Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society

Last night I made butter in our Butter Making Class, and this morning I was able to enjoy it on my bagel! Win! [FYI - I used the old fashioned 'shake the cream in a jar' method, and even though everyone laughed because I was using the most primitive method, it came out great! And did NOT take all night.] Missed the class? Stay tuned... more to come.

We all need something to take our mind off of the election! Tonight, 11/5, at 8 pm is our History of Food: Butter Making and Quick Pickles class. The one-hour program is virtual, and all the information you need is here: https://harborcheese.com/november-5-cnhs-butter-and-pickles

The NY Times, 100 years ago today...

It's Guy Fawkes Day!

Here's an interesting read, about something I had never heard of!

It's Election Day - Please Vote! It seems appropriate to share a history of voting rights today! https://www.carnegie.org//voting-r/voting-rights-timeline/

Don't forget to VOTE! Some of us worked very hard for the privilege!

Don't forget to register.... Program is Thursday 11/5!

November 1: Today in History - 1512: The Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo, is opened to the public. [Normally, I only post American history here, but I had to include this one. In 2014, I was lucky enough to go to Italy and see the Sistine Chapel in person. The ceiling was the most incredible thing I've ever seen and that vision will stay with me forever. I encourage you to see it someone if you can.] 1765: British Parliament enacts the Stamp Act, a tax to rai...se revenue for the British military in America. (You know how the colonists felt about that.) 1800: President John Adams, in his last year as president, moves into the newly constructed White House. 1950: An assassination attempt is made on President Harry Truman. A secret service agent was killed, but Truman got out unscathed. The attacker was convicted and sentenced to death, but Truman commuted the sentence to life instead. 1952: The US detonates the world's first hydrogen bomb in the Pacific. Did you remember to move your clock back? Not that we needed any more of 2020....

Happy Halloween! We have a special Halloween-themed History Mystery for you! A stone "castle" once stood here. Abandoned. Haunted, we did fear. Now only groceries are seen... And pumpkins out for Halloween. Good luck!!

October 30: Today in History - 1735: John Adams, who would become America's second president, is born in Braintree, MA. 1864: The town of Helena, Montana is founded after four gold miners strike it rich at "Last Chance Gulch."... 1938: Orson Welles's radio dramatization of "War of the Worlds" is broadcast, panicking listeners who believed it to be real. 1941: In an attempt to keep the US out of WWII while helping the allies, President Franklin Roosevelt approves $1 billion in Lend-Lease loans to the Soviet Union. 1974: 32-year old Muhammad Ali becomes the heavyweight champion of the world for the second time after knocking out George Foreman. Ali had lost his title seven years earlier after being accused of draft-dodging. He was only the second dethroned champ to regain his belt. 1991: The "perfect storm" hits the North Atlantic producing huge waves. The fishing boat, Andrea Gail, and its crew of 6 were lost in the storm. Clocks go back an hour this weekend! (As if we need any more 2020!)

Let's Celebrate of Local Suffragists by meeting Rosalie Gardiner Jones and learning why she was called "General." [PS - that's her in the bottom photo. Recognize any of the buildings?] * Photo courtesy of Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum, Pennsylvania. https://www.cowneck.org/suffragists

Afraid of clowns? You're not the only one. People have been frightened of them for centuries.

October 29: Today in History - 1901: President William McKinley's assassin, Leon Czologosz, is executed in the electric chair in New York. 1929: Black Tuesday hits Wall Street as investors trade over 16 million shares on the NYSE in one day. Billions of dollars were lost because the machinery could not handle the volume of the trading. This would lead into the Great Depression. ... 1948: Killer smog in Donora, PA, caused by steel mills and a zinc smelting plant, kills 20 elderly victims over a 5-day period and makes thousands more seriously ill. 1971: Guitarist and leader of the Allman Brothers Band, Duane Allman, dies in a motorcycle accident at the age of 24. The band was working on its well known album "Eat a Peach," when Allman died. The band continued to tour and record. 1998: 77-year old former astronaut, Senator John Glenn, is launched into space again, almost 40 years after becoming the first American to orbit earth. At 77, he was the oldest human to travel in space. Wear your raincoat - we are in for a long wet day!