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24th Year • Endicott College • Beverly • Massachusetts • USA
"Beantown is a wonderful place: Incredible instruction, bands that swing hard, a kind community of dancers and the ocean for a dip after hours of sweating. I always return home feeling completely inspired and rejuvenated."
"The teachers are fantastic, the music is phenomenal, and the social dancing is wonderful, but my favorite part of the week was mealtimes. It's special to be able to sit with people of all dance levels and get to know them off of the dance floor. A great opportunity to build community in the lindy hop scene!"
"Dance workshops in the morning & afternoon, fantastic meals throughout the day, fun early evening activities and then Swing dances to great live bands every night (and everything located on a beautiful campus): ideal swing-dance vacation! Been going every year since 2014 and will continue for as long as I'm physically capable."
"I really love the opportunity to do a full week. Thank you!!" "Beantown is such an amazing event - great bands, great instructors, beautiful campus, lots of other activities to keep us busy. I love it that they have awesome food options. Every. Single. Meal. Seriously, it's awesome that so many attendees are taken care of."
"Beantown is a wonderfully fun learning experience! I was too intimidated as a newbie dancer to attend, but after seeing what it's like, I shouldn't have been. It's perfect for all levels!"
"Beantown is one of the rare places where I can fully immerse myself in dance and friends for a week. It's somehow always exactly what I need. As a dancer. As a person. You can come as you are and Beantown will scoop you right up."
"I love the atmosphere there. I'm happy to see everybody, and feel welcomed by everybody. It's a wonderful island of tranquility and goodwill in turbulent times. Oh, and it always improves my dancing."
"Everything was amazing as always; the bands, the instructors, the food, the venue, the company. Beantown is the perfect place to get away from your daily routine and be immersed in a joyful world of music and dancing. It is always hard to leave that magical world. Looking forward to next year!"
"Wonderful teachers fantastic food glorious beach…an amazing week! Best camp in the world!"
"This is a world class event! From the dining hall staff and the food (daily ice cream floats!), to the bands, the instructors, the organizers, and all the dancers! Beantown is a welcoming place to learn to dance, make new friends, bring the swing community together. The location is amazing, the ocean side campus is relaxing and soothing. It's a delight to dip your feet into the water when your brain is filled to capacity with syncopations! The worst thing about Beantown is having to leave."
"Beantown camp is simply amazing. It is the ultimate retreat and vacation for lindy hop dancers!"
Thank you for Beantown 2010!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just got back to Montreal from Beantown 2010. (Had the Swing tunes and bounce going on in me even through 9 hours of bus ride!). It's been one of the most joyful and memorable experiences for me!
It was my first time and I loved it, even with sleep deprivation and sore muscles. (OK—next year I get in shape BEFORE!) Lovely campus, marvelous food. (Can you believe I actually lost some weight while eating like a horse! Go figure!)
I really appreciated the calibre of the teachers and their patience with us!
The Tai Chi classes with Richard REALLY helped a lot—helped clear my fuzzy brain for a new day of learning. Hope he can be available more often in the future. The stretching classes were absolutely marvellous too - kept me from becoming a human pretzel!
Applause to the schedulers—yikes! Don't know how you did it! Superb!
The camp has really kicked my love for, and hopefully skill in, the dance up a notch or two! A thought came to me at one point during the week—it really was/is a privilege to be with, and learn to be a "bearer of joy" through these fun-tastic dances!
Many thanks once again!
What a week. Thanks so much to everyone for putting in such long hours to make Beantown such an amazing event! Most definitely worth the investment, says I.
fabulous! fabulous! fabulous!
In a word: fabulous! Thanks for a remarkable week that hit all the right notes. I can't imagine NOT being at Beantown year after year. I love it that much.
Thank you, Aurelie! Thank you, Tony!
Big hugs!
I want to thank you for all your efforts in putting together Beantown. This was my first (not that I haven't tried!!!) and it was worth every penny. Well organized, well paced, quality instructions and a wide range of attendees. Thanks for doing this.
I wanted to let you know that I had the best time at Beantown this year. Everything was just great! The classes were great, my track partners were great, my housing was just fine, the performances were phenomenal, the teaching was SO good!
I'll definitely be returning next year, for more of the same.
Best Wishes!
10. Singing opera for Swing dancers… weird… but cool..
9. Micheal Jagger as a Salsa Instructor.
8. Just Chillin with Norma Miller…
7. A great Soccer game with joel and mikey and davis.
6. Being recognized as "Marshall" from How I met your Mother everywhere I went.
5. Long philosphical talks with Evita Arce, Mikey Pedroza and Andrew Thigpen.
4. Rocking a World cup tribute in the Solo Charleston Competition.
3. Micheal and Evita's amazing "Shake that Thing" and "singin in the rain" routines.
2. Realizing again how much of a dance infant I am… It's good to be reminded of your place every now and then.
1. An amazing 21st Birthday week!
I just got back to Montreal and I wanted to tell you that I had an absolutely incredible time at Beantown! Special shouts go out to Peter Strom, Sylvia Sykes, Ryan, Eric, and Zack and Maryse (of course) for their classes, which were inspiring and really touched on things in my dancing that I needed to work on! Track 5 was really focused on technical stuff this year, getting moves to feel good rather than introducing new moves, and I'm a firm believer in that…
I was totally thrilled to be dancing to Gordon Webster, and really appreciated how hard he worked to keep us dancing, keep his breaks short, and really play WITH us rather than AT us. All of the evening dances were great, Peter's Soul Party was especially brilliant and got me out of my pattern box. Definitely a high point of the week!
Overall, you two did an amazing job with the hardest part of event planning: producing an atmosphere. The whole camp felt friendly, relaxed and homey, even when I was freaking out over having three choreographies to dance. It's a subtle combination of factors that makes that feel right, and not everyone has a knack for it.
Finally, I want to add that Andrew Thigpen's personality added a ton of positive energy to my experience, he's the kind of guy you always want at an event: open, easy going, buckets of talent and style… he brings a great energy with him wherever he goes.
I was truly impressed and thrilled with every day of my experience! I had a fabulous time, met lots of wonderful people, and will most definitely do everything I can to make sure I'm there in 2011!
Thank you so much for everything!
Just back from another fabulous Beantown Lindy Hop Camp . Lots of great instruction, music, dancing of course, and wonderful folks to share it all with. Now, it's laundry time……….
Beantown was such a wonderful time. Thank you Tony and Aurelie! It was an honor to come and be apart of it all. Can't wait to see what you create for next year!
Thank you so much for yet another fabulous Beantown! Once I catch up on my sleep, I'll start looking forward to next year. :)
Thank you Tony and Aurelie. It was a bit of an emotional rollercoaster after having been away from dancing for two years, but well worth the ride. What a gift you guys give the Lindy Hop community.
Big Thank you to Beantown organizers. It was a total blast and I am hoping to get there next year.
Beantown Camp 2010—Top 10 Good Times
A few reasons why Beantown was so awesome this year:
Thanks again for everything, Aurelie & Tony. Yes, it was incredible, absolutely incredible. I'm so glad I couldn't bear to go home & stayed. It is really absolutely fantastic what you & Tony have put together at Beantown. Really truly incredible and fantastic. I wouldn't have wanted to miss it!
Without a doubt—the best Beantown ever.
Thanks for all your hard work for the camp.
My husband and daughter who aren't from the USA and had never social danced before, let alone Lindy Hopped, said it was wonderful and plan on coming back next year!! Yay!!
Well, it looks like the end of vacation is here and its back to reality tomorrow. I wanted to let you know that I had a real nice time at Beantown this year. Stayed up very late dancing two or three nights (hit the pillow at around 3:30 PM on one night) and had more fun with the dance this year as a result of my comfort level growing. In the classes, I really felt like I was able to absorb a lot more this time around as a result of having the benefit of a bit more experience.
You guys conduct a very organized event at a beautiful facility, I am sure you know that it is widely appreciated. The vibe there is really cool.
Since this was my first time at Beantown, I wasn't sure what sort of post camp communication would be forthcoming. I do want to let you know that I thought Beantown was the best camp I've ever attended.
I can't thank you guys enough for the FABULOUS time I had at Beantown. It's my third camp but my first whole shebang and man, going the extra mile and staying was a BLAST. Doing a routine in the track really brings everyone together. Met tons of great people, danced my toes off and learned a lot. Such nice people on all sides: the attendees, the instructors and the college staff.
Many thanks!
We had a fabulous time at Beantown this year! Thank you for all your efforts to put together such a well-organized and inspirational event. I know how much work that must take.
Thank You!
Thanks so much for putting on such an amazing event! I loved it! Beantown was the Best vacation I've ever had! I can't wait for next year!
Cheers to you, and thanks for ALL your HARD WORK for a great BEANTOWN!
Hope you are enjoying the rest of the summer now that camp is over. The Show was a wonderful addition to Beantown, pulling together terrific performances in a much more effective setting than the dance floor. I hope you continue it every year. It's worth the price of admission.
As always the wonderful instructors are the biggest draw for me. Ryan and Jenny are unsurpassed, of course, but I enjoyed Skye and Naomi's classes a great deal as well. Michael and Evita just blew me away with their performances and are always among my favorite teachers. Their teaching skills match their performance skills and they are as unpretentious as any instructors I've ever worked with.
Thanks for the months of work you and Tony put in to make Beantown such a terrific experience. See you in the fall.
Another wonderful camp! It gets better every time. I am always astounded by how smoothly the camp seems to run. My congratulations on another successful year and my thanks for throwing the best dance camp around.
Thank you for wonderful days, instructors, dancing, meeting last year's friends, food and a dance with Tony. I am ready to sign up for next year.
Thanks again for another wonderful Beantown experience. Michael and I are continually impressed by your energy and your ability to change camp for the better as the Swing scene changes. Again, we enjoyed all the instructors—seasoned as well as lesser-known (at least to us) folks… All four bands were wonderful; we'd travel to hear them again in a heartbeat.
The class schedule, with fewer early morning classes was much appreciated. We also enjoyed the variety and flexibility that the extra tracks—mini as well as one-time offerings allowed.
The Frankie tribute was a gift to all of us. I hope there is always a way to teach the history of Swing during camps and classes.
Thanks again for all you do for the Swing community.
Beantown is an event that mixes world-class instruction and excellent music with a level of friendliness and accessibility that's really remarkable. Everyone is welcoming, warm, and the ambiance of camp is laid back. At the same time, there is a love of the dance displayed by all levels of student and instructor, and a commitment to this social art form we love that's inspiring and energizing. Once anyone (myself included) attends this camp once, it quickly becomes a necessary yearly pilgrimage. As a community and as a class environment, Beantown is unforgettable.
I had a great time at camp this year! It was very well organized and planned out… I enjoyed going to the different classes and all of the performances.
Just wanted to Thank You for the wonderful experience I have had this weekend. Everything is amazingly organized, the location and grounds are beautiful and tranquillizing, food is great (so many choices and needs are met). I loved my room, for that is a very special Thank You.
Thank you for a superb camp! I am still trying to catch up on sleep as well. It was SO amazing, truly a special week for many people.
Thank you Aurelie and Tony for a fantastic week and my vacation! Your efforts are greatly appreciated!
I thought that Beantown this year was great, as usual. I loved my track level, the teachers (especially Ryan & Jenny, Sylvia and Skye once again), Richard's tai chi classes, Jennifer's stretching classes, Mihai & Andrew's late night Blues dance, the late night Soul dances… I also liked the options of the Bal, Jazz, Blues and Hip Hop mini tracks.
Anyway I had lots of fun and I will be back next year!
Thanks again for all your work pulling off another wonderful year at Beantown. My girls and I were very excited to come and our hopes for a great time were very much fulfilled. It is interesting coming for a second time that there were things that were very much the same and some things that were different. I guess each year has its own special flavor.
You guys get it really really right. It is such a warm, welcoming, friendly time, with great music, dancing, instruction… It attracts a high percentage of really cool folks. Wish we could bring about half of them back to Fort Worth to hang out with us on a regular basis.
As for the teachers—they were all awesome!
On to other things about camp, our accommodations at camp were great. We were pleased about the arrangement at Reynolds Hall. What a lovely old place. As for the food, I asked for gluten free and the chef was so nice. They went out of their way to help with that, providing all kinds of extras like snacks, gluten free noodles and so on.
The social dances were absolutely a blast. Loved the music, the energy, the dance place, the people.
I enjoyed the tribute to Frankie Manning very much. Thanks, Aurelie, for sharing. What a special time that was. I was pleased to have met Frankie in Texas several times as he made it to Lindyfest and to an event in Dallas. He was an incredible person.
Thanks so much for all you did to make it wonderful for us all.
Hey, I had an awesome time at camp! Thanks so much… Looking forward to Beantown 2010!
It was my first time at camp and I loved being there. I'm already looking forward to next year. I loved Endicott College and the facility in general. The workshops were great also—good variety, good instructors. I really liked the shoe chroming also… Camp was fabulous and I fully intend to return.
Outstanding camp again. Thanks for doing what you do.
Thanks AGAIN for a fun Beantown, I had fun as always. And like last year I decided at the last minute to attend Beantown and left very glad that I had attended Beantown.
Camp was great this year… It was a wonderful week, and I will definitely be back. Thanks to you both for all your efforts, and patience with us… All your focus on making the camp so successful is much appreciated.
See you in 2010.
I was privileged enough to be able to attend Beantown Camp for the second year this year. I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed it, and thank you so much for putting it all together!
Again, thanks for all that you do!
I wanted to thank you for encouraging me go to the Beantown camp. I felt like it has progressed my dancing and it was a lot fun as well. Your organization of the event was impressive and you help create a very warm and positive atmosphere.
Thanks again for a really nice time.
My dancing has gone up several notches since the camp, although I remember very little "specific" moves which has more to do with my memory than with the quality of the teaching. I'm just a better follow which was my goal. I've been recommending Beantown Camp to my fellow dancers in TO and I plan to attend next year.
Thank you and see you in 2010.
We had a fantastic time! Thanks so much! :)
When I think of what it means to be a traveling Lindy Hop instructor, it is always Beantown that comes to mind. For me it has been the model against which the rest of my teaching career has been measured. Every year, Beantown is one my very favorite places to teach. The people have the right attitude for learning, the setting is always great for classes, and the week-long camp provides enough time to really help people to change their dancing for the better. And on top of it all, you will rarely find a nicer crowd of people.
I attended Beantown in 1999 and 2000. Both were pivotal times for my dancing. I spent the week immersed in dancing with amazing other dancers that I had never seen before. I met and worked with dancers from San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle and Sweden, all with their unique talents and personalities. We danced all day and all night. The combination of having a camp a manageable size like Beantown for a whole week really allowed our classes to band together and forge relationships with each other and the teachers. I'll never forget our last class with David Dalmo one week. David had put together an incredibly challenging and interesting routine and had us all perform it for one another. There was electricity in the air and by the end of the class, we were spent. Something had happened and my dancing was never the same afterward. If you've never experienced this type of thing, I recommend it. It pays off in so many ways.
Beantown is such a unique and rare Lindy experience. The environment is so warm and welcoming, that returning to Beantown each year seems like a bit of a family reunion. The instruction is beyond compare, with the top instructors from around the world and the tracked classes that really allow you to bond and progress with your group and the teachers. The college campus setting is comfortable and convenient, and provides a great backdrop for campers to dance or relax at their leisure; with the next dance, class, meal or party being only a few steps away.
Thank you so much for my second Beantown which was awesome! Food was incredible, teachers were incredible, the campus was incredible, the parties incredible. Thanks again for everything. See you next year!
Let me first say thanks for a wonderful weekend (extended) and a job very well done. We were all impressed by the organization and smooth flow of everything, especially given the complexity of the schedules! It was simply a brilliant time for all!
I had a life changing experience this year. I am so glad I signed up for the whole week. I can't wait until next year. I enjoyed getting to know Norma, that was a real treat. She's amazing. The food is plentiful and wonderful! The music is out of this world.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Tony and Aurelie! Where else but at Beantown can you get days of instruction by world class dancers, then share a meal with them and join them in the dance at night?! And where else can you have a barbecue in a "tent"—a tent that has a lovely chandelier?!
I've been very happy with everything you offered. Classes were great, I'm always impressed by the highly qualified instructors, new and old. A relaxed barbecue and afterwards was well thought of. For me, the highlight of the week was the Blues night, and the Soul night as well….great great variety to add to the Lindy…Most of all, I truly would love to congratulate you on a job well done. Both of you are great organizers, the camp runs so smoothly, and if there were any glitches, as I'm sure there must be, we the campers are not aware of any! Both of you are around us all the time, tending to every little detail possible and very responsive…Thank you once again….see you next year.
The Beantown experience is a must for anyone who is serious about Lindy.
First of all, this year was my all time favorite camp experience! It was hard to leave! I was pretty much happy with everything—the classes, the teachers, the dances, the group of people there, the food…As usual, I especially loved to see Ryan and Jenny as well as Sylvia…I had a great time and will definitely be back next year…Thanks for a great time!
My wife and I had an awesome time at Beantown. It was our first time and it exceeded our expectations in terms of the quality of the teaching, evening dances, cafeteria food and overall organization. We were bummed when it was time to leave. (We booked the long weekend package). I hope we can make it to Beantown 2009.
I had a wonderful time, loved the location and hope to return next year. It was great to focus solely on dancing where my only worry was whether I was getting the steps right…The instructors were terrific and classes enjoyable with lots of laughs all around. I enjoyed the shows, practicing the dance routine, dancing every night and loved (loved!) the fabulous soul party. It was great to hear those tunes again and boogie to the mellow sounds of Motown. And before I forget, the Blues Party was fun too. Keep them both.
Finally, my sincere thanks to both of you for your hard work and planning. It was obvious that a lot of Herculean effort went into making the week's events as smooth and seamless as possible. I know for a fact that the more seamless things appear, the more hard work was done on the front end…So, thank you again for my first Beantown Camp experience. I thoroughly enjoyed myself, had lots of fun and look forward to returning next year.
Congratulations on producing yet another great Beantown Camp!
Tony and Aurelie, thanks so much for another awesome Beantown camp. I was looking forward all year to coming back in 2008 and Beantown definitely delivered for me. The DJ's were great, the live bands fantastic, and all the students and staff and everyone had such a positive energy!! It really made for a great camp and some great memories. Thanks again guys!
This was my first year at Beantown as well as my first "camp." I thought it was wonderful through and through. I am SO happy I decided to come and that I decided to stay for the entire week. I felt I made a lot of new contacts of people in the Boston Swing Network as well as swing networks all over the US and in other parts of the world…Again thanks so much for a wonderful week of Swing dancing!! I truly can't wait until next year!!
Thanks for all your hard work which made 2008 another fantastic camp! Most of all, I just appreciate the opportunity to get away for a week, enjoy the (semi-) tranquility of the sea-side New England location, and be with people who have a common interest. Some things I liked….
I really appreciate you guys organizing Beantown year after year. Beantown was a key starting point in my Lindy life. Beantown continues to be one of my favorite vacation opportunities. Thanks for all your hard work!
I had a ball! It was the greatest!…A great, well-paced, exciting and fun weekend! I wish I could have stayed the whole week. Maybe next year.
Overall, I really enjoyed my Beantown experience—I learned a lot, met a lot of really nice people, and had fun pretending I was a college kid again. If I can make it work, I'd really like to go again next year and will recommend it to the dancers in my local scene…it was an awesome time and I look forward to doing it again soon! Thank you for all your hard work!
I had a wonderful time at Beantown this year. You and Tony do such a tremendous job of putting on the show!…With the beach and ocean so close to the school, I was able to get in a swim nearly every day, wow! That was refreshing…One of the things I liked the most about camp this year was the opportunity to do a mini track in something different.
Beantown is my favorite week of the year!
Weekend camp has become one of the cornerstones of my summer and this year was no exception. Geralyn and I had a great time…Thanks for another great camp.
Beantown was awesome. This year was my second year and my expectations from last year were far surpassed. Andrew Sutton was amazing addition to the camp instructors. My Birthday jam was amazing with Ramona, Peter and Ryan all coming into my jam circle. Absolute heaven for me.
I found Beantown to be very enjoyable this year, and I hope to stay longer next summer. The instructors were all very amiable, dynamic, and superb teachers. I also found the live bands and DJ's to be very fun. In particular, the competitions were inspiring, and great to watch. I hope to be able to participate in them next year…Thanks for a great time.
I'd like you to pass along my thanks to not only yourselves, but all the folks who helped with Beantown this year. My daughters, Emily, Maggie and I had a wonderful time and feel like we came away with much that was valuable. You guys have created something that is truly special. There is a warmth and good vibe about the camp, the classes, the dances that is no accident. The level of instruction was excellent. We took away something from every class we attended. The folks who came were friendly, fun to dance with and fun to get to know. The music was great—thanks to all the DJ's. The camp was well organized with much thought given to the track levels and many other details. Every night, we had an amazing time dancing as there were many advanced dancers and they were friendly enough to enjoy dancing with those of us with less dance experience. My only regrets center around the fact we couldn't take every class (some were at the same time and it was hard to choose!) and I wish we'd planned on being there the whole week.
Thanks for hosting such a wonderful dance camp! I am relatively new to the Lindy Hop though felt very welcome and met lots of very nice dancers. The instruction was first rate with a good amount of variation of styles and topics. Look forward to going again next year!
This was my first Beantown Camp and I had the best dance-event time EVER (and I have traveled to well over 25 exchanges and camps all across the US in my 2 3/4 years of dance history.)…I was super impressed with the smooth logistics, the very friendly and accessible staff and SIMPLY EVERYTHING else. My biggest compliments to all of you and thank you for creating an event that doubtlessly will have been one of the funnest weeks of my life.
I am not sure exactly what and how it happened, there is some mystery to it, but when I came back from Beantown to my local turf I was told by so many dancers that my dancing had transformed. I honestly wasn't even fully aware of it myself. Leads that have danced with me for over two years said that I feel more connected and a lot more fluid and follows told me that I look so much better, more relaxed and yet sharp on the floor. Whatever happened, it's the fastest progression I have ever made in my 2 3/4 years of dancing and that while I had more fun than anywhere else, or maybe that's exactly why it happened. I seriously still feel "home-sick" for Beantown and I will be back next year for sure!
My wife and I are still coming down from the excitement of the Beantown Camp. I was thoroughly impressed with the skill, dedication and enthusiasm especially of the instructors, but also for the Beantown staff. I cannot recall ever being around a more positive group of people…All in all, it was a great experience!
THANKS for another wonderful camp. As always, I return well-fed, tired, inspired, and enthusiastic to move my dance forward. I know it's a tremendous amount of work to organize a camp and you and Tony remain nose to the grindstone months before and throughout the week to make it a great experience for us. Thank you!
This was my first camp and I was absolutely delighted—so much fun and I will be back next year! I enjoyed every minute and everything that was going on—I left happily exhausted!…The instructors were fantastic, selection of food excellent and accommodation—very comfortable. The evenings—dancing, talent night, the bands—super. The Performance night was amazing even though I was terrified taking part in it…An amazing experience!…and thank you so much for all the organizing…See you next year!
I felt so free! The camp experience, besides being wonderful fun as always, has made my dancing smoother, more relaxed, and more expressive. I have learned how to get much more out of even the simplest moves…Thanks for a truly wonderful week.
hanks for a fabulous time at Beantown. I really had a blast doing many of the things I love so much to do. I genuinely appreciate your hospitality, enthusiasm, talent, skill, perseverance, and the opportunity to be involved with such a great program. I have no doubt you are the Best in the USA—Truly, an Inter-Galactic-Class Act!
Thank YOU for the BEST camp ever!!!…Once again a fantastic time! Thank you for all your hard work! See you next year—you are my favorite camp!
How happy I was to be a part of camp again!!!! What a wonderful time!!!
I truly enjoyed my first Beantown Camp - it was outstanding. The accommodations were very good, the teaching was phenomenal, the bands, the DJing, the dancing were all "more than you can expect"…Thank you for putting this wonderful event together.
Hi, thanks for a wonderful time, As a truly new beginner (never having danced a step in my life), I found it rather formidable at first but quickly felt at ease (even in frustrated by my lack of rhythm)! It was a fabulous time and I met lots of wonderful people…Again thanks for a phenomenal job of putting this camp together. My first year was a great one and I am sure to be back!
Thanks for your hard work and a good week of dancing. I look forward to returning next year.
Beantown is the one Lindy Hop camp that I keep coming back to. Tony and Aurelie Tye and their support staff have always worked very hard to make it a first rate experience. The instructors are world class, and the attention to detail that the organizers give shows in the food, location, activities, optional tracks, etc., and is truly remarkable. Finally, the attendees are always a fun and friendly group. A splendid time is practically guaranteed!
Thanks for all the work that you put into Beantown. It's a national resource for sharing and preserving Swing dancing.
Many thanks for a fantastic week at camp. It was my first Beantown experience and I had a wonderful time.
I had a wonderful time at your Beantown camp. I feel sorry for the folks who couldn't make it. The instructors were excellent, the food was excellent, the atmosphere was excellent. I was so sad to have to leave on Monday evening. The format of your camp allowed a careful balance of engagement and downtime for me. Thanks so much for all the effort you made to make this a positive experience for me.
Everything at Beantown this year was great. Especially enjoyed the Sunday night venue at the Lodge. It really was a nice ending to the weekend…See you next year.
I had a terrific time at Beantown Camp; it was friendly and fun and a great time all around!
I want to thank you and Tony so much for another fabulous dance camp. I continue to be amazed at all that you do to put on this great event. People come from all over the world. I met so many interesting people and learned so much from the many great instructors. Thank you, thank you.
Thank you so much for camp. I had a great time. I wish I had stayed for the Whole Shebang. I am hoping to attend the whole camp next year. The location is great, the accommodations are great, the food is great, the other attendees were great to dance with and spend time with. The teachers were great. The performances were great.
I want to thank you so much for making this happen. The trip was a present from my parents for my college graduation, and a wonderful one at that! It was such a fantastic experience. On the way home, my friend and I swore to come back year after year because we had so much fun and learned SO much. Thank you again!
On the whole, it was very well organized, and I had a blast! Great job, and I hope I can come back next year!
Thanks again to you guys for running the event. It really was a fabulous time, everything from the delicious cafeteria food to the awesome live music and the outdoor barbecue, and the all around feel of the camp.
Thanks for another great Beantown this year! I count myself lucky to be able to attend. Thank you for making it happen! Beantown is the crème de la crème of dance camps!
Thank you to both of you, for all of your hard work. Beantown camp has such a community spirit about it that I just love! It is truly a unique experience. I hope you can continue to bring this great dance experience to all of us.
I just wanted to say that I had a great week. I think you ran a well organized, fun, casual & social event. I would highly recommend this to other dancers. Thanks!
This was my first time at Beantown Camp and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. I'm looking forward to next year's Camp! The instructors were terrific and very accessible. I found that they really were there to help us learn and not to push a particular set of routines. I was very impressed with their professionalism and friendliness—and patience.
The other participants were fun, friendly, and interesting people. Talking, dancing and sharing with others who embraced a common passion was eye-opening and empowering.
The accommodations were comfortable and the varied food selection and high quality was outstanding, far better than I would have imagined. You folks did a great job, Thank you for all your hard work.
I just wanted to thank you again for all of your hard work and dedication. This vacation was a wonderful experience. I am telling all the people I social dance with that they really should go to Beantown. :))))
This past camp was the best one ever for me, and that is saying a whole lot. The joy of dancing and of life was abundant everywhere. For me the highlight came at 3:00 AM on the final night, when exhaustion took away all my technique, leaving simply a man, a woman, and the music.
This was my first Beantown and I loved it! World Class instruction, great dancers, and great atmosphere. Dance from dusk till dawn. Very impressed by the entire Beantown experience.
I LOVED Beantown Camp. I CAN'T wait to come back…and hopefully participate in more events like this. : )- Thank you, thank you, thank you for being such wonderful hosts.
I know I got the chance to thank Aurelie personally, but I want to thank you both again for every single bit of hard work and planning you did to provide such an AWESOME dance camp experience for me… Thank you again for such an awesome setting, a fabulous camp experience, and especially, such GREAT instructors! I truly appreciate all your hard work and commitment and hope to see you again next year.
Thank you both for a wonderful camp experience. It was fantastic.
I talked to soooo many people, lots of them brand new, that can't wait to come back next year. I also can't wait and I now have a wonderful connection to the Endicott College campus. I think Endicott has taken Wheaton College's place in my heart… I've already been telling people about what a fantastic time I had. I can't shut up about it. Rest assured, that when camp registration time comes around, I'll be doing commercials for you!
I hope everything went smoothly this year, and I'm glad that I was able to take part in it! I had an amazing time, and I'm looking forward to next year already! Thanks again!
Thank you for all the work that you two do to make Beantown something so special. It was truly wonderful this year! I keep talking this up to everyone I meet.
Thank you both for arranging the camp! I am sure it is a monumental effort!
I want to say thanks for another great weekend. I don't know how you did it but the weather was amazing, as were the instructors, food, band etc.
As a first time camper, I send my thanks for an exceptional experience. I plan to be back!
And thank YOU for this wonderful camp every year!!!
This was definitely my best year ever at Beantown. As a nine year repeat offender, I've had a lot to compare.
Congratulations on such a great job this year! You guys never cease to surprise me with your process improvements year-to-year.
Thank you! As a first-timer, it was awesome! I hope to be back.
And a supercalifragilisticexpialidociously big thanks to the two of you for putting on such a spectacular event. Jennifer Coulombe told me that going to Beantown was going to be life changing, and she was absolutely right. How great is that?!
I had so much fun, definitely one of my best dancing weekend so far… Already, I can't wait for next year!
I just completed my first Beantown camp experience. It was a blast and I want more! Thank you so much for all of your hard work. What you put together was incredible!
Thanks again for putting together such a great great camp!
I still feel like in dancer's heaven—dead but happy!! We enjoyed your camp very much, we took some stuff from it for our dancing and we would love to come back next year.
First, I just want to thank you for all the hard work you put into making Beantown 2007 the spectacular event it was. I can confidently say that it was my favorite Beantown since I started coming in 2005.
Hey, my first Beantown camp was great! Had a good time, ate good food, and the classes were great as well. Good job!
I had a fantastic time at Beantown Camp and feel I learned a lot. The people were great, food was delicious, accommodations terrific. It was a fun time.
Again, congratulations for Beantown Camp—truly a job well done. You are outstanding organizers!
All in all, from the food in the cafeteria, the teachers, the DJ, the music, Beantown was AWESOME!! Everyone just seemed to be having a positive, fun attitude and really wanting to learn and dance.
Thanks and I had an absolutely fantastic time this year! It was well worth it and I have told all my friends in Dallas that they need to join me next year.
I must say that this is the first time my wife and I attended Beantown and that it exceeded any expectations we had. It was incredibly well run and the classes were well structured. We are looking forward to next year.
Just wanted to say thanks for putting on Beantown. That was just so much fun (and I learned some very helpful stuff too)!!
This was my first time at Beantown, and it was a lovely experience! The classes were really good, and both the djs and the band were fantastic. I regret that I could only do the weekend—next year, I will hopefully be able to stay a bit longer. Thanks again for putting on such a wonderful event.
Thank you for a wonderful dance experience at Beantown Camp. It exceeded all my expectations!
Overall a great weekend!! I had a great time. This was my 3rd Beantown, and I think it was the best one yet.. Thank you for putting in all the time and effort to make a week like Beantown possible.
Thanks for putting this on. I know it's a lot of work but a great time. Would not miss it.
First of all I'd like to thank both of you for a job done so marvelously! I had a great time and enjoyed the whole experience. Everything was executed very professionally and very pleasantly. And the instructors were oh so marvelous! Rather than going one by one I'd rather tell you how every aspect of the camp delighted me. Speaking of the delight—the food—so yummy and healthy! Thank you again.


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The Trinity course is well-known and respected. It depends on what you plan to do long-term. It is internationally known, ut the CELTA is probably more widely known.
I would like your opinion regarding the Trinity College London TESOL certificate from a professional point of view.
I am English and I live in Spain.
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The Trinity course is well-known and respected. It depends on what you plan to do long-term. It is internationally known, ut the CELTA is probably more widely known.
Hello, tdol,
My long-term plan is to teach in one of the many academies here in **** where I live. I would also like to continue studying English after TESOL.
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In Spain, it should be fine- it's a well-known qualification. Afterwards, the chpices to me would be the Dip or an MA.
Thanks very much for your opinion
I'll let you know how I get on.
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All the best.
Well, I finally decided to do the CELTA course.
The interview lasted for between 30 and 40 minutes and was based on the application/questionnaire that I submitted.
For those of you who are about to apply for CELTA take my advice and take your time with the questions in the grammar test. During the interview you will be asked how you would teach the questions to your students, so be prepared!
I won't be starting the course for a while so I'm taking the opportunity to catch up on my English grammar!
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All the best with the course. Don't hesitate to ask things here.
I finished the course a few weeks ago, and my opinion, 'stay away from CELTA'.
-The whole method seemed pointless and unproductive.
-Old fashioned teaching method.
-Repetition of the same old materials. I've got a large folder FULL of useless handouts!
-Unclear instructions. We were never very sure what we had to do nor when they wanted it.
-LOTS of pointless paperwork and very little teaching practice.
-Teachers were very contradictive when it came to commenting on pratical lessons.
-NO clear plan/objective. Teachers seemed to do what suited them.
-Egoistic teachers.
CELTA came across to me as a 'money spinner', and the teachers were just going through a 'well oiled routine' with there eyes shut.
Anyway, I got the certificate, for what it's worth.
Last edited by Jaguar; 26-Jun-2006 at 11:41.
I think you make some good points about the course, but the certificate is still widely recognised and a good way of getting jobs around the world. I am surprised when I see people doing the course here still asking questions about the same seventies alternative methods that were discusased when I started, even though these methods have largely gone away. It does need updating, and it's sad that many find the training demotivating, which gets them off to a bad start.


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1850-O $1 MS63 Certification #21572870, PCGS #6938
Owner's Comments
The Norweb specimen. An extremely rare date in unc, this coin has abundant luster and eye appeal.
Expert Comments
Q. David BowersThe following narrative, with minor editing, is from my "Silver Dollars & Trade Dollars of the United States: A Complete Encyclopedia" (Wolfeboro, NH: Bowers and Merena Galleries, Inc., 1993).
Coinage Context
Second New Orleans Issue: This is the second New Orleans issue of Liberty Seated silver dollars. 40,000 were struck (compared to only 14,000 1850-O gold dollars). Circulation was intended to be domestic and probably was primarily in the Mississippi Basin. At the time, river trade was burgeoning, and silver coins of all denominations were in strong demand. Walter H. Breen suggests that bullion dealers may have melted many 1850-O silver dollars.
Numismatic Information
Circulated grades: Worn examples of the 1850-O dollar are fairly plentiful today up through and including the Very Fine level. EF pieces are scarce, and AU specimens are fairly rare. The issue has always been popular, due to the 0 mintmark (one of just four Liberty Seated dollar varieties made in New Orleans) and due to the desirability of the 1850 date, some of which aura is transferred from the considerably rarer Philadelphia Mint coins of the same year.
Over the years numismatic opinions have varied widely concerning the 1850-O, with some writers calling it a great rarity in any and all grades.
Mint State grades: If you want a Mint State 1850-O dollar for your collection, I suggest that you compromise and acquire an EF or AU instead, at least as an interim strategy, for it may be years, if ever, until you can buy a nice Mint State coin. Examples are few and far between.
The Lorich study: Bruce Lorich, in The Gobrecht Journal; March 1979, noted that he had reviewed 100 years of auction appearances and concluded that Uncirculated 1850-O dollars appeared at auction less often than did 1844, 1848, 1851, 1852, 1859-S, 1870-CC, 1872-CC, 1872-S, and 1873-CC in the same grade. "In fact, in Uncirculated condition only four Liberty Seated dollar issues (out of the total of 45 struck) appeared at auction in my study, less often than the 1850-O. These were 1855, 1870-S, 1871-CC, and the non-existent 1873-S."
Lorich found three times as many Uncirculated 1846-O dollars (themselves rare) as 1850-Os, nine times as many Uncirculated 1859-O dollars, and eight times as many Uncirculated 1860-Os. Most of the auctions consulted occurred before the government released its silver dollar hoard in the early 1960s, meaning that 1859-O and 1860-O were relatively common in Mint State even before that time.
Circulation strikes:
1. Closed 5: Breen-5444. Apparently struck from one obverse die, or possibly two, and reverse(s) already on hand. Walter H. Breen describes the progression of the standard variety: "Early impressions (reverse of 1846) show repunching on mintmark; this fades, while obverse develops cracks through stars, reverse later rusts."
Circulation strike mintage: 40,000; Delivery figures by month: July: 37,000; August: 3,000.
Estimated quantity melted: Unknown
Characteristics of striking: Average strike for most; some have weakness on Miss Liberty's head and/ or on the eagle's head and claws.
Known hoards of Mint State coins: None
This is a popular variety which has commanded the attention of a number of students of the Liberty Seated series over the years.
Additional Information
What Might Have Been
Four obverse dies were shipped to New Orleans in 1851, and two in 1852, but apparently none was used (also see Additional Information under the 1846-O dollar).
Gold Coinage at New Orleans
"The Mint in this city is now in full operation, turning out double eagles with such rapidity, that they will soon work up the immense heap of 'the root of all evil,' which was so long locked up in its vaults, to the great inconvenience of many parties. As a small piece requires as much time to coin as a larger one, the plan adopted by the Mint is judicious, of applying their force to the double eagle, as it will enable them to work up the accumulated stock of gold in a very short period. Our California friends may continue to forward their gold to this city, as it can now be coined here with the greatest promptness." From the New Orleans Bulletin, June 1850.
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Hi Everybody!
Just felt like blessing y'all with a worship song by James Fortune & FIYA (feat Nikki Ross) called Make a Sound. When we worship unto our God it is a sacrifice of worship. Let's bless God with our sound of Praise and Worship today, AMEN!
God bless you everybody!


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Here she comes,
A legend of a woman, riding the horse of destiny with the speed of fate on paths of eternity.
Here she comes,
A legend of a woman
Whose anklet sounds like rage in every thunder and restless twists in every storm.
Her steps, as soft and light as a deer jumping from rock to rock from obstacles to obstacles.
Her hair, wild and free, with dozen pigeons-white and black-nesting between every strand
Her eyes, as bright as a beacon in a dark stormy night with volcano of emotions in every gaze and ecstasy of feelings in every blink.
Here she comes,
Walking with grace unknown to mankind,
With a heart fearful of men's ignorance
And a body full of cultural wounds inflamed by misinterpreted religion
Here she comes,
With a determined soul
And a hopeful smile
Leaving behind
A red foot print on every page of history
To tell her story as loud as one's conscience talks to oneself.
She died a thousand deaths
When in the dawn of her birth
She was handed over to men
Covered in long black ropes
They buried her alive
In the hot deserts of Arabia
And poured a handful of sand
Into her shiny and joyful eyes
Eyes that tortured them with innocence in every look
And left her to die little by little while grasping for the air
In the grave of their ignorance
For the sin of being a girl
She died a thousand deaths
When they burned her alive
Next to the body of her husband
To be a sati
"She should not live after her husband dies"
Was the verdict of a man dressed in an orange robe
Sitting in a temple with a statue of a God resembling a vicious dark spirit
They swept her ashes into Ganji
In the name of fate and religion
For the sin of being a woman
She died a thousand deaths
When they tied a rope around her neck
And pulled each end in the name of honor
From Lucknow to Kabul and Quetta
Even in Qahera where she was once Cleopatra
They denied her right to object
And sacrificed her like a lamb for the pride of her father or brother
In the name of culture
For the sin of being a woman
She died a thousand deaths
When they bought and sold her throughout the world
Like a cheap commodity in the fantasy land of men
Who used and abused her
And then threw her away into the waste basket of human cruelty
With a broken spirit and a sick body
To rot and decay
In the name of freedom and democracy
For the sin of being a woman
She died a thousand deaths
When they were covered from head to toe
And then locked behind painted windows
By those proclaiming themselves "the truth seekers"
Who were too blind to see the truth of a women's existence
They let her die a painful death under their tyrannical rule
Behind those black tinted windows
In the name of virtue and Islam
For the sin of being a woman
She will die a thousand deaths
Over and over again indeed
For the sake of escaping the graves of ignorance she was once buried in
For the sake of rising from the ashes that she was once reduced to
For the hope of moving aside the eclipses of wrong belief mistaken for religion
For the wish of carving the name of respect on the body of democracy in every society
She shall die and die again
Until she resurrects to define immortality and resistance of a gender that paradise lays beneath their feet
Her legend will go on with delight
To destroy the obstacles on her way
Until the dawn of a day when
Womankind is truly equal to man
in every way
Writer and Farsi poet Lina Haidari is also a broadcaster on Voice of America of programs focusing on the rights of women in her native Afghanistan. She is married to Wabash alumnus and Afghan First Secretary Ashraf Haidari.


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Downtown apartments located on Calle Barcelona. In the street Barcelona , bars and restaurants , we can find electronics stores , food , boutiques, recreational facilities and all services such as train station, local police , medical center , town hall a few minutes.
- Amusement -park (Port Aventura ) to 4km
- Water Park ( Aquopolis ) 4 km
-Beach At 240m
-Walk Jaime Primero 200m
Location and surroundings :
240 m to the beach, 0 m to the city center , 15 km to the airport , 100 m to supermarket, 1.5 km to the train station
Activities and attractions :
golf, 4 km to a golf course
TV , air conditioning , free wifi.
Kitchen and appliances :
Fridge, oven, microwave, washing machine
Additional info :
pets allowed , internet
Salou is the capital of the Costa Daurada , have's certified Family Tourism Destination . Thus, young and old can enjoy an unforgettable experience walking through our 9 beaches or enjoying our cuisine, among many other great activities.
The apartment ( 3º-2ª ) has 3 bedrooms for 6-9 people :
- Bedroom with double bed.
- Bedroom with Twin beds (bunk )
-Bedroom With two single bed ( lietras )
- Temporary bed
- 2 sofa beds in dining room
- Fully equipped kitchen with microwave, refrigerator, dishwasher , oven and all utensils to live.
- Free wifi
The apartment ( 2º - 2ª ) has 3 bedrooms for 6-9 people :
- Bedroom with two single beds ( a double berth ) .
- Bedroom with a king-size bed
- Bedroom With two single beds (bunk )
House Rules:
1º.We are available for consultation in order to have a pleasant stay.
2º.The apartment is rented without sheets or towels.
3º. Input from Monday to Sunday (check-in Express: delivery of keys 09: 00-20: 00)
Time of arrival: 15:00 (if guest to leave the apartment that day, otherwise you can go from 9:00).
Departure time: no later than 11 hours
4º. Please your departure leave the apartment in the same condition as they found it, the kitchen has to be left everything in place.
5º. Respect the rules of the community and the neighbors.
6º. It is necessary to submit documentation on the identity of guests and sign the contract.
7º.Tourist tax: € 0.50 per person per night (only paid the first 7 nights)
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Flying for science
Research flights pose big challenges for the pilots and scientists departing from Iceland to collect climate data in specially equipped and modified jets
The turboprop engines roar. Iceland, our destination for today, finally comes into view. The twin-engine Dornier 228-212 left Kangerlussuaq Airport on the west coast of Greenland just under four hours ago. Pilots Steffen Gemsa, 44, and Thomas van Marwick, 35, wore oxygen masks for most of the flight. "We don't have a pressurized cabin, so wearing the masks is compulsory above 3600 meters," says Gemsa, "but they hinder our movements and make radio communication difficult." The advantage of unpressurized cabins is that researchers can poke measuring instruments into the atmosphere through small holes in the walls. There's no restroom, and usually there are no refreshments apart from cookies and water, either, but the men love their job: "These flights aren't routine at all," says van Marwick enthusiastically, "we experience something very special every time."
The DLR (German Aerospace Center) research aircraft has just returned from a six-week campaign – tough going for each of its five-person crews, who have completed dozens of five-hour flights over icy Arctic waters and coastlines. The cabin is full of measuring instruments and has a radar system that can even determine the consistency of snow and ice. The data is intended to help reasearchers understand climate change. The Dornier 228 – built in 1981 – is the same age as copilot van Marwick. "The planes are adapted to requirements, and equipped with the latest technology," says DLR test pilot Gemsa. "They're designed to last 30 to 40 years," he adds, laughing: "We'll retire together."
Iceland is an important base, and the pilots run into other research crews and planes at Keflavík Airport, among them a twin-engine DLR veteran: "The Dassault Falcon 20 is invincible, it's like a tank," says research pilot Philipp Weber, 44. It looks a little funny with its unicorn horn, but the nose boom measures currents without interference from turbulence. Th plane is 41 years old, but Weber still trusts it. "It was designed in the 1950s when calculations weren't quite as precise, so it's doubly robust." When it came onto the market in 1965, it was considered an elegant business jet, and one year later, it even starred in the crime comedy How to Steal a Million alongside Audrey Hepburn.
Its luster has faded, but the Falcon is still famous – among researchers, anyway. When Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted in 2010, it was the only aircraft able to fly over Iceland and collect data despite the high concentrations of volcanic ash in the atmosphere. Oliver Reitebuch, 47, from the DLR Institute for Atmospheric Physics, was on board at the time, and is now back at work over Iceland. The cabin is full of sensitive equipment, including a lidar, which measure winds using laser technology – Reitebuch's job. As head of the mission, the physicist has flown with the Falcon every year since 1999, his work taking him to Gabon, Niger – and Iceland, which doubles as a base for exploratory flights into the Arctic. "The southern tip of Greenland is the windiest place on earth, and the perfect place to test our new wind-measuring equipment," he explains. The results will help to enable more precise weather forecasts and more detailed climate models.
In 2015, Keflavík witnessed a special German-American collaboration: The U.S. space agency NASA sent its McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 research aircraft to Iceland to help the DLR team with its work. Airplane fans get all sentimental when they see this particular four-engine jet, and YouTube videos of it taking off receive lots and lots of clicks. The DC-8 – along with the Boeing 707, which formerly flew for Lufthansa – is a classic, first-generation jetliner that began operating on scheduled routes in 1959. Today, only 14 of these aircraft are still in operation around the world as cargo planes, and NASA's jet is the only DC-8 still in active service as a passenger plane. "We're helping DLR to calibrate the instruments to be installed on an ESA satellite that will later measure wind conditions from space," explains NASA pilot Wayne Ringelberg, 50, who has completed 10 flights in tandem with the Falcon.
In flight, researchers inside the cabin of the DC-8 use a special tube to eject sensors into the air that independently check the Falcon's results – and hopefully verify them. Some 40 pilots, researchers and technicians have come to Iceland with three aircraft to fly in the name of science. In the summer, the volcanic island in the North Atlantic becomes a kind of get-together for high-tech veteran aircraft, and they are maintained and modernized here too. After all, a brand-new plane would cost between 30 and 50 million euros – too much for science to be able to afford. "Each aircraft is unique," says pilot Gemsa, "and cannot be replaced."


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Ernest Wilson's
New England Trees
During the mid 1920s, renowned plant explorer, author, and educator Ernest Henry Wilson began to photograph what he considered to be noteworthy trees in the Boston area, central Massachusetts, the Mohawk Trail, southern New Hampshire, Maine, and Rhode Island. Equipped with his Sanderson camera, he captured nearly one hundred photographs of elms, more than fifty of various oak species, and numerous genera of conifers. These digital images have been reproduced from the original glass plate negatives, which though fragile, retain a stunning amount of detail and contrast after nearly a century. Available for the first time, the photographs provide literal snapshots of early twentieth century New England landscapes and architecture.
You may click the tabs below for a detailed background and view of each image.
Please keep checking this page and our Library Leaves blog as we continue to build this online collection.
Special thanks to Donna Tremonte, William Buchanan, Miranda Mollendorf, and The Digital Commonwealth for making this project possible.
Ulmus americana Massachusetts (Groton)
October 12, 1923
Side of main road between Groton and Townsend. Tree 90 ft. tall, girth of trunk 15 ft.
This photograph (M-1), dating to October 12, 1923, was taken contemporaneously with the fall of the George Washington Elm in October 26, 1923. There is also a close-up detail of the tree trunk and branches in photo M-2.
The George Washington Elm was also a species of American or white elm (Ulmus americana) with a sentimental, patriotic history. Although the tree in the photograph clearly is not the George Washington Elm on Garden Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, there were deliberate attempts to connect other American elms to the George Washington Elm. It was fancifully perceived as the original patriarch of all the other American elms.
There were many telephone calls and letters at the Arnold Arboretum about this species in the 1920s and 1930s. The inquiries focused on "the genuineness of the plants offered as the progeny of the tree popularly associated with George Washington," who supposedly assumed command of the American Army under the shade of the tree in 1775. This photograph depicts one of the magnificent old elm trees that lined the main road in Groton, Massachusetts. Some of the oldest elms in Groton began to grow in 1740 on the main street and also on private property, and seemed to be a source of civic pride.
The American elm became a Massachusetts state symbol in 1941.
Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. "The Cambridge Washington Elm." Bulletin of Popular Information, Series 3, Vol. V., no 18. Dec. 10, 1931.
Green, Samuel Abbott. The Natural History and Topography of Groton. Groton, 1912.
Simmons, James Raymond. The Historic Trees of Massachusetts. [Boston: Marshall Jones Co., 1919].
Acer saccharum Massachusetts (Charlemont)
October 13, 1923
On the Mohawk Trail.
Acer saccharum (sugar maple) [M-3] grows predominantly in the northeastern region of North America. It is known for its exceptionally bright orange and red foliage, and for maple syrup. It can grow up to 150 feet in height, but generally grows to be less than 20 feet tall. The photo of this tree dates to October 13, 1923, and it was taken in the Mohawk Trail State Forest in Charlemont, MA. The Mohawk Trail State Forest is well-known for its tall trees and the old age of its trees. Some are 500 years old, and trees between 100-200 years of age are very common. There are 18 tall tree champions is on the Mohawk trail. Notably, there is a National Champion sugar maple listed in the National Register of Champion Trees as of 2007. The one in the photograph [M-3] is extremely tall, when compared to the scale of the other trees, car, and person posed next to it, but it is uncertain if the large sugar maple depicted here is the champion tree photographed in earlier years.
USDA Plant profile of "Acer saccharum,"
Davis, Mary Byrd. Old Growth in the East: A Survey. Richmond, Vt. : Cenozoic Society, 1993.
Larix laricina Massachusetts
October 12, 1923
Near Winchendon.
This deciduous conifer, known as tamarack or American larch (Larix laricina), is native in the Northern United States, Canada, and the Arctic Circle. M-4 features the bark in a detailed, close-up view of the tree's trunk, while M-6 depicts a full view of the tree and its surroundings. The bark of this tree has a gnarled, cracked appearance, signifying its age. The smooth bark of its younger years gradually becomes scaly over time.
USDA Forest Service, "Larix laricina."
Ulmus americana New Hampshire (Milford)
October 5, 1923
Near Milford. Tree 95 ft. tall, girth of trunk 16 ft.
M-5 is another Ulmus americana, near Milford in New Hampshire. It was 95 feet tall, and the girth of the trunk was 6 feet. Wilson distinguished between various types of Ulmus americana in his book Aristocrats of the Trees. He felt that "no other American tree exhibits so much variety as the American elm," and divided this tree into "three distinct types," with many variations in between. While M-1 seems to be comparable to the first type he discussed, with "a round-topped, shapely mass," M-5 is probably closer to the slender third type, which he likened to an "old-fashioned wine glass" with sparser branches.
Wilson, E.H. Aristocrats of the Trees. [Boston: Stratford, 1930].
Pinus rigida Massachusetts (Wareham)
October 28, 1923
Wareham, Cape Cod.
M-7 is a Pinus rigida from Wareham, Massachusetts (Cape Cod), situated near a house. Cape Cod and Long Island, where these trees still flourish, were once pitch pine forests. This photograph was taken on October 28, 1923. The tree's leaves (needles) grow in threes, the cones are sharp and rigid, and the bark is rough and sometimes quite black, which is why it is sometimes called "black pine." Pinus rigida is also called a "pitch pine" because it was an important source of pitch, tar, rosin, and turpentine in Colonial periods. It is known for being rugged, asymmetrical, and irregular in shape, and for being a phoenix-like tree that can withstand human abuses and the harsh elements of wind, salt water, and even fire. It can even resurrect itself after being chopped down. Wilson and George Emerson both felt that it was an unattractive tree because it was asymmetrical, and Wilson even called it an "unlovely tree" with "little garden value." Virginia Barlow says that its "survival mechanisms take a toll on appearance," and that many of these trees have "irregular profiles," which "include heavy, lopsided lower branches, and many years' worth of aged cones blacken the crown." Emerson and Wilson both noted that the tree could withstand the elements of wind and rain when "lashed by the sea," and Emerson said that for this reason it thrives on Cape Cod. In her study about the nature of Cape Cod, Beth Schwarzman mentions that pitch pines are flammable, though especially well-adapted to surviving and regrowing after fire, and that their serotinous cones only open when heated by fire. Wilson mentions "green sprouts that grow on its trunk," by which he means that the stump of this tree sprouts when it is cut down. The sprouts do not grow to be very tall, but they flourish. This trait is evidently unique, as this is the only pine exhibiting this resurrective property.
Barlow, Virginia. "Pitch Pine," Northern Woodlands, March 1, 2010.
Emerson, George. Report on the trees and shrubs growing naturally in the forests of Massachusetts. [Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1887].
Schwarzman, Beth. The Nature of Cape Cod. [Lebanon, N.H.: University Press of New England, 2002].
Ulmus americana Massachusetts (Holliston)
November 3, 1923
Girth of trunk 17 feet.
M-8 is a detail of Ulmus americana, with a focus on the tree trunk.
Ulmus americana Massachusetts (Hingham)
November 11, 1923
The Cushing Elm [M-9] was situated near Cape Cod, in a portion of Hingham lying just south of Nantasket Junction near the Cohasset town line. It grew on East Street, on what was called the "Rocky Nook." Aesthetically, the Cushing Elm was considered by many to be a very large and symmetrical tree.
Wilson's characteristic style of creating a photographic composition with a centrally-placed tree and a human figure standing next to it to show scale accentuates its celebrated symmetry and size. Similar to the Washington Elm, the Cushing Elm has an extremely colorful and patriotic history. The Daughters of the American Revolution put the following inscription on the tree:
"Under this tree in 1775
Pastor John Brown preached to a company of Cohasset soldiers
of Col. Greaton's Regiment which
Served in the siege of Boston."
Captain Stephen Cushing, who planted the tree in 1729 and whose name is commemorated by the tree, was a farmer, proprietor of a large landed estate, and selectman by trade. He lived across the street from the tree, having inherited an old colonial house from his father Peter Cushing, who died at age 28 in 1715.
Initially the tree was planted on the Cushing's property, but it was eventually transplanted across the street. On July 25, 1839, the tree measured 13 feet in circumference, and the branch span at its fullest was over 90 feet. There were 8 large main branches, and it was 60-70 feet tall, according to George B. Emerson, who measured the tree in the company of botanist William Oakes, who probably served as an eyewitness. In 1919, when Simmons' book was published, the dimensions increased considerably. He said that only one of the 8 main branches had died, the spread was over 100 feet, and the circumference was 16.5 feet. In the photographic detail of the Cushing Elm [M-10], one of the main branches is clearly severed at the left.
Pane-Joyce Genealogy.
Simmons, James Raymond. The Historic Trees of Massachusetts. [Boston: Marshall Jones Co., 1919].
Phellodendron japonicum Massachusetts (Jamaica Plain)
November 29, 1923
The Phellodendron japonicum [M-13, M-14], [M-15] is a cork tree with "roughly furrowed bark, green flowers tinged with pink, and dark, bluish-black berries" on the female version. There are both male and female variants of this tree, which is "dioecious," that is, having male and female flowers on separate trees. Male staminate flowers are on one plant and female pistillate flowers are on another plant. The Japanese cork is comparatively small and belongs to the Rutaceae family, which is the same family as oranges and other citrus fruits. As mentioned, these trees were raised in 1870 at the Botanic Garden at Harvard. They came from a seed at the Imperial Garden in St. Petersburg. The seed was probably collected by C.J. Maximowicz in Japan. Maximowicz was the chief botanist at the Imperial Garden in the 19th century, and he traveled to Japan to collect a large number of Japanese plants between the years 1860-1864.
This tree was brought from Cambridge Botanic Garden and planted about 1871 by Professor C.S. Sargent.
Roca-Garcia, Helen. "The Cork Trees." Arnoldia 30-5 (1970) [pdf].
Sargent, Charles Sprague. Trees and Shrubs v. 1 parts 3 and 4 (Houghton Mifflin, 1903).
Juglans mandshurica Massachusetts (Jamaica Plain)
November 29, 1923
Bussey Grounds. Plant raised in Cambridge Botanic Garden from seed collected by Maximowicz and sent to Asa Gray from Petrograd. This tree was brought from Cambridge Botanic Garden and planted about 1871 by Professor C.S. Sargent in the Bussey Grounds.
E.H. Wilson introduced Juglans mandshurica (Manchurian Walnut Tree) [M-16] to England in 1903. It is a medium sized tree with decorative value. It has edible walnuts that are too small for commercial harvesting. Wilson notes in his 1930 book Aristocrats of the Trees that he thought that a "type of this walnut would be "perfectly hardy in Northern New England, but only noted a few trees in Massachusetts and that "properly speaking the tree is not hardy there." Wilson collected seeds from "the colder parts of Western China . . . in hope of securing a perfectly hardy type." Wilson said that only one of these trees did well at the Arnold Arboretum.
Kew Gardens online [link].
Wilson, E.H. Aristocrats of the Trees. [Boston: Stratford, 1930].
Quercus alba Massachusetts (Jamaica Plain)
This Quercus alba (white oak) [M-20] was growing on the Northern slope of the Homeopathic Hospital in Jamaica Plain. The white oak is the primary North American species of oak used medicinally, although it is uncertain if this is why the tree was planted on the grounds of the Homeopathic Hospital. The white oak has many homeopathic medicinal properties, since two of the main ingredients in oak bark are quercin and tannin. Quercin is similar to salicin, which is in turn, similar to aspirin and found in willow trees. Both quercin and salicin are natural pain-killers and anti-inflammatory medicines. The bark of the white oak is prized for its astringent and antiseptic properties and is used to stop internal bleeding, and to lower fever. It is also used as an expectorant, and has anti-emetic, anti-diarrheal, and anti-venomous properties. It is used for mouth sores and conditions like gingivitis and thrush, which involve turning the bark into tea or toothpaste.
Brown, Charlotte Erichson. Medicinal and Other Uses of North American Plants. New York: Dover, 1989.
Bruton-Seal, Julie and Seal, Matthew. Backyard Medicine: Harvest and Make Your Own Herbal Remedies. Skyhorse Publishing, 2009.
Quercus alba Massachusetts (Dedham)
December 8, 1923
The Avery Oak [M-21, M-22] is a town icon for Dedham, Massachusetts, and dendrochronology shows that the tree actually matured fully before the town of Dedham (previously called "Contentment") was founded in 1636. The tree was initially a center for religious meetings prior to the establishment of Parish Church in 1638, and the tree was also a town bulletin board for announcing notices and events in the 1880s. The tree almost became construction material for "Old Ironsides." Mr. Avery was offered 70 dollars for the tree, but declined the offer because Mrs. Avery was supposedly very attached to the tree. William Avery did, however, make a chair and table from branches that fell down during a violent thunderstorm. He presented the chair and table to Dedham Historical Society. The Historical Society was also given the tree itself in 1886 and tree surgeons struggled to keep it thriving. A 1938 hurricane damaged the tree beyond repair, and in 1973 another thunderstorm finally destroyed it. The pieces of the tree are guarded by police in the historical society, since people try to sneak away with branches and other parts of the tree as souvenirs.
Avery, Jane Greenough. Genealogical Record of the Dedham Branch of the Avery Family in America. Plymouth: Avery and Doten, 1893.
Finestone, Todd. "Avery Oak: Gone but Not Forgotten." [DT] August 6, 1975.
Roberts, Robert C. "A Tree Above Price." American Forests July 1969.
Simmons, James Raymond. The Historic Trees of Massachusetts. Boston, Marshall Jones Company, 1919.
Ulmus americana Massachusetts (Medfield)
December 19, 1923
This tree [M-23] is known as the St. Edward's Elm because it was planted directly across the street from St. Edward's Church in Medfield, Massachusetts. In 1900, the tree was considered to be 150 years old, so it was probably planted circa 1750.
Desorgher, Richard. "This Old Town: The St. Edward Elm." Hometown Weekly [Wednesday May 8, 2013]).
Picea glauca var. albertiana 'Conica' Massachusetts (Lancaster)
1919 and December 15, 1923
The Picea glauca albertiana forma conica [M-24, M-25] is a dwarf cultivar that is especially popular in gardens. This "dwarf variety" was found by "Professor Jack near Laggan in Alberta in 1904," and many specimens were cultivated from it. The "Professor Jack" in question is John George Jack (1861-1949), who worked at the Arboretum who worked at the Arboretum as lecturer in arboriculture in 1891 and went to Alberta, Canada in 1904 with Professor Alfred Rehder, where they discovered the dwarf white spruce. It is conic, compact, and in 1921 the largest one in Boston was no more than 2 feet high. It is easily and quickly propagated from cuttings and a favorite in rock gardens.
"A Dwarf Spruce." Bulletin of Popular Information [Arnoldia], June 14, 1921.
"John George Jack." Electric Scotland [website].
Quercus alba Massachusetts (South Natick)
December 26, 1923
The Eliot Oak [M-28] stands "a few rods east of the Unitarian Church in S. Natick." It is a very old white oak that possibly dates back to at least the 1650s if a legend is true. This legend involves a triangle of trees, of which the Eliot oak was a part. The Reverend John Eliot (1603-1690) supposedly used to preach to the Indians underneath this venerable oak in South Natick, which is why it earned its name. Professor Stowe, in an address on the 200th anniversary of the town of Natick, described Eliot as "a man of great versatility, and very superior intellectual power. Doubtless he had his equals, but never a superior in Christian zeal and goodness."
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) commemorated this oak in his famous "Sonnet on Eliot's Oak" (1877):
THOU ancient oak! whose myriad leaves are lou
With sounds of unintelligible speech
Sounds as of surges on a shingly beach
Or multitudinous murmurs of a crowd
With some mysterious gift of tongues endowed
Thou speakest a different dialect to each
To me a language that no man can teach
Of a lost race, long vanished like a cloud
For underneath thy shade, in days remote
Seated like Abraham at eventide
Beneath the oaks of Mamre, the unknown
Apostle of the Indians, Eliot, wrote
His Bible in a language that hath died
And is forgotten, save by thee alone.
"History of the First Congregational Church of Natick."
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. Complete Poetical Works. (Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co, 1893).
Hurd, Duane Hamilton. History of Middlesex County. (Philadelphia: J.W. Lewis & Co, 1890).
Ulmus americana Massachusetts (South Natick)
December 26, 1923
Ulmus americana Massachusetts (South Natick) [M-30]. Tree 90 ft. x 15 ft. Photograph by E.H. Wilson, December 26, 1923.
Ulmus americana Massachusetts (Framingham)
January 9, 1924
The Rugg Elm [M-31], which is also known as the Gates Elm, is in Framingham, Massachusetts.
Specifically, it is 200 yards from Turnpike Road, between Framingham and Fayville near the grounds of the Country Club. It was the largest tree in New England. The circumference one and three feet from the ground was 28.5 feet. The spread of the branches was 145 feet, and the height 70 feet. It looks like two trees because the trunk is split close to the bottom, but it is just one. One of these trunks is 14 feet in circumference, while the other is 17 feet. There is a peculiar formation between these two trunks that is called a "nubbin." The Rugg Elm was estimated between 300-400 years of age in the 1920s.
Lee, Robert (ed.) The Modern City. (Baltimore: Modern City Publishing Co., January 1920).
Simmons, James Raymond. The Historic Trees of Massachusetts. Boston, Marshall Jones Company, 1919.
Juglans nigra Massachusetts (West Medford)
January 31, 1924
The Juglans nigra (black walnut) [M-37, M-38] is usually 100-150 feet tall. The wood of this tree is usually hard, strong, and heavy, and a rich dark brown color with a satiny texture. It is native to the Midwest and east central United states. Black walnut had commercial value even for early colonists in North America, where it was cultivated. In 1610 in Virginia, William Strachey stated that it was being shipped back to England as a valued commodity, but the colonists also seemed to value it as well. Black walnut was used in interior decorating and cabinet-making because of its fine color and texture. It was also used for gunstocks and coffins, as well as in boat and ship building. The walnuts were also edible and used in cooking or eaten raw, both by colonists and also by Native Americans who lived in the Mississippi Basin. The trees were first introduced into Europe in the mid-17th century by John Tradescant (1608-1662) and first described by John Parkinson (1567-1650) in Theatrum Botanicum.
Quercus alba Massachusetts (Waverley)
February 2, 1924
Charles Sprague Sargent considered the Waverly Oaks [M-39, M-40] to be "all things considered, the most interesting trees in eastern Massachusetts, and although there are larger Oaks in New England and in the Middle States, a group containing so many large trees is not often seen now anywhere in eastern America…and well-known to all Bostonians interested in nature,and strangers not infrequently make the pilgrimage to Belmont to look upon these venerable products of Massachusetts soil." This group of trees consisted of 22 large white oaks, 1 swamp white oak, and one large elm growing on an area of two or three acres. In 1890, the smallest of them was estimated at 1,000 years old, but this might be an exaggeration because there were petitions being made to preserve these trees around the 1890s. In the year 1890, they were probably 408-508 years old, at the very most. They grew a few hundred yards away from the Waverly train station, directly opposite of the property of the trustees of the Massachusetts General Hospital. A small public park was erected around these trees to protect them. Several painters associated with the Boston Art Club urged the Art Club to purchase them and the ground that they grew on as "sketching ground for Boston artists, as Fontainebleau serves for Paris." These "Waverly Oaks" were also of great interest to Henry Warren Manning (1860-1938), who was an influential American landscape designer and promoter of the informal and naturalistic "wild garden" approach to garden design. The Waverly Oaks survived only a few decades beyond the establishment of the Beaver Brook Reservation. In the 1920s, they died because of ice storms and old age.
Sargent, Charles S. "The Waverly Oaks." Garden and Forest, February 19, 1890.
Ulmus americana Massachusetts (Boxford)
April 12, 1924
The Boxford Elm [M-48, M-49, M-50] marks the location of a treaty between settlers and Native Americans to establish the city of Boxford. Samuel English, Joseph English, and John Umpee claimed title to and demanded money for territory included in Boxford. On January 15, 1701, there was a town meeting held between Native Americans and several other prominent citizens of the town (Thomas and John Perley, Thomas Hazen, and Joseph Bridges). This meeting was held at Thomas Perley's tavern, which was marked by a huge elm tree, called the Boxford Elm. This is how the tree became associated with the city itself and a prominent landmark.
Juglans nigra Massachusetts (Saugus)
April 12, 1924
This is a 1924 photograph of the legendary black walnut (Juglans nigra) tree [M-51, M-52, M-53, M-54, M-55] on the grounds of F.W. Cheever in Saugus, Massachusetts, close to the Soldier's Monument. Supposedly, the famous Puritan minister Cotton Mather (1663-1728) stopped to rest beneath the shade of the Cheever Walnut when he traveled by horseback from Boston to Salem to witness the witchcraft executions on Gallows Hill in 1692. In 1891, John Robinson characterized the Cheever Walnut as "the largest black walnut in this vicinity." In the same year, it was reported as being 50-60 feet tall, 3 feet in diameter, with a circumference of 13 feet at 5 feet from the ground. It was supposedly a very old tree, at least 216 years old. It came from England, and is an "excellent example of the re-importation of American trees to America." The black walnut was one of the very first American trees to become popular in Europe. When part of the trunk was cut down, it was placed in the Peabody Museum as an artifact.
Robinson, John. Our Trees: A popular account of the trees in the streets and gardens of Salem, and of the native trees of Essex County, Massachusetts, with the location of trees, and historical and botanical notes. Salem: N.A. Horton & Son, 1891.
Pinus strobus Massachusetts (Abington)
January 1924
This photograph depicts the monumental marble entrance to Abington Grove, with soldiers flanking the sides of the arch and an American eagle on top. The white pine trees at Abington seen beyond this arch [M-56] are collectively known as "Abolition Grove," supposedly "where the Civil War began." Some of the greatest minds of the Civil War period, both men and women, gave speeches about abolition in this location. Noah Webster, who loved nature and the open air, lectured here, as did William Lloyd Garrison. Garrison spoke on the subject of West Indian Emancipation in 1854 and said that "The great event which we celebrate to-day, shows that slavery can only be overthrown by adherence to principle." A huge boulder erected by Abington soldier Moses N. Arnold marks the spot where the orators spoke. There is a copper inscription which lists the speakers and a poem by Garrison. In addition to have immense historical significance, the people of Abington frequently celebrate the anniversaries of their town in this location.
Simmons, James Raymond. The Historic Trees of Massachusetts. Boston, Marshall Jones Company, 1919.
Ulmus americana Connecticut (Wethersfield)
May 4, 1924
The Wethersfield Elm [M-58, M-59, M-60, M-61, M-62] was considered to be the largest elm in the United States after a contest of the American Genetic Society in 1915, which compared 337 trees. It used to stand on the east side of Broad Street Green in historic Wethersfield Connecticut, founded in 1633-1634. There was a sign attached to this tree that described its age and some of its dimensions (9′ 6″ in diameter, 29′ 6″ in circumference, 172 years old in 1930). It was also over 100 feet tall and had a branch spread of over 100 feet. Supposedly, Charles Wesley (1707-1788), the famous English head of the Methodist movement), preached beneath this elm. It was destroyed by a storm on September 21, 1938.
Randall, Charles and Edgerton, Priscilla. Famous Trees. (Washington D.C., 1938).
Ulmus americana Massachusetts (Palmer)
May 3, 1924
Many different American Elms are associated with George Washington, with many fables associated with each one. It is important not to confuse them. This particular elm, in Palmer, Massachusetts, stood on the south side of Old Bay. It stood on the grounds of and old tavern stand owned by Daniel Graves and his son Aaron. George Washington supposedly visited the Palmer Washington Elm on two different occasions. On the first, undocumented visit of June 30, 1775, Washington was accompanied by his staff, General Lee, and deputation sent from Cambridge. They supposedly rested and lunched under the shade of this tree, ordering "milk and other necessaries" from Mr. Graves' nearby tavern. There is considerably more evidence for the second visit in October 15-22, 1789, when Washington addressed the citizens of Palmer beneath the tree, as seen in the Mt. Vernon papers. E.H. Wilson's photograph of the tree shows a tombstone marker next to the tree. The marker commemorates the tree and reads:
"Under this elm
Passed on June 30, 1775
and again on [October] 22, 1789
On the first date tradition says that he addressed the citizens of Palmer
Erected by The Palmer Historical Society
June 30, 1805."
There seems to be some historical confusion about when Washington addressed the citizens of Palmer, since Temple's "History of Palmer" says that he did this in 1789, but the Historical Society of Palmer says it happened in 1775 on the tombstone marker of 1805.
Temple, Josiah Howard. History of the Town of Palmer. Palmer, Massachusetts: Published by the Town of Palmer, 1889.
Quercus alba Massachusetts (Taunton)
May 17, 1924
From comparing the photograph with descriptions, this might be the King Philip Oak in Taunton, Massachusetts [M-66, M-67], which was a large oak with almost identical dimensions on 98 Somerset Avenue, the corner of White Street and Somerset Avenue. King Philip supposedly met with his council here during the bloody King Philip War of 1675-1676, a conflict between the Indians and English settlers in New England.
English expansion of settlements in Massachusetts and in neighboring colonies increased after this war. In 1926, 2 years after Wilson took this photo, the Lydia Cobb Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution put a plaque on the tree that reads "THIS MARKS THE PHILIP OAK, A SENTINEL OF NEARLY FOUR CENTURIES." The tree slowly rotted, and became a hazard. In 1973, a large branch fell on a parked car nearby, and 10 years later the tree was taken down. The King Philip tree's legacy lived on, however. In 1950, a citizen of Taunton planted an acorn from the King Philip tree nearby, so there is a so-called "son of King Philip."
Schultz, Eric B. and Douglas, Michael J. King Philip's War. [Countryman Press, 1999].
Randall, Charles Edgar and Clepper, Henry. Famous Historic Trees. [Washington, DC: American Forestry Association, 1977].
Malus pumila Massachusetts (Marshfield Hills)
June 1, 1924
In his 1919 book, Historic Trees of Massachusetts, James Simmons concludes with the Malus pumila trees of Marshfield Hills [M-70, M-71, M-72, M-73], which he describes as "the most magnificent in the whole collection." He continues, "Behold an apple tree having the sinews of an oak, the spread of an elm, and a crown surpassing both in the beauty of its leaves and blossoms!" He describes its blossoms as being close to the size of "wild roses," and says that its largest limbs are close to 6 feet in girth, stretching 30 feet outwards. . . The trunk was 14 and a half feet at the ground and 10 feet at the narrowest part. It was on the estate of Mr. Livermore. According to Simmons, a resident of Marshfield named Steven Sherman planted it over 100 years prior to 1919.
Simmons, James Raymond. The Historic Trees of Massachusetts [Boston: Marshall Jones Co., 1919].


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Bots are complicated. They're made to process repetitive actions autonomously and can be fairly easy to build, but they aren't always working on the side of good. Here's what you need to know.
Each year, EContent magazine compiles a list of the 100 companies that matter most in the digital content industry.
Voting is now closed. We'll announce the results of the first-ever EContent 100 list chosen by the people!
Geoff Daily
Nov 04, 2004
Over the last three years, mergers and acquisitions have become de rigueur in the ECM market as major players in the space strive to broaden the definition of enterprise content management, especially through the addition of digital asset capabilities. In 2001, Bulldog Group—a Canadian company that specialized in DAM—was acquired by Documentum. Interwoven signed an agreement in June of 2003 to acquire MediaBin. Less than two months later, in August of 2003, Stellent followed suit and purchased DAM vendor Ancept. Then in August of this year, Open Text announced its acquisition of Artesia Technologies.
While each instance of one company absorbing another has resulted in old products with new names or old brands tied to new products, one company has decided to go a step further towards the goal of uniting two companies—and asset and content management—under one brand new brand. INSCI, which acquired DAM provider WebWare and its ActiveMedia software on September 10, 2003, decided to drop the INSCI moniker and has officially become ClearStory Systems as of November 2004. The name is derived from an architectural term for a type of wall that is designed to allow more light into a space, which fits the company's goal of trying "to bring content to light," explains Susan Worthy, VP of marketing at ClearStory Systems. Of the evolution of ECM and the company's approach, Worthy says, "What we're seeing is that fixed content as a market has reached its maturity. We're looking as a company to broaden our offerings in the larger ECM space."
However, Worthy doesn't see ECM as the ideal term for what ClearStory Systems has to offer. "Although ECM is a great term to describe the broad market space, it doesn't describe how applications are deployed." She goes on to say, "Most companies that invest in software solutions are driven by a specific requirement. Most enterprises don't invest in a single CM system because each department has its own unique business workflow."
ClearStory System's main solution is the newly renamed and updated Radiant Product Suite, released in October. Combining INSCI's expertise in scalable document management with WebWare's DAM and online presence, the Radiant Product Suite consists of a business document server and an enterprise media server (released in November) on the back-end, and a customizable user interface on the front-end. "We're the only company within the ECM space that has powerful metadata management, robust rich media management, and a highly scalable Web services architecture," claims Worthy. "And the only one that has this available optionally as a hosted ISP."
Banking on the modular approach to which many CM vendors have shifted, Worthy thinks it's Radiant's customizable front-end that will bring in and keep customers. "Companies can start with a point solution, take it and modify or expand it, and bring it to another department, in essence, creating a new solution, all with the same back-end. This allows customers to take manageable steps towards fixing big problems." For creating interfaces rather than simply modifying existing ones, ClearStory offers a service to customers to do just that. "However, if an enterprise was large enough, they could use our technology like a blob of clay and build their own applications sitting on top of it," says Worthy. Currently, there are modular, point-based Radiant solutions designed for Video Communications, Marketing Content Management, Call Center Support, Global Brand Management, Enterprise Report Management, and Channel Marketing Support.
While ClearStory may not lump its solutions into the ECM category, Radiant carries an enterprise-class price tag. Customers "have to plan on an average entry-level of $100,000 on a hosted basis," says Worthy, "then it scales up," with 7,000-user solutions running upwards of a million dollars.
Like much of the content industry, one component still missing from ClearStory's vision of an end-to-end information lifecycle management solution is digital rights management (DRM). The company's stance is that "DRM is a complicated arena that includes rights management, license management, and file-level rights propagation," according to Worthy. "Our first steps in this direction will be based on specific customer requirements and will most likely include the integration of an invisible digital watermarking tool (such as Digimarc)." These watermarks include a reference ID that can identify the content and then interface with more comprehensive DRM back-end engines.


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Pancetta Crisps with Goat Cheese and Pear Recipe
The following recipe is from the December 17th edition of our weekly recipe newsletter. To receive this newsletter in your inbox, sign up here!
Some recipes are just bacon delivery mechanisms. (Potato skins, hello?) But in this recipe, the bacon itself is the delivery mechanism—for tangy goat cheese and fresh pear.
To make pancetta crisps with goat cheese and pear, simply crisp slices of Italian bacon in the oven and top with the fruit and cheese. It'll be hard to go back to plain old crackers once you've tried these savory shards.
- Yield:16
- 16 thin slices pancetta
- 16 teaspoons soft fresh goat cheese (from 5-ounce log)
- 2 very ripe small pears, halved, cored, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- Fresh thyme leaves
Preheat oven to 450°F. Place pancetta slices in single layer on large rimmed baking sheet. Sprinkle with pepper. Bake until golden, about 10 minutes. Using spatula, slide pancetta crisps onto platter.
Top each with 1 teaspoon goat cheese and 1 pear slice. Sprinkle with thyme.
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Light-hitting Tejada delivering on defense
NEW YORK -- Ruben Tejada entered Friday's play batting .203 with a .529 OPS.
He was, in other words, on fire.
Tejada's hot streak has not come on offense but at shortstop, where he has spent much of the Mets' homestand racking up highlight-reel plays. On Monday, Tejada made a pair of diving stops, including one to start a nifty double play. Two days later, he delivered a near-perfect relay throw to nail Matt Carpenter at home plate, preventing the tying run from scoring in another Mets victory.
Tejada, who committed eight errors in just 55 games last season, does not have any since April 8 -- a span of 106 1/3 innings. Though advanced metrics paint the picture of a shortstop with relatively limited range, those numbers are generally unreliable in small samples.
"I feel really good right now on defense," Tejada said. "I've been working really hard too to get my timing for my hitting. So I want to keep doing the same for defense and keep working for my offense."
The Mets do need Tejada to begin hitting, regardless of his defensive performance. The shortstop entered Friday's play with a .309 on-base percentage and .220 slugging mark to go along with the .203 batting average, ranking near the bottom of the league in all three categories.