by Mike Staggs | Nov 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
Albert Augustus Pope emerged from the Civil War at the age of 22, with the brevetted rank of Colonel, commendations for bravery, and a small amount of carefully-saved military pay. Setting up shop in Boston, he began trading in shoe decorations, air pistols, and...
by Mike Staggs | Oct 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Selected by Jenna Beaulieu, Curator of Education Nothing beats a bedtime story – except perhaps a daytime story, after-lunch story, on-a-road-trip story…wait – maybe stories are just great all the way around! Picture books are an amazing way to...
by Mike Staggs | Oct 8, 2019 | Learn
In 1905, Theodore Roosevelt occupied the White House, the average life expectancy was 47 years, only 14% of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub, the tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower, the average wage in the U.S. was 22 cents per hour, and most...
by Mike Staggs | Sep 30, 2019 | Updates
During this second year of our current exhibit, Selling Lifestyle and Leisure: Art, Advertising, and the Automobile, we decided to recreate some of our favorite advertisements or artworks featuring motor vehicles on display at the Seal Cove Auto Museum. Who else to...
by Mike Staggs | Sep 15, 2019 | Learn
“Ground floor: Perfumery, stationery, and leather goods, wigs and haberdashery, kitchenware, food and Searchmonts. Going up… ” So might have said the elevator operator at Wanemaker’s Department Store in 1904. Following the bankruptcy of the...
