Currently viewing the tag: "Cambridge Historical Society"

Instant Artifact: Remembering Meroë Morse

By On 21 October 2012 · 2 Comments

I had a surprise come my way on my trip up to Massachusetts last week. While I was at the Cambridge Historical Society, an audience member introduced herself: Nancy Bellows Woods, who’d been a chemist at Polaroid from 1968 to 1971.  (She was, back then, married to Al Bellows, who appears in the book for […]

Continue Reading →

Found in Cambridge: News Coverage and Polaroid Alumni

By On 20 October 2012 · Leave a Comment

Lovely warm reception in Cambridge this week, at the events I mentioned in my last post. We filled every seat (about 50) plus some windowsill perches at the Cambridge Historical Society, and had 80-plus attendees at the MIT Museum for the party the next night. Both times, a good number of Polaroid alumni turned up, […]

Continue Reading →

The One-Stop Book Tour

By On 14 October 2012 · Leave a Comment

I’m coming to Boston this week—well, Cambridge, actually—and would love to see you all there. Two events are scheduled:

• On Wednesday, October 17, I’ll be speaking at the Cambridge Historical Society about the history of Polaroid and the town that made it. Tickets are (I hear) selling well, but there are some seats […]

Continue Reading →
Set your Twitter account name in your settings to use the TwitterBar Section.
Website Apps