George Francis Dow

George Francis Dow (January 7, 1868 – June 5, 1936) was an American historian, antiquarian, architectural preservationist, museum curator, editor, and Republican politician. He directed the restoration of the John Ward House (Salem, Massachusetts) John Ward House and its opening to the public as the USA's first outdoor museum of architecture. In the 1900 Massachusetts legislature, he served as a Massachusetts House of Representatives Representative of the 10th Essex County, Massachusetts Essex district. Quotes Of course it goes without saying that when a whale was sighted, the whalemen were in for a hard job, a harder job than the uninitiated could ever appreciate. The chase, the capture, the Flensing cutting-in, the Try-works trying-out were dangerous and inordinately wearisome. But the chase and the capture, too, had their better sides. The love of a princely sport thrilled the whalemen when the cry of "blows" came from aloft. Introduction Whale Ships and Whaling: A Pictorial History illustrated, reprint, revised Courier Corporation 1985 9780486248080 https://books.google.com/books?id=mBseAwAAQBAJ&pg=PR11 ix+xi (quote from p. xi; 241 pages; 1st edition 1925, Marine Research Society) The Mayflower shipped 15,000 brown biscuit and 5,000 white, that is, Hardtack hard bread, i.e. crackers; also Smoked meat smoked or half-cooked bacon, as it came from the smokehouse, which was much liked with the biscuit and when fried was considered a delicacy. Haberdyne (Dried and salted cod dried salted codfish) was also a staple article of diet; also Herring as food#Smoked smoked herring. Potatoes were practically unknown at that time and the store of cabbages, turnips, onions, parsnips, etc., soon ran short and gave way to boiled mush, oatmeal, pease puddings, etc. Their beer was carried in iron-bound casks. Chapter I. The Voyage to Massachusetts Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony DigiCat 2022 https://books.google.com/books?id=dTCcEAAAQBAJ&pg=PP17 (262 pages; 1st edition 1935 published by the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities; text at gutenberg.org) Quotes about George Francis Dow In 1918 he retired as an officer of the Essex Institute, and in the following year was elected curator of the Historic New England Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities. Here he officiated for the remainder of his life, serving as curator, director of its museum, and editor of its nationally known magazine, "Old-Time New England."In 1894 he founded the Topsfield Historical Society, serving as secretary and treasurer of the Society, and editor of its publications. When the Parson Capen House "Parson Capen" house came into the posssssion of the Society, he was in charge of the restoration. Because of his knowledge of early New England architecture he was often consulted, and had charge of the restoration of a number of eighteenth century houses for individuals and historical societies throughout New England. He also designed the Pioneer Village (Salem, Massachusetts) Pioneers' Village at Salem. In 1922 he organized the Marine Research Society at Salem and edited its long and valuable series of publications. Clarence Saunders Brigham, Obituary. George Francis Dow Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society October 1936 124–125 https://www.americanantiquarian.org/proceedings/44806934.pdf External links Category:1868 births Category:1936 deaths Category:Curators Category:Editors from the United States Category:Historians from Massachusetts Category:Historians from the United States Category:Non-fiction authors from the United States Category:People from New Hampshire Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians