwide drought and flood disasters. My doctorate in 1969 was on the changing climate and coastal sites in the Talara region. I also dug in southern Peru at the Ring Site, an 10,500-year-old massive shell midden with cold water fish and shellfish. In addition, my students and I surveyed pyramid centers in the Talara area as well. I did return to Martha’s Vineyard in the early 80’s excavating 2 shell middens and a Colonial house site of missionaries to the Wampanoag. In western Pennsylvania in 1970 I directed a field school for the University of Pittsburgh at the Revolutionary War site of Hanna’s Town in Westmoreland County, the first County Seat west of the Alleghenies. This town of 30 log cabins and a fort was destroyed by an Iroquois and British attack in 1782. Here we excavated Charles Foreman’s tavern.

Dr. Richardson excavating Jackie Onassis’s property on Martha’s Vineyard in 1982. This site is called the Hornblower II Site. (Photo Credit: Jim Peterson)

Dr. Richardson in the cellar hole of the John and Experience Mayhew House Site c.1672-1658 on Martha’s Vineyard in 1985. (Phot Credit: Jim Peterson)

The Ring Site Ilo, Peru 1983 a 10,500-year-old Shell Midden. (Photo Credit: Dr. Richardson)

Dr. Richardson in the shell midden profile of the Ring Site, Peru. (Photo Credit: Daniel Sandweiss)

I came to the University of Pittsburgh in 1967, retiring in 2009. While at Pitt serving as chairman, I was approached by then director Dr. Craig Black to take over the chair of the Section of Anthropology in 1978 and accepted a half-time position as chief curator until my retirement in 2006. The only thing that has changed in my retirements was receiving a salary! I am currently writing up some sites from my Peruvian and Martha’s Vineyard research and have a book in press on a colonial site on Martha’s Vineyard where I am a board member of the museum. I am also still involved with Pitt graduate students and in programs at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, so little has changed in my archaeological career since I first put a shovel in the ground in 1952.

Dr. James B. Richardson III is Curator Emeritus in the Section of Anthropology at Carnegie Museum of Natural History and University of Pittsburgh Anthropology Professor Emeritus. Museum employees are encouraged to blog about their unique experiences and knowledge gained from working at the museum.