Photos from the Church: for any interested

The Research; Attempted Routes and Indecision

Route 1: Salem Witch Trial ties
The 'witches' of Salem and the hysterics actually occurred in the following towns of Essex County:
Amesbury
Andover(now Andover and N. Andover)
Beverly
Billerica
Boxford
Gloucester
Haverhill
Ipswich
Lynn
Malden
Marblehead
Peabody
Reading
Rowley
Salem Towne
Salem Village (now Danvers)
Salisbury
Topsfield
Wenham

The now town of Essex however did not participate in said hysteria. They barely had any accusations, and no one was put to death here.
Conclusion: Nothing to work with here

BUT I CONTINUED ANYWAY, JUST IN CASE


AND I am so glad I did, because come to find out, the only place 'witches' were treated like royalty, like they were 'in vogue' so to speak, is my home town of Andover/N. Andover.
Conclusion: FUN. FACT. FOR. ME.
**Route 2: Cemetery concepts for Chebacco Parish, now Essex, MA
listing of graves at Essex Cemetery
Thomas Sewall: Bodysnatcher**
       names of 6 taken, found at the above link: Isaac Allen (10 yrs old), Phillip Harlow (10 yrs old), Mary Millet (35), William Burnham (79), Elisha Story (65), Samuel Burnham (26)
name of another taken : Caesar Conway

above found in History: Town of Essex, From 1634-1868 by Rev. Robert Crowell,
Published by the town.

Conclusion: series of illusrtrations of the body snatching, now that I have names and ages of all but ONE 'VICTIM'. Unsure of software
**Route 3: Ghost Ship
found legend, Salem, MA, which Essex was once a part of
Conclusion: some type of 3D version of the ghost ship, unsure of software to use
Route 4: Sea, Sea levels
past, present, and future
Conclusion: This was a backup, accidental find. Not as interesting as the body snatching, and pirates of course.
**Route 5: Pirates


I stumbled across some pirate code in my readings of Essex in the archives
AND found some information about the last female to be hanged in MA, and the last female American pirate
     
She was known, according to my readings here, to conduct her clever endeavors along the shores of Essex county, including Cape Ann to the Isle of Shoals

Conclusion: some type of 3d artwork of her. Unsure of the media to use.


OVERALL: the bodysnatching by Thomas Sewall, the last female American pirate, Rachel Wall, or the Spectre Ship of Salem are all enticing concepts for me.
I am very unsure about what software to use, despite knowing a bit about each and their uses. I am also unsure as to exactly what one to do. I am leaning towards Rachel Wall or the bodysnatching.
I am pleased to have found pirate code as well as almost every single name of those bodies stolen.

*shrugs*

My research on the mysterious "Percival" gravestone

The old Essex Cemetery, located on 82 Main street,  behind the Essex Shipbuilding Museum, is full of mystery and intrigue. From crypts to empty coffins, from body snatchers to broken stones, this cemetery that dates back to 1680 is full of secrets.  But,  located in the cemetery, hidden, lies one of the old cemetery’s biggest mysteries. In the cemetery lies a set of essay appears to be three gravestones,  two large ones cradling a small one. Other than a weeping willow motif, the only things adorning the stones are the words “Mother, Percival, Father”.

Just who is Percival? How did he end up here? Who are his parents? Why are their names the only writing on the stones? Being the only stone of its kind, what does this stone mean?

The stone is two separate marble stones connected with a shared granite base and a mini stone suspended between the two inscribed with the name Percival. The stone is decorated with a willow motif.

Because the stones are marble, they are approximately from the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s era. Because of this, the willow motif is much more recent, during the time of modern ideas about life and death, it is a generic mortuary willow, and not an individual pne with religious meaning. We can tell that the stone is recent due to the shape, and the fact that the stone isn't completely eroded from the acid rain. Modern stones are known to have the family name as the main focus on the stone, as cemeteries are meant for the living, whilst graveyards are meant for the dead.

After much research, the only lead that I could find was an Ira Percival,  who married Martha Burnham April 2, 1806. Due to the fact that not only is this marker next to many others belonging to the Burnham family, as well as the fact that it is common to see the surname of a family as a focal point on each marker. Sadly, I could not find much else on Percival, other than his wife's parents, his children (a daughter and an unnamed son), and his wife's assumed birth year.

This is completely different from my original idea in which Percival was the child. But still, the question remains: why is Mother and Father on the stone if there are no children buried there? Is the unnamed son buried there with them? Though one question is answered, many more remain.

Place I found information on Percival: http://www.computersrwilde.com/WildeFamily/WOW/fam/fam22980.htm

http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/r/o/j/Heather-W-Rojo/GENE25-0013.html

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~macessex/cemetery/eobg.html

To learn from the archives

I would really like to just have a list and any reports of haunted activity around the area close to the yard and school. Any form of paranormal activity that may have occurred, UFO's, ghost ships, haunted buildings, strange noises in the school

I will be researching tools for my project. I`m still deciding what type of software I am going to use, but I am going to try to work with the 3d software soon. So Far I have researched these tools

The Peavy - Helps manage Large wood such as Lumber
The Auger - A type of screw that comes in handy for woodworking
The Ship`s Saw - A big contraption that bends wood
Caulking Iron - helps shape chop and chisel wood
Adze - helps shape chop and chisel wood different tip
Beetle Hammer - For placing or hammering wood into places.
Pit Saw - saw that is long and is meant to cut large pieces of wood or lumber.

What I will be looking for on Wednesday is inspiration with how I will pursue or set up my project on site.

marsh, marshing… meadow, meadowing

my own project is a spacial and lexicographic rumination on marsh and marshing, meadows and meadowing.
 

wood shipbuilding tools

A Practical Course in Wooden Boat and Ship Building :
The Fundamental Principles and Practical Methods Described in Detail, Especially Written for Carpenters and Other Woodworkers who Desire to Engage in Boat Or Ship Building, and as a Text-book for Schools
Richard Montgomery Van Gaasbeek (1919) —
opens to a chapter on tools here

Fig. 41, Practice Caulking (from Practical Course), here.
same image, earlier (1918, Cornell) copy at archive.org.

also

The Key to Steel and Wood Shipbuilding : With Valuable Aids and Information
Edwin Ellis Gaylord (1918)
here
and the conclusion, at page 64 —
After reading this booklet through carefully, during the noon hour or after working hours, take it onto the ship and locate each part. You will thus quickly get the whole subject fixed in your memory. Until you have learned the names of all the parts mentioned, carry the booklet in your pocket so that you can refer to it when necessary.