Day: April 3, 2024

Cap Of The Day – Gloucester MA A Drinking Town With A Fishing Problem Grey/ White Snapback

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Link to purchase online- https://gloucesterapparel.square.site/

Also available at 44 Main St.

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Live From Project Pop-Up At 206 Main St

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share the podcast while we are live and type “shared” in comments to be entered to win prizes we draw at the end of the podcast.

Boston Metro Citied Ranked By One Bed Rent

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Rents everywhere have increased. Looks like Gloucester is one of the most affordable around.

One hour at a Time Gang

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

Good morning, Kids:

Hope all is well with everyone.

When:                                   Saturday, April 6, 2024

Where:                                 Park near Good harbor Beach:  Starting down Whitman, Eastern and Barn Lane.

Time:                                     9:00 – 10:00

I can bring the yellow bags.  Please bring gloves and if you have a trash picker please bring.

If it just sprinkling we can still clean.

Thank you all and take care

Donna

 

 

Chelsea Berry Band With Chris Langalanganopolopolos and Joe Wilkins At The Cut May 4th

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Cap Of The Day – Gloucester MA A Drinking Town With A Fishing Problem Grey/ White Snapback

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Link to purchase online- https://gloucesterapparel.square.site/

Also available at 44 Main St.

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Boston Globe 1925: Silva Triplets! Happy Mom and Fisherman Dad in a House by the sea where three roads meet #GloucesterMA

Posted on by Catherine

This happy spring birth announcement was featured in the Boston Globe in 1925 (see below). The Silva family lived in this house where 3 roads come together (Sadler St., Mt. Vernon St., and Elwell St.). Triplets on the triple :)! Back then the address was “#8 Sadler Street”.

Mary Elizabeth Silva, nee Rose and Manuel B. Silva welcomed Arthur, Beatrice and Robert.

Boston Globe (March 1925)

“Gloucester, March 19. The triplets born to Mr. and Mrs. Manuel B. Silva are 11 days old today, are thriving and bid fair to have the same chance of reaching maturity as the general run of infants that age.

The father was absent on a fishing voyage when the interesting event happened. He is one of the crew of the schooner Mary D. Silveria, which arrived here Wednesday, and when he learned the news was surprised. Friday night the little ones were taken to the residence of Rev Fancisco (sic?) Viera De Bem, pastor of the church of Our Lady of the Good Voyage, and formally christened Robert, Beatrice and Arthur, there being two boys and a girl.

The mother is doing well, and in a short time will be about the house attending to her duties.

The father is 29, weights about 150 and is a native of the Western or Azores islands. He came to this country when 13 and has since followed fishing. He is a clean built and good looking man and a t (illegible) type of his race. The mother, whose maiden name was Mary Elizabeth Rose, is a slightly built woman, a native of this city of Portuguese descent. She is 28, one year younger than her husband. They were married nine years ago and have a girl of 8 and a boy of 6. The triplets are the only children since the birth of the boy 6 years ago.

The little ones are, of course, objects of much interest and when the Globe correspondent called at the Silva residence, 8 Sadler st., yesterday, were receiving in state on soft pillows surrounded by a number of the children of the locality who viewed the tiny mites with the greatest interest.

Little Robert, Beatrice and Arthur bid fair, if they grow and thrive, to be personages of interest in the section of the city where they live.”

Boston Globe, March 20 1925, p.9

*Where the author takes pains to describe the father’s physical attributes (virility?), I’m not sure what the illegible word describing the father is, “tan”, “tall”? I’ve interviewed parents of twins born in the 1960s when it was still common that parents had no idea they were expecting multiples.

Local surnames, places mentioned:

  • Silva
  • Rose
  • Our Lady of Good Voyage
  • Schooner Mary D. Silveria

Save the date for our 60th class reunion for both GHS and St. Ann High school

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Good morning Joe,

looking to spread the word on our 60th class reunion for both GHS and St. Ann.

as following: Save the date for our 60th class reunion for both GHS and St. Ann High school.  September 19, 2024at the Gloucester Elks 4-8 pm.  “spread the word!”

Thanks Joe

Mike DiLiberti

Another Wonderful Azorean Experience

Posted on by Pat D

We went to the Azorean Restaurant on Washington St. recently for dinner to celebrate Jim’s return from an out of town trip. He was looking forward to exactly the kind of meal and experience we got once again at the Azorean. He ordered marinated haddock and I got one of the baked haddock specials. Of course, we also celebrated with dessert. Jilleen was our friendly and efficient server and we enjoyed our evening quite a bit. Again!

It’s spring on Castle Hill on the Crane Estate which means the doors of the Great House will soon be open again.

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

It’s spring on Castle Hill on the Crane Estate which means the doors of the Great House will soon be open again. Visitors are always welcome at Castle Hill, but for the last three months the big house at the top of the hill has been closed and quiet. But now, as the days get longer and spring flowers open their buds, so too, the front doors of the Great House will open again to welcome visitors. Starting April 13, the Great House will open for visitors on weekends from 10 am to 4 pm. (The Great House remains closed on weekdays until Memorial Day, May 27.) Anyone who has purchased an entry ticket for Castle Hill is welcome to enjoy the first floor of the grand home, the former summer residence of the Crane family from Chicago. The fully furnished library, dining room, and entry hall offer a taste of the life of the ultra-wealthy in the 1920s. Those who wish to explore further are invited to join one of three guided tours offered throughout the day:  

  • Guest of the Cranes takes guests back to 1929 when the Great House was new. Costumed servants greet arriving guests and show them family suites and guest rooms.  
  • Cupola with a View interprets the architecture and surrounding land. Ending on the roof, this popular tour treats guests to spectacular 360-degree views.   
  • Behind the Scenes highlights the inner workings and the hidden corners of the 59-room mansion with special focus on technological systems and servant life. 

Additional tours will be added after May 27 when the Great House will open 6 days a week (closed on Mondays).  

The gift shop (housed in a former guest room suite) offers a wide range of gifts and mementos. Visitors are encouraged to explore the gardens and grounds, and even bring a picnic lunch to enjoy while gazing out over the New England coastline from Gloucester to Maine. It may be right around the corner in Ipswich, but it feels like a world away! 

Advance reservations can be made at https://thetrustees.org/program/castle-hill-tours/