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Joseph Smith - Performing Artist of Living History
💡Inspiring Your Audience's Imagination
🗼Augustin Fresnel
🪶Baron de Steuben
🖋️Philip Freneau
🌳Frederick Law Olmsted
📖Young Abe Lincoln | Raisinghistory.com
💡Inspiring Your Audience's Imagination
🗼Augustin Fresnel
🪶Baron de Steuben
🖋️Philip Freneau
🌳Frederick Law Olmsted
📖Young Abe Lincoln | Raisinghistory.com
#onthisday Sept. 28th, 1887, Beulah Louise Henry was born in Raleigh, N.C.
She was a prolific inventor, nearly 110 total, & she held 49 patents. Her first was a vacuumed-sealed ice cream freezer in 1912.
"If necessity is the mother of invention, then resourcefulness is the father."
#womenshistory
She was a prolific inventor, nearly 110 total, & she held 49 patents. Her first was a vacuumed-sealed ice cream freezer in 1912.
"If necessity is the mother of invention, then resourcefulness is the father."
#womenshistory
September 28, 2026 at 8:46 PM
#onthisday Sept. 28th, 1887, Beulah Louise Henry was born in Raleigh, N.C.
She was a prolific inventor, nearly 110 total, & she held 49 patents. Her first was a vacuumed-sealed ice cream freezer in 1912.
"If necessity is the mother of invention, then resourcefulness is the father."
#womenshistory
She was a prolific inventor, nearly 110 total, & she held 49 patents. Her first was a vacuumed-sealed ice cream freezer in 1912.
"If necessity is the mother of invention, then resourcefulness is the father."
#womenshistory
#OnThisDay September 22nd, 1791, Michael Faraday was born.
Faraday is best known for his work on electricity & magnetism. He is known as the father of the electric generator, motor, transformer, & electrolysis.
He was mostly self-educated, reading books as an apprentice to a bookbinder at age 14.
Faraday is best known for his work on electricity & magnetism. He is known as the father of the electric generator, motor, transformer, & electrolysis.
He was mostly self-educated, reading books as an apprentice to a bookbinder at age 14.
September 22, 2026 at 8:29 PM
#OnThisDay September 22nd, 1791, Michael Faraday was born.
Faraday is best known for his work on electricity & magnetism. He is known as the father of the electric generator, motor, transformer, & electrolysis.
He was mostly self-educated, reading books as an apprentice to a bookbinder at age 14.
Faraday is best known for his work on electricity & magnetism. He is known as the father of the electric generator, motor, transformer, & electrolysis.
He was mostly self-educated, reading books as an apprentice to a bookbinder at age 14.
#OnThisDay September 22nd, 1870, Charlotte Cooper was born.
Charlotte Cooper became the first female athlete to win Olympic gold in an individual event at the 1900 Olympics in Paris. At the age of 26, she lost her hearing.
She won 5 Wimbledon titles.
#OlympicHistory #TennisHistory #womenshistory
Charlotte Cooper became the first female athlete to win Olympic gold in an individual event at the 1900 Olympics in Paris. At the age of 26, she lost her hearing.
She won 5 Wimbledon titles.
#OlympicHistory #TennisHistory #womenshistory
September 22, 2026 at 5:34 PM
#OnThisDay September 22nd, 1870, Charlotte Cooper was born.
Charlotte Cooper became the first female athlete to win Olympic gold in an individual event at the 1900 Olympics in Paris. At the age of 26, she lost her hearing.
She won 5 Wimbledon titles.
#OlympicHistory #TennisHistory #womenshistory
Charlotte Cooper became the first female athlete to win Olympic gold in an individual event at the 1900 Olympics in Paris. At the age of 26, she lost her hearing.
She won 5 Wimbledon titles.
#OlympicHistory #TennisHistory #womenshistory
#OnThisDay, Maria Mitchell was born.
Astronomer, educator, librarian & naturalist, Maria had a love for learning & was encouraged by both her parents, her father a schoolteacher & her mother a librarian.
In 1865, she became Professor of Astronomy at Vassar College.
#womenshistory #astronomy
Astronomer, educator, librarian & naturalist, Maria had a love for learning & was encouraged by both her parents, her father a schoolteacher & her mother a librarian.
In 1865, she became Professor of Astronomy at Vassar College.
#womenshistory #astronomy
August 1, 2026 at 6:15 PM
#OnThisDay, Maria Mitchell was born.
Astronomer, educator, librarian & naturalist, Maria had a love for learning & was encouraged by both her parents, her father a schoolteacher & her mother a librarian.
In 1865, she became Professor of Astronomy at Vassar College.
#womenshistory #astronomy
Astronomer, educator, librarian & naturalist, Maria had a love for learning & was encouraged by both her parents, her father a schoolteacher & her mother a librarian.
In 1865, she became Professor of Astronomy at Vassar College.
#womenshistory #astronomy
#OnThisDay in 1870, American illustrator & painter Maxfield Parrish was born.
He started painting at an early age & was strongly encouraged by his parents, taking him to Europe in his teens to experience the architecture & the paintings by the old masters.
His career would last more than 50 years!
He started painting at an early age & was strongly encouraged by his parents, taking him to Europe in his teens to experience the architecture & the paintings by the old masters.
His career would last more than 50 years!
July 25, 2026 at 8:18 PM
#OnThisDay in 1870, American illustrator & painter Maxfield Parrish was born.
He started painting at an early age & was strongly encouraged by his parents, taking him to Europe in his teens to experience the architecture & the paintings by the old masters.
His career would last more than 50 years!
He started painting at an early age & was strongly encouraged by his parents, taking him to Europe in his teens to experience the architecture & the paintings by the old masters.
His career would last more than 50 years!
#OnThisDay in 1856, Louise Blanchard Bethune was born.
She would become the first American woman to work as a professional architect, primarily in the Buffalo, NY area. Her projects included the Hotel Lafayette, the 74th Regiment Armory & 18 public schools.
#womeninarchitecture #womenshistory
She would become the first American woman to work as a professional architect, primarily in the Buffalo, NY area. Her projects included the Hotel Lafayette, the 74th Regiment Armory & 18 public schools.
#womeninarchitecture #womenshistory
July 21, 2026 at 7:23 PM
#OnThisDay in 1856, Louise Blanchard Bethune was born.
She would become the first American woman to work as a professional architect, primarily in the Buffalo, NY area. Her projects included the Hotel Lafayette, the 74th Regiment Armory & 18 public schools.
#womeninarchitecture #womenshistory
She would become the first American woman to work as a professional architect, primarily in the Buffalo, NY area. Her projects included the Hotel Lafayette, the 74th Regiment Armory & 18 public schools.
#womeninarchitecture #womenshistory
#OnThisDay 199 years ago.....July 14th, 1827, Augustin Fresnel left this world.
He also left his legacy - The #Fresnellens - an invention with a technology ahead of its time, but so needed to safeguard countless lives navigating on the waters of the home we call Planet Earth.
#lighthousehistory
He also left his legacy - The #Fresnellens - an invention with a technology ahead of its time, but so needed to safeguard countless lives navigating on the waters of the home we call Planet Earth.
#lighthousehistory
July 14, 2026 at 10:02 PM
#OnThisDay 199 years ago.....July 14th, 1827, Augustin Fresnel left this world.
He also left his legacy - The #Fresnellens - an invention with a technology ahead of its time, but so needed to safeguard countless lives navigating on the waters of the home we call Planet Earth.
#lighthousehistory
He also left his legacy - The #Fresnellens - an invention with a technology ahead of its time, but so needed to safeguard countless lives navigating on the waters of the home we call Planet Earth.
#lighthousehistory
#OnThisDay, July 6th, 1925, one of the pioneers of Rock & Roll, Bill Haley, was born.
Bill Haley & His Comets would make their impact with "Rock Around The Clock" & their version of Big Joe Turner's "Shake, Rattle & Roll".
In 1987, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Bill Haley & His Comets would make their impact with "Rock Around The Clock" & their version of Big Joe Turner's "Shake, Rattle & Roll".
In 1987, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
July 6, 2026 at 5:43 PM
#OnThisDay, July 6th, 1925, one of the pioneers of Rock & Roll, Bill Haley, was born.
Bill Haley & His Comets would make their impact with "Rock Around The Clock" & their version of Big Joe Turner's "Shake, Rattle & Roll".
In 1987, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Bill Haley & His Comets would make their impact with "Rock Around The Clock" & their version of Big Joe Turner's "Shake, Rattle & Roll".
In 1987, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
#onthisday 161 years ago, Robert Henri was born.
Painter & teacher, he is best known for founding the "Ashcan School", the urban realism of what he felt was "art for life's sake".
This was reflected not only in his work, but of those he mentored - known as "The Eight".
#AshcanSchool #arthistory
Painter & teacher, he is best known for founding the "Ashcan School", the urban realism of what he felt was "art for life's sake".
This was reflected not only in his work, but of those he mentored - known as "The Eight".
#AshcanSchool #arthistory
June 24, 2026 at 4:54 PM
#onthisday 161 years ago, Robert Henri was born.
Painter & teacher, he is best known for founding the "Ashcan School", the urban realism of what he felt was "art for life's sake".
This was reflected not only in his work, but of those he mentored - known as "The Eight".
#AshcanSchool #arthistory
Painter & teacher, he is best known for founding the "Ashcan School", the urban realism of what he felt was "art for life's sake".
This was reflected not only in his work, but of those he mentored - known as "The Eight".
#AshcanSchool #arthistory
#OnThisDay in 1772, civil engineer Robert Stevenson was born.
He would build & design such lighthouses as Bell Rock & Sumburgh Head, among many others. Engineer to the Northern Lighthouse Board from 1808 - 1842.
To all of Scotland's lighthouses: Keep Shining Your Lights!!!
#lighthouses #maritime
He would build & design such lighthouses as Bell Rock & Sumburgh Head, among many others. Engineer to the Northern Lighthouse Board from 1808 - 1842.
To all of Scotland's lighthouses: Keep Shining Your Lights!!!
#lighthouses #maritime
June 8, 2026 at 9:54 PM
#OnThisDay in 1772, civil engineer Robert Stevenson was born.
He would build & design such lighthouses as Bell Rock & Sumburgh Head, among many others. Engineer to the Northern Lighthouse Board from 1808 - 1842.
To all of Scotland's lighthouses: Keep Shining Your Lights!!!
#lighthouses #maritime
He would build & design such lighthouses as Bell Rock & Sumburgh Head, among many others. Engineer to the Northern Lighthouse Board from 1808 - 1842.
To all of Scotland's lighthouses: Keep Shining Your Lights!!!
#lighthouses #maritime
#OnThisDay Ralph Waldo Emerson was born.
Some of his words to lift & inspire you today & always.....
"Self-trust is the first secret of success."
"The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it - so fine that we often are on the line and do not know it."
Some of his words to lift & inspire you today & always.....
"Self-trust is the first secret of success."
"The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it - so fine that we often are on the line and do not know it."
May 26, 2026 at 1:55 AM
#OnThisDay Ralph Waldo Emerson was born.
Some of his words to lift & inspire you today & always.....
"Self-trust is the first secret of success."
"The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it - so fine that we often are on the line and do not know it."
Some of his words to lift & inspire you today & always.....
"Self-trust is the first secret of success."
"The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it - so fine that we often are on the line and do not know it."
#OnThisDay Augustin-Jean Fresnel, was born.
I've been honored to portray the inventor of the Fresnel lens for lighthouse & maritime orgs. & I'm looking forward to performing for many more in the upcoming years. @uslhs.bsky.social
#lighthouse #lighthouses #maritimehistory #museums #fresnel
I've been honored to portray the inventor of the Fresnel lens for lighthouse & maritime orgs. & I'm looking forward to performing for many more in the upcoming years. @uslhs.bsky.social
#lighthouse #lighthouses #maritimehistory #museums #fresnel
May 10, 2026 at 1:01 PM
#OnThisDay Augustin-Jean Fresnel, was born.
I've been honored to portray the inventor of the Fresnel lens for lighthouse & maritime orgs. & I'm looking forward to performing for many more in the upcoming years. @uslhs.bsky.social
#lighthouse #lighthouses #maritimehistory #museums #fresnel
I've been honored to portray the inventor of the Fresnel lens for lighthouse & maritime orgs. & I'm looking forward to performing for many more in the upcoming years. @uslhs.bsky.social
#lighthouse #lighthouses #maritimehistory #museums #fresnel
#OnThisDay 200 years ago, American landscape painter Frederic Edwin Church was born in Hartford, Ct.
He was prominent in the Hudson River School of landscape painters, known for his large landscapes that included mountains, sunsets & waterfalls.
#landscapepainting #Olana #fredericchurch200
He was prominent in the Hudson River School of landscape painters, known for his large landscapes that included mountains, sunsets & waterfalls.
#landscapepainting #Olana #fredericchurch200
May 5, 2026 at 2:49 AM
#OnThisDay 200 years ago, American landscape painter Frederic Edwin Church was born in Hartford, Ct.
He was prominent in the Hudson River School of landscape painters, known for his large landscapes that included mountains, sunsets & waterfalls.
#landscapepainting #Olana #fredericchurch200
He was prominent in the Hudson River School of landscape painters, known for his large landscapes that included mountains, sunsets & waterfalls.
#landscapepainting #Olana #fredericchurch200
#OnThisDay George Inness, American Landscape painter, was born.
"Art is a subtle essence. It is not a thing of surfaces, but a moving spirit." - George Inness
#landscapepainting #ArtHistory #montclairnj #luminism #tonalistpainting #tonalistlandscape #hudsonriverschool #artmuseum #museum
"Art is a subtle essence. It is not a thing of surfaces, but a moving spirit." - George Inness
#landscapepainting #ArtHistory #montclairnj #luminism #tonalistpainting #tonalistlandscape #hudsonriverschool #artmuseum #museum
May 1, 2026 at 10:39 PM
#OnThisDay George Inness, American Landscape painter, was born.
"Art is a subtle essence. It is not a thing of surfaces, but a moving spirit." - George Inness
#landscapepainting #ArtHistory #montclairnj #luminism #tonalistpainting #tonalistlandscape #hudsonriverschool #artmuseum #museum
"Art is a subtle essence. It is not a thing of surfaces, but a moving spirit." - George Inness
#landscapepainting #ArtHistory #montclairnj #luminism #tonalistpainting #tonalistlandscape #hudsonriverschool #artmuseum #museum
#OnThisDay, we celebrate the birthday of the man known as the "Father of American Landscape Architecture", Frederick Law Olmsted. I've been honored to portray him for: Friends of Olmsted Beil House and Friends of Anderson Park
#olmsted #olmstedparks #landscapearchitecture #publicparks #publicgardens
#olmsted #olmstedparks #landscapearchitecture #publicparks #publicgardens
April 26, 2026 at 9:01 PM
#OnThisDay, we celebrate the birthday of the man known as the "Father of American Landscape Architecture", Frederick Law Olmsted. I've been honored to portray him for: Friends of Olmsted Beil House and Friends of Anderson Park
#olmsted #olmstedparks #landscapearchitecture #publicparks #publicgardens
#olmsted #olmstedparks #landscapearchitecture #publicparks #publicgardens
#OnThisDay in 1850, Daniel Chester French was born in Exeter, New Hampshire. When his family moved to Concord, Mass., they would become neighbors to Ralph Waldo Emerson & the Alcott family.
#sculpture #arthistory #artlovers #exeternh #concordma #abrahamlincoln #architecture #architecturelovers
#sculpture #arthistory #artlovers #exeternh #concordma #abrahamlincoln #architecture #architecturelovers
April 20, 2026 at 9:47 PM
#OnThisDay in 1850, Daniel Chester French was born in Exeter, New Hampshire. When his family moved to Concord, Mass., they would become neighbors to Ralph Waldo Emerson & the Alcott family.
#sculpture #arthistory #artlovers #exeternh #concordma #abrahamlincoln #architecture #architecturelovers
#sculpture #arthistory #artlovers #exeternh #concordma #abrahamlincoln #architecture #architecturelovers
#OnThisDay in 1874, the 1st Impressionist Exhibition opened in Paris. It would feature 30 artists, among them: Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro & Alfred Sisley.
Quite an "impressive" lineup!
#artmuseum #impressionism #WorldArtDay
Quite an "impressive" lineup!
#artmuseum #impressionism #WorldArtDay
April 15, 2026 at 10:54 PM
#OnThisDay in 1874, the 1st Impressionist Exhibition opened in Paris. It would feature 30 artists, among them: Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro & Alfred Sisley.
Quite an "impressive" lineup!
#artmuseum #impressionism #WorldArtDay
Quite an "impressive" lineup!
#artmuseum #impressionism #WorldArtDay
#OnThisDay in 1915, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, guitarist, singer & songwriter who is considered the "Godmother of Rock & Roll", was born.
A pioneer in guitar technique & bringing gospel music into the mainstream, influencing many of the pioneers of 50's rock & roll & future guitarists.
#womenshistory
A pioneer in guitar technique & bringing gospel music into the mainstream, influencing many of the pioneers of 50's rock & roll & future guitarists.
#womenshistory
March 20, 2026 at 10:34 PM
#OnThisDay in 1915, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, guitarist, singer & songwriter who is considered the "Godmother of Rock & Roll", was born.
A pioneer in guitar technique & bringing gospel music into the mainstream, influencing many of the pioneers of 50's rock & roll & future guitarists.
#womenshistory
A pioneer in guitar technique & bringing gospel music into the mainstream, influencing many of the pioneers of 50's rock & roll & future guitarists.
#womenshistory
So...this Christmas cactus had not bloomed in YEARS...photo on the left was from January....photo on the right, MARCH...YES, a 2ND bloom...WooHoo!
This is a simple lesson in persisting until you succeed. This cactus did not give up!
#plants #cactuslover #flowers #blooming #spring #persistence
This is a simple lesson in persisting until you succeed. This cactus did not give up!
#plants #cactuslover #flowers #blooming #spring #persistence
March 11, 2026 at 11:29 PM
So...this Christmas cactus had not bloomed in YEARS...photo on the left was from January....photo on the right, MARCH...YES, a 2ND bloom...WooHoo!
This is a simple lesson in persisting until you succeed. This cactus did not give up!
#plants #cactuslover #flowers #blooming #spring #persistence
This is a simple lesson in persisting until you succeed. This cactus did not give up!
#plants #cactuslover #flowers #blooming #spring #persistence
#OnThisDay, March 10th, 1867, Lillian Wald was born.
She was a nurse, activist & humanitarian who would in 1893 start the Henry Street Settlement to provide medical care and other social services for residents of the Lower East Side.
#NYCHistory #NursingHistory #womenshistory #WomensHistoryMonth
She was a nurse, activist & humanitarian who would in 1893 start the Henry Street Settlement to provide medical care and other social services for residents of the Lower East Side.
#NYCHistory #NursingHistory #womenshistory #WomensHistoryMonth
March 10, 2026 at 9:48 PM
#OnThisDay, March 10th, 1867, Lillian Wald was born.
She was a nurse, activist & humanitarian who would in 1893 start the Henry Street Settlement to provide medical care and other social services for residents of the Lower East Side.
#NYCHistory #NursingHistory #womenshistory #WomensHistoryMonth
She was a nurse, activist & humanitarian who would in 1893 start the Henry Street Settlement to provide medical care and other social services for residents of the Lower East Side.
#NYCHistory #NursingHistory #womenshistory #WomensHistoryMonth
#OnThisDay March 10th, 1848, Kate Sheppard was born.
She was a shining light of the New Zealand women's suffrage movement, and through her efforts, helped women gain the right to vote in 1893, making New Zealand the first country to do so.
#newzealand #suffragist #womenshistory #WomensHistoryMonth
She was a shining light of the New Zealand women's suffrage movement, and through her efforts, helped women gain the right to vote in 1893, making New Zealand the first country to do so.
#newzealand #suffragist #womenshistory #WomensHistoryMonth
March 10, 2026 at 9:25 PM
#OnThisDay March 10th, 1848, Kate Sheppard was born.
She was a shining light of the New Zealand women's suffrage movement, and through her efforts, helped women gain the right to vote in 1893, making New Zealand the first country to do so.
#newzealand #suffragist #womenshistory #WomensHistoryMonth
She was a shining light of the New Zealand women's suffrage movement, and through her efforts, helped women gain the right to vote in 1893, making New Zealand the first country to do so.
#newzealand #suffragist #womenshistory #WomensHistoryMonth
#OnThisDay in 1824, George William Curtis was born in #providencerhodeisland
Journalist, Editor, Lecturer, Author, Abolitionist, & Activist: well known for his essays in Harper's Magazine under the title, "The Easy Chair". His friendships included Emerson, Hawthorne, & Thoreau.
#literature
Journalist, Editor, Lecturer, Author, Abolitionist, & Activist: well known for his essays in Harper's Magazine under the title, "The Easy Chair". His friendships included Emerson, Hawthorne, & Thoreau.
#literature
February 24, 2026 at 10:31 PM
#OnThisDay in 1824, George William Curtis was born in #providencerhodeisland
Journalist, Editor, Lecturer, Author, Abolitionist, & Activist: well known for his essays in Harper's Magazine under the title, "The Easy Chair". His friendships included Emerson, Hawthorne, & Thoreau.
#literature
Journalist, Editor, Lecturer, Author, Abolitionist, & Activist: well known for his essays in Harper's Magazine under the title, "The Easy Chair". His friendships included Emerson, Hawthorne, & Thoreau.
#literature
#OnThisDay in 1872, the opening reception of @metmuseum.org NY is held at 681 Fifth Ave.
This event was held for only subscribers to attend, with the public opening occurring later in the Spring.
Below: engraving & article from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
#museums #arthistory #nychistory
This event was held for only subscribers to attend, with the public opening occurring later in the Spring.
Below: engraving & article from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
#museums #arthistory #nychistory
February 21, 2026 at 1:34 AM
#OnThisDay in 1872, the opening reception of @metmuseum.org NY is held at 681 Fifth Ave.
This event was held for only subscribers to attend, with the public opening occurring later in the Spring.
Below: engraving & article from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
#museums #arthistory #nychistory
This event was held for only subscribers to attend, with the public opening occurring later in the Spring.
Below: engraving & article from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
#museums #arthistory #nychistory