Category: Wanderings
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True Character
3–4 minutes·
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There were many distinguished visitors who came to enjoy the tranquil setting Alice and William Miner created during the heyday of Heart’s Delight Farm in Chazy. Many of these visitors signed guest books with eloquent messages. One such visitor was James Buchanan Brady. Perhaps you will know him better by his nickname, Diamond Jim. Diamond…
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Engineer as Artist in 1588
When it comes to books we all have our preferences… I appreciate a story that draws me in so fully that I forget to eat dinner. And, as a visual artist, I am naturally enticed by drawings and prints. Since my first summer on the job, one of my favorite books here at The Alice…
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Lena’s Crazy Quilt
3–4 minutes·
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Over the 87 years The Alice has operated as a museum there have been times when interesting objects and letters came into the collection as donations or bequests. The museum has become a repository for genealogy and local history information as well as for some objects and textiles donated by local families. It is a…
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Imagine…
A world without hate… I Never Thought A 1-Minute Video Could Punch Me In The Heart. Yet Here We Are..
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Perks of the Job
One of my roles as a museum director is to oversee the process of conservation of the Alice’s collection. This requires looking at priorities designated by a conservator who surveyed our objects years ago as well as heeding the recommendations of our collections committee in light of the inherent value of the objects to the…
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Po’pay – Pueblo Indian Hero
1–2 minutes·
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Sometimes, when wandering the internet (often late at night) I actually learn something! I was checking out some Hopi dances and videos recently, when I stumbled onto an article about the unveiling of a statue honoring Po’pay in the National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C. The short story of Po’pay is this – in 1680 Po’pay…
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Butterflies Go Free
This time of the year winter starts to smell like your brother’s dirty socks. Maybe that’s too extreme a metaphor… but the cold weather and grey skies get a little old. In order to ease the body’s discomfort a trip to the botanical gardens with their warm and bloom filled greenhouses is definitely refreshing! Currently…
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Wandering ‘the Gut’ in Winter
I often drive past a magical area along Lake Champlain that simply looks like a small tree-lined stream running between farm fields. The magic cannot be experienced from the road, but I know where it is as drive over Riley Brook – a brook that flows east toward the lake and meanders through a haven…
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Magnificent Hearst Castle
4–6 minutes·
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Imagine a palace filled with wonderful artwork from foreign lands, incredibly detailed and ornate tile work, opulent swimming pools surrounded by graceful figurative sculptures – all placed in the lovely setting of rolling hills stretching down to the Pacific Ocean. It was built in the 1920s-1940s, and is an achievement that will never be equaled,…
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Adirondack Cool
It’s an 80 degree day with humidity in the 50 percentile range – who wouldn’t want to be soaking in a cool body of water? I grew up in Northern California with a swimming pool in the backyard. I was spoiled for two reasons – the pool was small and old but was always ready…
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