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SUMMARY:Memento Mori Tour: Oddities from Old Newbury on All Hallows Day
DESCRIPTION:Memento Mori: Oddities from Old Newbury on All Hallows Day \nOn All Hallows Day—a time set aside for remembering the dead—the Museum of Old Newbury invites you to a rare\, behind-the-scenes experience. For this one-day-only event\, the museum will offer three special guided tours of the Cushing House and Perkins Archive and Research Center at 11:00 AM\, 1:00 PM\, and 3:00 PM. \nLed by our knowledgeable guides\, each tour will introduce a curated selection of seldom-seen artifacts from the museum’s vast collections\, including: \nVictorian memento mori\, such as intricately woven hair jewelry\, reflecting love\, loss\, and remembrance\nBones\, preserved plants\, and food relics\, linked to war and the daily perils of life in earlier centuries\nA rare object from the Old Gaol\, bearing witness to incarceration across time\nUnsettling yet fascinating medical implements used by practitioners of the past\nShipwreck salvage from the hazardous New England coast\nAnd other curiosities that illuminate how past generations faced death\, survival\, and memory\nEach tour reveals unusual stories and hidden treasures\, offering a haunting yet compelling window into Newburyport’s past. \nExclusive Keepsake\nEvery guest will receive a frameable print of the 19th-century image from our collection of Lunt Undertakers & Embalmers on State Street—a memento perfectly suited to the day’s theme. \nEvent Details\n📅 Saturday\, November 1\n📍 Museum of Old Newbury\, 98 High Street\, Newburyport\, MA\n🕰 Tours at 11 AM\, 1 PM\, and 3 PM only\n🎟 $15 for MOON members\, $25 for non-members \nCapacity is limited—reserve early to secure your place on this rare All Hallows Day exploration of Newburyport’s most curious and haunting relics.
URL:https://northofboston.org/event/memento-mori-tour-oddities-from-old-newbury-on-all-hallows-day/
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SUMMARY:Memento Mori Tour: Oddities from Old Newbury on All Hallows Day
DESCRIPTION:Memento Mori: Oddities from Old Newbury on All Hallows Day \nOn All Hallows Day—a time set aside for remembering the dead—the Museum of Old Newbury invites you to a rare\, behind-the-scenes experience. For this one-day-only event\, the museum will offer three special guided tours of the Cushing House and Perkins Archive and Research Center at 11:00 AM\, 1:00 PM\, and 3:00 PM. \nLed by our knowledgeable guides\, each tour will introduce a curated selection of seldom-seen artifacts from the museum’s vast collections\, including: \nVictorian memento mori\, such as intricately woven hair jewelry\, reflecting love\, loss\, and remembrance\nBones\, preserved plants\, and food relics\, linked to war and the daily perils of life in earlier centuries\nA rare object from the Old Gaol\, bearing witness to incarceration across time\nUnsettling yet fascinating medical implements used by practitioners of the past\nShipwreck salvage from the hazardous New England coast\nAnd other curiosities that illuminate how past generations faced death\, survival\, and memory\nEach tour reveals unusual stories and hidden treasures\, offering a haunting yet compelling window into Newburyport’s past. \nExclusive Keepsake\nEvery guest will receive a frameable print of the 19th-century image from our collection of Lunt Undertakers & Embalmers on State Street—a memento perfectly suited to the day’s theme. \nEvent Details\n📅 Saturday\, November 1\n📍 Museum of Old Newbury\, 98 High Street\, Newburyport\, MA\n🕰 Tours at 11 AM\, 1 PM\, and 3 PM only\n🎟 $15 for MOON members\, $25 for non-members \nCapacity is limited—reserve early to secure your place on this rare All Hallows Day exploration of Newburyport’s most curious and haunting relics.
URL:https://northofboston.org/event/memento-mori-tour-oddities-from-old-newbury-on-all-hallows-day-2/
LOCATION:Museum of Old Newbury\, 98 High Street\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
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SUMMARY:Secure the Shadow: Spirit & Post-mortem Photography in the 19th Century
DESCRIPTION:On November 1\, known as All Hallows Day\, when the veil between the living and the dead feels thin\, the Museum of Old Newbury invites you to a night where history\, memory\, and the supernatural converge. \nShadows Secured\, Spirits Revealed\nIn the 19th century\, photographic processes were little understood—and for many\, photographers offered a glimpse into a liminal world. Two distinct practices emerged: \nPost-Mortem Photography: Families commissioned portraits of deceased loved ones\, especially children or those never captured in life. These images\, often posed to resemble peaceful rest\, became cherished mementos of grief and remembrance.\nSpirit Photography: Far more controversial\, this trade promised to reveal ghostly figures lingering beside the living. Using double exposures\, props\, and trickery\, photographers like Boston’s William H. Mumler convinced clients they had tangible proof of life beyond the grave.\nTogether\, these practices reveal how the lines between technology\, grief\, and the supernatural blurred in the 19th century. \nHistorian and Executive Director Bethany Groff Dorau will lead guests through an illustrated journey into this fascinating era. Discover how New England photography studios—Newburyport among them—advertised “miniatures of deceased persons”\, as charlatans and mezmerizers produced ghostly images on film. Explore why these photographs held such deep meaning for families navigating loss and a changing vision of death and the afterlife. \nTo complete the evening\, guests will enjoy a tasting courtesy of Ipswich Ale Brewery\, featuring: \nRich dark stout and porter beers\nSeasonal winter wines\nFresh apple cider donuts\nFestive fall punch\nJoin us on All Hallows Eve for a gathering filled with haunting images and unforgettable stories.
URL:https://northofboston.org/event/secure-the-shadow-spirit-post-mortem-photography-in-the-19th-century/
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SUMMARY:Secure the Shadow: Spirit & Post-mortem Photography in the 19th Century
DESCRIPTION:On November 1\, known as All Hallows Day\, when the veil between the living and the dead feels thin\, the Museum of Old Newbury invites you to a night where history\, memory\, and the supernatural converge. \nShadows Secured\, Spirits Revealed\nIn the 19th century\, photographic processes were little understood—and for many\, photographers offered a glimpse into a liminal world. Two distinct practices emerged: \nPost-Mortem Photography: Families commissioned portraits of deceased loved ones\, especially children or those never captured in life. These images\, often posed to resemble peaceful rest\, became cherished mementos of grief and remembrance.\nSpirit Photography: Far more controversial\, this trade promised to reveal ghostly figures lingering beside the living. Using double exposures\, props\, and trickery\, photographers like Boston’s William H. Mumler convinced clients they had tangible proof of life beyond the grave.\nTogether\, these practices reveal how the lines between technology\, grief\, and the supernatural blurred in the 19th century. \nHistorian and Executive Director Bethany Groff Dorau will lead guests through an illustrated journey into this fascinating era. Discover how New England photography studios—Newburyport among them—advertised “miniatures of deceased persons”\, as charlatans and mezmerizers produced ghostly images on film. Explore why these photographs held such deep meaning for families navigating loss and a changing vision of death and the afterlife. \nTo complete the evening\, guests will enjoy a tasting courtesy of Ipswich Ale Brewery\, featuring: \nRich dark stout and porter beers\nSeasonal winter wines\nFresh apple cider donuts\nFestive fall punch\nJoin us on All Hallows Eve for a gathering filled with haunting images and unforgettable stories.
URL:https://northofboston.org/event/secure-the-shadow-spirit-post-mortem-photography-in-the-19th-century-2/
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