Blog Roundup #56 | Abby Epplett, Historian
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This is my final blog roundup of this year! I will be taking a winter holiday break, so the next roundup featuring articles from Abby Epplett, Historian will appear on January 13. For this post, I continue my adventures on Cape Cod back in August 2024 and add two more installments to my ongoing essay series about comparative history and The Lord of the Rings. As an added bonus, I recently published another article on the website Mainly Museums. Enjoy!
Cape Cod Adventure
The charming town of Sandwich, MA boasts a self-guided historical walking tour curated by the Sandwich Historical Commission and Sandwich Community Media, along with plenty of plaques and memorials. Despite the cloudy weather, I enjoyed my stroll down historic Main Street.
This museum in Falmouth, MA delivered on the name and more with art galleries, a guided highlights tour, and nearby walking trails.
I took a guided tour of the Fearing Tavern Museum and made quick history stops at the Old Methodist Meeting House, the One-Room Schoolhouse, and the Union Chapel. I also saw the towering Wareham War Memorial and smaller Wareham World War I Memorial in Center Park, the town green.
Do you love mill stones and anchors? Charlie and Margaret Spohr sure did. Spohr Gardens in Falmouth, MA holds their lifetime collection of mill stones, anchors, and a few ship bells along peaceful walkways lined with plants.
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The name of this scenic path referred to a final line in the patriotic song “America the Beautiful” written by Falmouth native Katharine Lee Bates. Plenty of informational signage allows visitors to combine exercise with education.
Lord of the Rings: The Animated Musical
This group of Valar, archangels or major gods of Tolkien's Legendarium, personified death, fate, grief, hunting, and nature. Each of these characteristics were found across Western pantheons in the years before the Christianization of Europe, and many occur in religions outside the West.
In my final post of 2024, I study the Valar of dreams, health, wrestling, dancing, and chaos. Just as during the last two installments, each of these characteristics appeared in pagan pantheons of the Western world along with religions across the globe and even modern pop culture.
Mainly Museums
A charming museum with knowledgeable guides, a fun gift shop, and great branding, the American Independence Museum in Exeter, NH is a great stop for families and history buffs who have already experienced many of the American Revolutionary War sites found throughout New England. This article is based on a blog post from October 2022.
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