Hello Everyone!
We are Jane & Chris. Welcome to episode 105 of BosStitchers. Thank you for joining us and for your support.
Today’s picture is of Long Island in Boston Harbor.
Long Island is five miles out from Boston and is the biggest of the Boston Harbor Islands. It is not accessible by public ferry or private boat. The City of Boston removed the structurally unsound bridge leading to the island in 2015, ending all programs on the island.
Long Island has served many purposes starting with Indigenous communities accessing the island seasonally. Colonists used Long Island as an incarceration site for "Christianized" Indigenous peoples whom colonists feared might join the rebellion during King Philip’s War.
During the Siege of Boston in 1775, the island was occupied by continental soldiers. They destroyed a British cargo vessel carrying military supplies and reinforcements.
In 1818, The Boston Marine Society recommended a light be placed on Long Island. The light went into service in 1819 and stood 20 feet tall, with a keeper's house connected to the light. By 1844, Long Island Head Light needed to be replaced in its entirety as a result of neglect. The new lighthouse became the first cast iron lighthouse in the country.
The island housed about 1,000 conscripts and several heavy artillery companies during the Civil War. Additional uses were a Portuguese fishing village, hotels, mansions, various social services, including a hospital, nursing school, mental health facility, and homeless shelter.
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Donut Peek
Shannon Christine Designs
14ct plastic canvas
Lobster Ornament
Collaboration of The Threaded Needle and Cross Stitch Wonders
15ct wooden ornament
Summers at the Beach
Retreat exclusive from Finally a Farm Girl
32ct Sea Mist, Barefoot Needleart
Nothing to Fear
My Big Toe Designs
28ct Lugana, Cupid, Grace Notes Fabrics
Strawberry Faire
October House Fiber Arts
30ct linen, Baby’s Breath, Weeks Dye Works
Pumpkin Pie
Shannon Christine
20ct aida, Black, Zweigart
Cardinals Rule
February 2022 Just Cross Stitch Magazine
18ct Fern Green
Twelve Drummers Drumming
Five Golden Rings
12 Days of Christmas Stocking Ornament
Annie Beez Folk Art
28ct Jobelan, Black
Toy Shop
Mill Hill Christmas Village kit
Buttons & Beads Winter Series
28ct Lugana, Mushroom, Zwiegart
Bluebird’s Message
Luminous Fiber Arts
28ct white evenweave
*** Finishes ***
Halloween This Way!
The Primitive Hare
30ct Dark Spell BIG, The Primitive Hare
A Winter Collection
JBW Designs
32ct mystery fabric
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Cardinal Way
Barefoot Needleart
36 Petit Point Gray
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Rose Window
Ink Circles
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Studio88west
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Project bags, portfolios, satchels, wristlets
The World in Stitches needlework shop
256 Great Rd #16
Littleton, MA
978-486-8330
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Stitch New England
16 N Washington St
North Attleboro, MA 02760
508-316-1667
www.stitchnewengland.com
Threaded Needle
1 Hollywood Drive
N. Grafton, MA
508-212-2940
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Colour & Cotton Fabric Club
www.colourandcotton.com