Chronicle January 25, 2024 7:30 PM

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni
We are excited to share that Wellspring and the Freeman Family story will be featured on Chronicle on WCVB Channel 5‘s “Hidden History” show this coming Thursday, January 25 at 7:30 pm.
There will be two segments, one focusing on the Freeman family and the other about Wellspring’s role in researching and telling the story with community support. We are thrilled to be able to continue to share these important stories to an even wider audience!
Stream Chronicle LIVE at www.wcvb.com/nowcast to catch this episode if you’re not near a TV Thursday night!

I got a parking ticket and guess whose fault it is?

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

If you guessed my fault, then you’d be 100% correct. Not the meter maid’s fault, it was all mine. I’ve been trying to be good about parking in St Peter’s lot or on Rogers St and feeding the meter through the Flowbird app, but I was traversing Main St talking to other downtown retailers about doing something special for the Saturday before Valentine’s Day and I let the meter run out due to a foggy brain.

But the fact is, it was my fault. Not the meter maid. She isn’t a bitch for doing her job like some people resort to expressing their frustration when they are clearly in the wrong.

I messed up, I own it, and I’ll pay it.

Disney’s High School Musical Jr at Manchester-Essex Middle School this weekend!

Posted on by Catherine

Starring

Troy Bolton: Jack Rousmaniere, MERMS 8th grader
Gabriella Montez: Kit Carpenter, MERMS 8th grader
They lead a cast of 30 MERMS students

Grove Street Self Storage not only offers climate controlled storage units.. We also have RV, vehicle, and boat parking spots available for rent on site. Rates can be found directly on our website. For more information or to secure yours visit us at www.grovestreetselfstorage.com

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Monday Night Dinner at Tonno

Posted on by Pat D

It had been one of those days….I think you know what I mean. We had driven back from New York and all I wanted was some warmth and comfort. We went to Tonno on Main St in Gloucester for an early dinner and the comfort of familiar surroundings and delicious food. We were not disappointed!

Sarah, our server, was knowledgeable and provided efficient service. Joe, the manager, greeted us with items from the bar bites menu: Scallop Bites and Crispy Shrimp (absolutely perfect). We were greeted by Pablo from behind the bar. I ordered my comfort food choice: Sunday Sauce and Jim got the Eggplant Parm that was on the specials menu. Each totally hit the mark, as usual. I ordered the Nutty Italian coffee as my dessert and Jim had biscotti. It felt a little bit like walking into Cheers as Norm. We were greeted warmly and served well. It was a little treat to start our week and I look forward to going back soon.

Sawyer Free Library’s Gloucester Genealogy Group: “Getting Started in Italian Research” 

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Sawyer Free Library’s Gloucester Genealogy Group: “Getting Started in Italian Research” 

The Sawyer Free Library is pleased to share that the Gloucester Genealogy Group is back in action and kicking off its monthly meetings this January at 21 Main Street in downtown Gloucester. 

Researching your genealogy can provide information about where your ancestors lived, what they did, and how they may have lived.  The Sawyer Free Library holds a vast and diverse collection of resources to help you with your research. In addition, each month, the Library’s Gloucester Genealogy Group will present genealogy-related programming, including lectures from guest speakers with expertise in numerous related topics. All events are free and open to the public. Registration is required at sawyerfreelibrary.org. 

On Saturday, January 27 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. nationally recognized professional genealogist, author and lecturer, Senior Genealogist Rhonda McClure will present virtually to the group at 21 Main Street on “Getting Started in Italian Research.” This lecture looks at how to start researching your Italian ancestors by examining records generated in the U.S. and Italy and what is most important in effectively researching Italian records. 

Then on Saturday, February 17, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., Rhonda McClure will again join the group virtually to share about the importance and details of “Organizing Your Family Papers.” The March meeting will be presented in partnership with the Rockport Public Library. On March 9 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m., the Libraries will welcome Michael Brophy, a nationally known, professional genealogical researcher, heir search specialist, and lecturer from the Boston area. This event will occur in the Brenner Room of the Rockport Public Library.

Registration is now open for all three Gloucester Genealogy events at sawyerfreelibrary.org or by calling 978-325-5500.  

Currently the Sawyer Free Library offers a wide variety of local history resources, in person and online, at its temporary location at 21 Main Street. The Library’s Local History Collection contains materials about Gloucester and Cape Ann and written by and about Gloucester and Cape Ann authors. Subjects include local history, genealogy, biography, and some fiction. Materials are in the form of books, hand-printed items, maps, city documents, and more.

The Sawyer Free Library is looking forward to officially opening its renovated, expanded, and modernized space in the fall of 2025 which will feature a Local History Research Center. This new center will revolutionize how Gloucester’s historical research materials are curated, archived, preserved, and accessed, offering an insider’s passport to the rich cultural history of the city and region.

For more information about Sawyer Free Library’s digital archives, local history resources, and services or to register for the Gloucester Genealogy Events, visit sawyerfreelibrary.org or 978-325-5500

To learn more about or to invest in the 2025 Sawyer Free Library’s History Research Center, please visit sawyerfree2025.org.

Register here-

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Cape Ann Museum – CAMTalk
Saturday, February 3, 2024
2:00 – 3:15 pm
with Susan Morreale, visual storyteller
CAM Auditorium, 27 Pleasant St, Gloucester MA Free for members, $10 for non-members

with Susan Morreale, visual storyteller
CAM Auditorium, 27 Pleasant St, Gloucester MA
Free for members, $10 for non-members
Live streamed on Vimeo and Facebook
REGISTRATION REQUIRED:

https://www.capeannmuseum.org/events/camtalks/

This one-hour, visual journey is largely based on Cape Ann Museum’s vast, historic photograph collection. The presentation is extensively researched and illustrates a lovely and short-lived time gone by, c1900. Learn about the 15 hotels, who they served, and what happened to them. Susan will take you around the East Gloucester peninsula to a world where guests stayed, not for a week, but for a season. Understand how the land changed from one of farms and pastures to a center of resort life, and became the most dense area of summer hotels between Boston and Maine.