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Walking the Berkshires: Conservation
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June 06, 2013. Whether Invasive or Just In-Migrating; You Cannot Conserve the Status Quo. There have been some concerns raised in the land trust community that one of the impacts of climate change will be the displacement of some native species by others that are expanding their ranges. A recent article by Attorney James L Olmsted entitled: The Butterfly Effect: Conservation Easement, Climate Change and Invasive Species. Century (all those dead horses at Gettysburg gave them a beachhead). Car...My advi...
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About | Looking Backward
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In 1887, Edward Bellamy published. He was looking at his own era from the vantage point of the future (the year 2000). We’re looking at the past, also with the benefit of hindsight. This site pages back through the streets, scraps and happenings of a city known for its history. The goal: to recover the layers. Just from the Colonial period to the Revolutionary War, but the decades from those years to the present. Suggestions and questions welcome at bostonlookingbackward (at) gmail (dot) com.
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How Boston got its first airline route | Looking Backward
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June 18, 2012. How Boston got its first airline route. The flight from Boston to New York would take one hour forty-five minutes. It was the mid 1920s: a happening time between world wars. The United State Postal Service had successfully proved its experiment. In putting excess planes to work ferrying mail from coast to coast, so that the government felt confident putting its airmail routes out to bid to private aviation companies. Photo: Boston Public Library/via Flickr. You can peek inside the airl...
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Thirsty horses and trolley cars | Looking Backward
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July 12, 2011. Thirsty horses and trolley cars. Photo of a downtown fountain for thirsty horses via Boston Public Library’s Flickr stream. Would take one of these for people right about now. The ASPCA, founded in 1866 spread to many American cities, and lobbied on behalf of draft horses.This scene was already on the wane in the 1920s. Horses were superseded by electric trolley lines through expanding cities (What’s that off in the background? Between 1742, when horses were taxed for the first time, and 1...
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Fife & Drum Miniatures: May 2014
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Fife and Drum Miniatures. New Product Pack Codes. Fife and Drum Miniatures is a range of 1/56 scale figures (approximately 30mm in height) sculpted by Richard Ansell, and is devoted to the American War of Independence. The figures may be purchased from Der Alte Fritz through this blog, using Paypal for payment. Click on the page tabs for Crown Forces, American forces and artillery equipment to see pictures of the individual figures. Thursday, May 29, 2014. Tarleton's Legion Dragoons Have Arrived! BC-030 ...
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Fife & Drum Miniatures: October 2013
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Fife and Drum Miniatures. New Product Pack Codes. Fife and Drum Miniatures is a range of 1/56 scale figures (approximately 30mm in height) sculpted by Richard Ansell, and is devoted to the American War of Independence. The figures may be purchased from Der Alte Fritz through this blog, using Paypal for payment. Click on the page tabs for Crown Forces, American forces and artillery equipment to see pictures of the individual figures. Monday, October 28, 2013. AWI Personalities - Greens Preview. Stock Numb...
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