On November 19, 1620. Nearly two weeks had passed since the merchant ship Mayflower dropped anchor. 101 passengers survived the crossing. All faced a New England winter aboard an overcrowded ship. 41 male passengers pledged signed the following compromise— www.gilderlehrman.org/sites/defaul...

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Wearing yet another hat—
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On this day 250 years ago, Patrick Henry delivered an impassioned speech to the Virginia Assembly, gathered at Saint John's Anglican (now Episcopal) Church in Richmond, Virginia.
His closing words are known to every educated American. Read the entire speech here: avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century...

It's snowing again in the North Country. Mark Twain said everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it. During a recent conversation with landscape painter Joe Sweeney, he quoted these clever lyrics.

Kathie Manthorne's Keynote talk about 19th century women photographers—TODAY @ 11:40 am EST. olemiss.edu/.../women-in...

The Rockwell Kent Gallery at the Plattsburgh State Art Museum reopened on February 13, 2025— the most comprehensive collection of artworks by the controversial American artist. Read my article in the March-April Fine Art Connoisseur
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Winter Clouds along the Adirondack Coast

TALES FROM THE MODELS' STAND
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