Bibliography & Resources
Bibliography & Resources
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In addition to the primary sources shared on the pages of this digital guide, the following books, articles, and resources were consulted for this exhibit.
Fontes, Katina. “The Legend of Jerusha Howe” YouTube Video Presentation, 2020. (Video available below.)
Greenfield, Jack. “The Introduction of the Pianoforte in the United States,” Piano Technicians Journal, November, 1988.
Hayes, Beth. "Samplers of the Nineteenth Centuries," Medford Historical Society & Museum Newsletter (pp. 1-3), June, 2019.
Hudson, Alfred Serano. The History of Sudbury, Massachusetts: 1638-1889. Sudbury Press, 1889/1968.
Hunnemann, Charleton. “Jerusha Howe, Spinster,” Harvard Advocate, October 15, 1887, Volume 44, No. 1.
Jackson, Charles O. “American Attitudes to Death,” American Studies II, no. 3 (n.d.): pp. 297-312, 1977.
Larkin, Jack. The Reshaping of Everyday Life: 1790-1840. Harper Perennial, 1989.
Lunt, Adeline T. “The Red Horse Tavern,” Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 61, 1880.
Neumann, George C. Swords & Blades of the American Revolution, 1973, Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books.
Nylander, Jane. “Useful & Ornamental Education for Young Ladies: Mrs. Rowson’s Academy, Boston, 1797-1822," New England Ancestors, Winter 2006.
Piaia, Jessa. “Women in History Programs,” 2010.
Ring, Betty. Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850. Alfred A. Knopf, 1993.
van Schaick, John. Characters in Tales of a Wayside Inn, 1939.
“Wayside Inn Will Restore Famous Piano,” Thursday, May 26, 1960, publication unknown. (A version of this article was published by the Sudbury Citizen on the same date, but with the title "Restoring Piano for Wayside Inn.")
Websites:
https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object-groups/embroidered-pictures
https://florencegriswoldmuseum.org/visit/families/stitching-it-together/
The video presentation above was created with school-age youth in mind. It dissects one late-19th century magazine story about Jerusha to demonstrate the methods used by historians to separate fact from fiction.
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