New bell for Harvard's Memorial Church
In 2011, the Memorial Church bell got a new clapper—and cracked; recordings replaced its ringing. This replacement, cast by John Taylor Bell Foundry, of the United Kingdom (which made the original in 1926), was hoisted into place on June 16. Genuine clangs resumed.
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The quirky 1833 home now hosts Celtic scholars.
Anne Neal Petri promotes George Washington and historic literacy.
Harvard’s Elbridge Gerry helped draft the U.S. Constitution, but worried it might create a new monarch.
Mercy Otis Warren’s poetry and plays incited the Patriot movement.
