The Sanitary Commission was formed in Washington, D.C. in 1861 during the American Civil War (1861-1865). This was in direct response to the overwhelming need for medical care, food, clothing, better sanitary conditions, and an overall greater sense of personal welfare and cleanliness for the Union Army. In fact, according to the U.S. Army War…
Established in 1826, the Fall River Monitor was the oldest newspaper in the city spanning seventy-three years, when it last appeared in the business directory in 1899. An advertisement from that year informed the public that it had “a Large Circulation in the City and Surrounding towns … it is filled with interesting Reading Matter…
On the corner of Spring Street and Second Street a large stone church and spire can be seen, whose bells still ring today to remind Fall Riverites of the time. My how time passes by. The erection of St. Mary’s Cathedral began when the first piece of Fall River granite was set in 1852, however,…
The great fire of 1928 tore through a large portion of Fall River’s business district, without prejudice, leaving ash and rubble in its wake. The Buffington Building which housed the FRHS and the majority of its collection were destroyed when the supposedly fire-proof building was engulfed. The only objects to survive were those that were…
On March 30th, 1891, an “Important Institution Begins Its Work,” exclaimed the Fall River Daily Evening News: “The Fall River Cooking School … opened in the Vermont Block, Pocasset street last evening with a class of twenty-two young ladies, most of whom are employed in the mills during the day.” An informational circular that was…