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Photo by Tony Healy, Capture Visual Marketing

We hope you’ll explore the posts below for occasional updates on artifacts in our collection, and news of things happening in the house.

Pictures could be hung on the molding where the wall meets the ceiling. This way art can be hung without putting holes in the fragile plaster wall.

Restored art returns to the Avery-Copp House Museum

We’re excited to see some freshly restored art return to the Avery-Copp House Museum. We’d like to thank Howard Park and Lisa Miceli for doing

This stereoscope card was photographed by George Barker, in, Niagara Falls, New York circa 1888. This image and many pieces of history can be found on Library of Congress’s digital archive. https://www.loc.gov/item/90709349/

A stereoscope card from 1888

Snow doesn’t last forever but a picture can save a memory for 100 years, and two pictures can save the memory in 3D! This stereoscope

Picture taken of the Avery-Copp House Museum on the morning of March 1st, 2023

Avery-Copp House was a popular sledding spot

We hope everyone enjoyed the snowy weather we had this week. In the early 1900s the steep hillside at the Avery-Copp House was a popular

When the Avery-Copp House was first built circa 1800 fireplaces were once the main heat source of each room. By the early 1900s when they were no longer needed for heat they were blocked to prevent heat loss. This fireplace is in the parlor which is the fanciest room of the house and it was blocked to match the rest of the elaborate décor of the room.

Steam radiators

Steam radiators were added to the Avery-Copp house in the early 1900s. A hundred years ago they were considered modern, efficient, and a wonderful place

Advertising for the New England Valentine Company started by Esther Howland in 1848.

Happy Valentine’s Day

In our archives we’re delighted to have several beautiful cards and love letters that Sarah Smith Avery and Christopher “Kitty” Avery gave each other. Most