Baseball at the Elliott Museum

Baseball at the Elliott Museum

by | Dec 2, 2025 | Curator Stories

The Elliott Museum’s baseball collection is one of its most beloved treasures, a gallery that celebrates America’s pastime through artifacts that span generations. Visitors encounter signed bats, balls, and cards from legends across the Major Leagues, the Negro...
Wells Hively-The Left Legged Organist

Wells Hively-The Left Legged Organist

by | Nov 13, 2025 | Curator Stories

Wells Hively takes us through the origins of the music that accompanied the first moving picture films across the United States. From the glam of the Silent Film era in Hollywood to the sun-kissed rafters of All Saints Episcopal Church, this intimate autobiography...
Music Memoirs

Music Memoirs

by | Oct 12, 2025 | Curator Stories

The Elliott Museum’s Swiss music boxes, roller organs, and Regina music boxes allow us to imagine their world with sound. Mr. H. B. Bessey and his wife Sue stand at the heart of one of the warmest stories connected to the Elliott Museum’s collection of mechanical...
The newspaper is such a valuable resource

The newspaper is such a valuable resource

by | Jul 16, 2025 | Curator Stories

If you are a student of history, the newspaper is such a valuable resource. Far from the days of going to the library to sort through the microfiche, today’s newspaper research is easier than ever although it comes with a paid subscription, like everything these days....