Putting the Pieces Together: Puzzles and Their Many Forms
Puzzles: the activity for a rainy day, a family night, or just a fun pastime. It’s something everyone has done at least once in their lives, and something many people […]
Read MorePuzzles: the activity for a rainy day, a family night, or just a fun pastime. It’s something everyone has done at least once in their lives, and something many people […]
Read MoreEach recent decade seems to have its own version of the locket, from the 1980s revival of classic, engraved Victorian versions, to 1990s minimalist hearts, to the early 2000s use of […]
Read MoreIt is rare that a character can be instantly recognized by one singular feature despite any other aspects which have been changed, regardless of how beloved that character may be—though […]
Read MoreObject #2, or the 1940s men’s dancing shoes, served as an initial source of inspiration for the Just Dance! exhibition. The claim that they were believed to be worn with […]
Read MoreHi! My name is Aileen Valerio, and I am a Collection’s Intern here at the Wenham Museum. This fall I will begin my final semester as a master’s student at […]
Read MoreHello and welcome to Elysian Fields! My name is Audrey and I’m interning in the Wenham Museum’s collections for the summer. Entering the museum, I knew interns could take on […]
Read MoreHenry Alley, Sr. (1835-1908) was an innovator, author, and educator with wide-ranging influence in the field of apiculture. Although Alley was employed as a shoemaker into the 1870s, his affinity […]
Read MoreImage: Jump for Joy by Sue Kassirer. Wenham Museum’s Art Grows Here! Friday, July 30 – Sunday, August 8, 2021 Download the AGH Tour Map (Letter Size) >> Download the […]
Read MoreWenham in All Seasons by Valerie Weigand McCaffrey Contemporary Folk Artist from Beverly Farms, Massachusetts In August 2015, the Wenham Museum commissioned an oil painting of the Town of Wenham […]
Read MoreIn October, we’re reminded of some significant dates in Patton family history. The above photo is of George S. Patton, Sr., who was a Colonel in the Confederate Army during […]
Read MoreAuthor & Illustrator Talk Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Tuesday, May 25, 2021 7 p.m. Free Community Program Online via Zoom Register >> Buy the Book […]
Read MoreHelen Clay Frick and the Iron Rail In honor of #WomensHistoryMonth, we’d like to share a story about Helen Clay Frick, the founder of the Wenham property known today as […]
Read MorePortrait doll of Julia Ward Howe, ca. 1900, by Carnig Eksergian (Armenian), gift of Mary Osgood and Elizabeth McMahon Donoghue. Howe sat for the portrait doll at age 87. She […]
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