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  • The Past on Page: Because I Could Not Stop for Death

    Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830, in Amherst, Massachusetts. Though she wrote extensively and often enclosed poems in letters to friends, she received little public recognition during her lifetime. She died in Amherst in 1886,… Continue reading

    The Past on Page: Because I Could Not Stop for Death
  • Heritage and Heirlooms: Secretary Desk

    Drop front, slant front, roll top, flat top- just some of the many types of secretary desk styles that have donned the homes of many over the last few centuries. While many modern day desks no longer have “secretary” as… Continue reading

    Heritage and Heirlooms: Secretary Desk