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Proceedings Upon the Dedication of Plummer Hall, at Salem, October 6, 1857 (Classic Reprint): Including Mr. Hoppin's Address and Judge White's Memoir of the Plummer Family - Couverture souple

Athenaeum, Salem

 
9781331066125: Proceedings Upon the Dedication of Plummer Hall, at Salem, October 6, 1857 (Classic Reprint): Including Mr. Hoppin's Address and Judge White's Memoir of the Plummer Family

Synopsis

Explore the storied rise of the Essex Institute and Plummer Hall.

This nonfiction edition recounts how a local society grew from lectures and meetings into a thriving center for history, natural science, and horticulture in Essex County.

The narrative follows the Institute’s path from early gatherings and field meetings to its eventual home at Plummer Hall in 1857. It highlights the formation of three departments—Historical, Natural History, and Horticultural—and the work of club members, benefactors, and friends who built a lasting civic resource with a rich library, cabinets, and exhibitions.
  • Learn how collections of portraits, curiosities, and newspapers formed the core of a regional archive.
  • See how horticultural shows grew to attract hundreds of varieties and thousands of plates of fruit.
  • Understand the process of incorporation, governance, and the evolving role of local scholars.
  • Discover the social networks that supported education, science, and culture in Salem and surrounding communities.
Ideal for readers of local history, museum studies, and 19th‑century American culture, this edition offers a window into how a county institute became a cornerstone of regional learning.

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