Maria Mitchell Assoc

Maria Mitchell In Her Own Words - Feb. 5, 1882.  We have had two very heavy snow storms since Feb. came in.  We have twice been unable to get out of the Observatory without help.  The first time 6 men, two horses and a girl came to our rescue;... tmblr.co/Zf_rOxdNQ6Dwim00

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Beauty from the Sea - Be this then a lesson to thy soul – that thou reckon nothing worthless. And herein as thou walkest by the sea shall weeds be a type and an earnest {?}   Of the stored and uncounted riches, lying hid in all creatures of... tmblr.co/Zf_rOxdLCNhM0m00

The November Rose - It bloomed!  And no one ate it. JNLF tmblr.co/Zf_rOxdIx0uqCu00

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Maria Mitchell In Her Own Words - Jan. 11th {1858}… . All the early observatories of Europe seem to have been built as temples to Urania, and not as working chamber of science.  The Royal Observatory of Greenwich, and the Imperial Observatory... tmblr.co/Zf_rOxdGfbWh8i00

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Raising the Roof! - Well, maybe not in the most literal sense – but they are raising the roofing shingles to remove them for a new roof! With a matching grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund and several donors who helped make... tmblr.co/Zf_rOxdCBXF84u00

November Rose - On November 29, 2022, I came across this in the Mitchell House garden.  This is a transplanted and struggling rose that is constantly attacked by bunnies – oh, yes, my nemesis again – and I have tried very hard to protect it... tmblr.co/Zf_rOxdAFDZe8a01

PEACE - As Walt Whitman once wrote, “Peace is always beautiful.”   Peace can mean many different things.  I have used this Whitman quote above before – my Father loved Whitman.  And when I quote Whitman, it makes me feel like my Father is... tmblr.co/Zf_rOxd38lUEme00

Maria Mitchell In Her Own Words - Dec. 8, 1853.  Last night we had the first meeting of the class in elocution.  It was very pleasant, but my deficiency of ear was never more apparent to myself. We had exercises in the ascending scale, and I... tmblr.co/Zf_rOxd1ELhWeq00

Life on Vestal - You would think in the midst of town – albeit the edge of town – that animal life would not be as abundant.  However, that is not the case.  I know I have written extensively about my nemesis – the rabbit – but we have other... tmblr.co/Zf_rOxc_fBIJey00

Maria Mitchell Vestal Street Observatory Update - It has been a bit of time since I updated you on the conservation project at the MMO.  Things are moving along although we are still confronted – as everyone else is – with supply chain issues.... tmblr.co/Zf_rOxcyR3tuOm00

RAVENOUS REPTILES …by Artist-in-Residence Henry Michaelis instagram.com/reel/ClBwGiANQ…

Maria Mitchell In Her Own Words - Nov. 11, 1887.  Today when I feel well it seems to me that I may, when I retire, lecture some.  Every year I decline one or two invitations to lecture.  The Herschels make one very long Lecture; the St.... tmblr.co/Zf_rOxcw9V2CSm00

Recipe As Memory and History - I may have written about this before but it came across my mind the other day while in the kitchen – as it always does.   When I work in the kitchen, cooking or baking a family recipe, all sort of memories and... tmblr.co/Zf_rOxcttxpxSm00