1821

The Year is 1821 Phila Shove sat down to her private journal and opened its pages. She began to pen her thoughts and her thanks to her Lord on a crisp January morning with wishes of courage and prosperity for her future: “1st This morning ushers in the new year and may I be rightly…

Tag: Fall River, Fall River Historical Society, Quaker

Category: Fall River Historical Society, Fall River History, Quaker

Updating Records

Behind the scenes at the FRHS for the past few months, we have been busily working on a large, time-consuming project. An extensive card catalog that was started in 1921 is now home to thousands of index cards with the names of Fall Riverites and pertinent biographical references typewritten on them. One of our goals…

Tag: Central Congregational Church, Fall River, Fall River Historical Society, genealogy

Category: Churches, Fall River Historical Society, Fall River History, Research and Genealogy

Lamentation and Propitious Musings

An emotional poem scribed by Eleazer Sherman (1795-1873) in the 1860s was in direct response to the American Civil War (1861-1865). Mr. Sherman originally hailed from Middleborough, Massachusetts, but was a Fall River resident for much of his life. Poetry can be a beautiful outlet to express one’s feelings. I wonder who Mr. Sherman’s intended…

Tag: Fall River, Fall River Historical Society

Category: Ephemera, Fall River History

Anchors Away!

Fall River had a line of steamers that ran various routes throughout New England and further afield. One of those vessels was the Richard Borden. Constructed in New Jersey in 1874, its home port was the Spindle City. The Richard Borden was a passenger and excursion steamer that journeyed to various locations, including those of…

Tag: Fall River, Richard Borden

Category: Fall River History, Transportation

Tiny Advertisement

By 1904, Almanacs came in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. Take for instance this rather small and adorable version by the Piso Company. Not only is it filled with valuable information about postal rates, moon phases, and a cure for consumption, but it was also a convenient “little” dual-purpose advertisement. The front cover…

Tag: Almanac, Fall River Historical Society

Category: Ephemera, Fall River Historical Society

1821

Updating Records

Lamentation and Propitious Musings

Anchors Away!

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