#familytreasures

[karmazain]

Grandmother's sewing needles. #familytreasures #mending #homestead #haphazardstation #seraphinstation (at St. Francisville) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckn95xKLROC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[lesleyannemcleod]

This clipping is glued on the first page of the recipe book given to my grandmother in 1911. #recipebook #cooking #1911 #familytreasure #grandmothersrecipes https://www.instagram.com/p/CjLq69GOwJB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[pizap]

Celebrate International Day of Families with piZap!

Family is the greatest treasure, and family gives us our place in the world. We are real, and we all make mistakes; we ask for forgiveness, we fight, we help others, and we make a lot of noise. But we have patience, and we love each other. Family means home, and the comforting corner in which we take refuge.

piZap treasures the importance of your family photos. Make them more special by creating special greeting posters or collages from piZap's tons of templates, stickers, and filters.

[weemsbotts]

Donning the White Apron: The Freemasons of Dumfries

By: Lisa Timmerman, Executive Director

When Squire Jesse Ewell placed his hands upon the white silk of his Masonic Apron, did he smile thinking of the obscure and often mythical tales surrounding the origins of Freemasonry or perhaps practice a speech as he prepared to meet other men of the Dumfries area? White privileged men welcomed the introduction of Freemasonry to the colonies in the 18th century as Masonic guilds recruited beyond literal stonemasons, eventually molding the former stonemasons’ guilds into a more philosophical and intellectual landscape. As the fraternity attracted even members of the royalty, men at all social levels looked to the secret organization to raise their social standing and develop advantageous networks.

While George Washington joined the Freemasonry at the lodge in Fredericksburg, Virginia in 1752, the group, consisting mostly of Scotsmen, did not adhere to the strict regalia and met more informally. By 1778, the colony embraced masonry and established the Grand Lodge of Virginia in Williamsburg with nine chartered lodges spread throughout Virginia. Other major colonies embraced Freemasonry as well and in 1775, Prince Hall and other notable African American men turned to the British Freemasons after rejection by Boston’s all-white lodges. In 1784, Hall and others petitioned the Grand Lodge of England and formed the African Lodge No. 459; after Hall’s death, the remaining members elected to use the name “Prince Hall” for their fraternal organizations to distinguish themselves from the racist and prejudiced white lodges.

In 1875, Secretary Round recorded the origins of Dumfries Lodge No. 50 in the Minute Book of the Manasseh Lodge No. 182 and the William & Mary Quarterly later transcribed remaining records with a brief history of the Lodge. “The Most Worshipful Grand Master Robert Brooke having issued a dispensation to Brothers George Deneale, John Lawson and Charles S. O’Neale, to hold a regular lodge in the town of Dumfries, the county of Prince William, the authority of which expires this day, the committee took the papers under their consideration, and, Resolved as their opinion, that a Charter do issue…” The members included prominent Dumfries men, such as George Deneale, Alexander Lithgow, Mason Locke Weems, Willoughby Tebbs, and Thomas P. Botts among many others. From 1804 – 1828, the Lodge met at various places including near the Brick Tavern, John Overall’s Tavern, the Williams Ordinary, Dumfries Academy, near Captain William’s Tavern in the “Stone house”. By 1829, those same sources indicate the men met at “Masonic Hall”. Unfortunately, Round recorded the Dumfries Lodge extinction in 1849 after a fire ravaged the building along with most of the records apart from the Treasurer’s book. Surviving documents also include lists of the members from the 1800s-1810.

(HDVI Collections: This Apron (ca. 1700) belonged to Squire Jesse Ewell, son of Jesse Ewell of Bel-Air. Passed down from the family and gifted by Mrs. Hamilton upon the death of her brother)

Although we do not have surviving minutes from their meetings, we do have one of the most symbolic artifacts of the Freemason’s – Jesse Ewell’s Masonic apron. The Ewells’ passed this family artifact through the generations until Mrs. J.W. Hamilton gifted HDVI with it in 1979. While Masonic symbols can be interpreted in various ways, the compass and square are universally recognizable and largely concern a person’s conduct – honest, forthrightness, and moderation all deemed to be essential qualities for the organization. The apron itself refers to its’ utilitarian purpose and function for actual stonemasons and while the men may not be actual masons, the apron reminds them of the interpersonal “building” of character and spirituality. Apron’s appearance evolved over the course of the person’s service with the Lodge indicating their experience and preference.  

Freemasonry still sparks our imagination as we wonder and delight in thinking our early Americans practiced secret rituals, passing on information in codes for us to discover and uncover today. While we are sadly missing much information on the purported Dumfries masons, the apron reminds us of one of Dumfries many past lives as we still strain to imagine and hear the conversations of our early town’s inhabitants.

Note: Is it too early to think about October? One of our most requested programs, Ghost Walks, returns in a few weeks! Tickets are on sale for our outside ghost tour and inside paranormal investigation – offered every Friday & Saturday. For those wanting to take part of the festivities virtually, we are also hosting another Halloween tea featuring the history of monsters & eldritch beings along with suggestions for games and food! You can find all of our September & October programming here!

(Sources: HDVI Archives: Masonic Lodge – Dumfries, Va; Garlinghouse, Tom. Freemasons: Behind the veil of secrecy. LiveScience, https://www.livescience.com/freemasons.html; George Washington’s Mount Vernon: Masonic Associations & Freemasonry in Colonial America, https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/freemasonry/masonic-associations/, https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/freemasonry/freemasonry-in-colonial-america/; Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library Blog: Commemorating the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth Day, https://nationalheritagemuseum.typepad.com/library_and_archives/2015/06/juneteenth-and-african-american-freemasonry.html)

[ze-haus]

Z E N F O R T H E W I N Family heirlooms are one of the most treasured finds one can incorporate into a space. . While designing my last project, the client inherited these beautiful Buddha statues from a parent. I fell in love with them immediately. . I used them as a focal point on plexiglass pedestals in the corner of the living space against a warm wood plank wall. . Dealing with the daily pressures of life, it’s nice to incorporate some zen elements as a constant reminder to breathe and go within. . With that being said, I’m looking forward to a much needed getaway this weekend in beautiful Savannah, GA. . I need some zen for the weekend. . How do you incorporate a sense of peace into your personal spaces? . 📸 @howwls . #zehaus #iamze #buddha #statute #buddhastatue #buddhastatues #statuary #zen #zenspace #fungshui #familyheirloom #heirloom #familytreasures #interiordesign #designaccessories #homeaccessories #homedecor #focalpoint #breathe #yoga #asian #asianstyle #asiandecor #prayer #prayingstatue #meditation #meditate #meditating #meditationpractice #gowithin (at Ze Haus Interior Design Studio) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMUdpAynq1M/?igshid=wxrywdza6kje

[anniesartthings]

Going through a box of family memories and feeling inspired by the #artwork my kids brought home from school and nursery over the years. Going to be working on some #mixedmediaart along these themes in the next few days . #lifelonglearning , #kidsartwork, #familytreasures https://www.instagram.com/p/B-dC1q-FEJs/?igshid=si0cwhg9ic5q

[parentingroundabout]

Heirloom Hassles

[harisghole]

Nothing like a group selfie with family between an ongoing dental treatment. :D . . . . #arizonadentalpractice #bestdentistinlahore #cosmeticdentist #dentistlife #familytime #familytreasures #dentalpractice #lahorekadentist #lahoridentist #pakistanidentist #pakistankadentist #dentista #lahore #lahoreblogger #familydental #cutemoments #cosmeticsurgery #dentistinlahore #dha #yblock #lahorebloggers #lahoris #lahorelife (at Arizona Dental Practice) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7gMcNhB_s_/?igshid=z4jpnqhgju7p

[heninglawson]

My Hard Rock Cafe t-shirt quilt finally done. Hand quilted. Queen size bed. Excited! 💃😘❤️ #quilting #t-shirtquilt #hardrockcafetshirt #collection #handquilted #familytreasures (at My Haven ️)

[markyventures]

We're not close before due to your favorite son manok na Pula 😂 History: nag sumbagay me twice long time ago tungod lang sa iyang mga manok 😂😂🤣 Fact: biological Granpafather/Father in my PSA birth "Jose Alexander Valcurza Espinosa Sr" 61 years old. Amping ka kanunay pads, may the Lord Jesus blessed you more good health,long Life and more strength 💪 Bahalag pobre ta pa basta baskog lang no 😊, ayaw lang gyud segeg pabadlong pa aron dili ko mapul-an 😂✌️mubo baya ko pasensya sa balay 🤣🤣, anyway murag birthday nimo nga igo raman tana ko mag post satung pic. Hahaha wala naman gud koi lain na ma Caption ❤️ Love you pa, #father #grandpa #guardian s #familytreasures #family #foundation #provider #papa #tatay #markyventures #espinosa (at Valencia, Bukidnon) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4NOG2NHE6O/?igshid=nbzrzisb616w

[letshaveachat]

BLOG POST 2:

Assignment: Family or Community Treasures Set Assignment

My directions for my audience: Pick a treasure that’s important and meaningful to you and your family and explain why.

    This assignment is essential because I was able to see other people’s points of view when it came to describing their treasure. Before deciding on a treasure, I was having a hard time figuring out what it could be. A treasure to me meant physical objects, but it didn’t necessarily have to be physical. My treasure could be something spiritual like God or action-based like dancing, but that’s not what crossed my mind when I initially started this assignment. I began to think about something my family and I enjoy doing together, and it raised a question, what’s something me and my family have in common? By asking myself that, I was able to pick something.

    The treasure I picked to describe my family was the stovetop coffee maker. This treasure is meaningful to my family and me because we enjoy coffee, and no matter how many decades pass by, we all make it the same way, using the exact coffee maker. I appreciate the coffee maker because of the way it can bring us together. It is the start of our day, the start of conversations, and an invitation to our home. Whenever people visit my home and other family members, we always offer coffee to our guests. This is something I learned as a child and still do to this very day. I will never forget and cherish stories about my grandmother being known for making the best coffee in her neighborhood in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Although she is physically not here, she is spiritually present to me whenever I make a cup of coffee.

    While asking one of my audience members to pick a treasure that’s important and meaningful to them and their families and to explain why, I immediately made a negative assumption once she mentioned her treasure, which was money. Initially, my first thought was “that’s very materialistic.” She then further explained her reasoning behind it which was, “we all need that to survive, it helps us get food, and helps with important stuff like our health, and other important resources.” I felt guilty with the assumption I made, just with her system, I was able to see how money moves through my systems, and how it impacts many people differently. Another audience member mentioned that their family treasure was music, and her reasoning behind it was that “It sets the mood and brings us to have deep conversations with each other and, in turn, allows us to have a deeper connection.” I found this relatable and was impressed by her treasure choice. Her reasoning behind her treasure is exactly what I felt about it; it brings us deep conversations and connections. 

    (Keyes, 2002) mentioned, “If there is a consistent match between teacher and family cultures and values, the probabilities are greater for developing effective professional skills in working with parents over time.” (p. 180) This assignment relates to the class content by showing different family systems and making it a priority for me to try and incorporate the family systems. In the future, I look forward to utilizing this assignment with my students to help me learn more about them and also gain knowledge about their home and cultural dynamics. I can do a show and tell activity with my class where a few students during “Treasures of the week” will share their family treasure with the class. What are some of the ways my students will be interacting with each other? By listening to the presenter who is showing and telling their treasure, and passing it around for everyone to see. Some students might have questions, and I will too, but that helps us learn more about each other.

    According to (Keyes, 2002) “Teachers are really the glue that holds the home/school partnerships together” (p. 179) As an educator we might make assumptions about our students and their family. Still, we don’t really know much about a person until we get to know them better through meaningful conversations, asking questions, understanding, learning about their different cultures, and sharing stories. We are the glue that holds home and school together, and it is our duty to make it a priority to build meaningful relationships with our student’s families as well. I look forward to utilizing this assignment in the future, and I am excited to see what treasures my students will pick. 

Original work:

 file:///Users/elizabethaquino/Downloads/Elizabeth%20Family%20&%20treasure%20(2).pdf

Reference:

Keyes, C. R. (2002). A way of thinking about parent/teacher partnerships for Teachers Le Partenariat parent/enseignant: Un autre point de vue una forma de reflexionar sobre la asociacio´n padre/maestro para maestros. International Journal of Early Years Education, 10(3), 177–191.

https://doi.org/10.1080/0966976022000044726

[emmasummerton]

Pops Little Bird • London #familytreasures

[thoseromosers]

This afternoon I spent a couple hours perusing my mother-in-law’s cookbook. It’s packed with family favorites, seasoned with her editorial style, and includes photos (some of which are awful, most of which are heartwarming if not bittersweet). A massive tome, the kind that takes years to curate. I’m calling it: this is a priceless family heirloom. #familyrecipebook #familytreasures #thebestrecipes #notalwaysthehealthiest #butwhocares #familyheirloom #goodeats #midwesternnice #somuchofthecheese (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzZfGIngdI0/?igshid=6t3gmcihqpi0

[resilienceredemptionresurrection]

Published 1853, given to my grandmother by her teacher. Found out how to preserve #geraniums over the winter. #vintagebooks #botany #familytreasures #flowers #bibleverses https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw0AmirAxAKBfDEFe7hdZUwdZw3tsuSDRRLnAQ0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1pcarsz1tvkw

[fussbudgetcom]

“Commissioning a family portrait by Stephanie King, brought to light the memories of each member of our family in a way that every member cherishes. We chose concepts that embodied our family collectively and as individuals. Stephanie was able to incorporate all our many pastimes, sports, schools, pets and children into our 29” x 40” Stack. This is undoubtedly a treasured piece in our home. Guests regularly reference its unique beauty and comprehensive detail; such a unique way to capture the essence of our family.” #customerreview #review #beauty #portrait #portraitdrawing #portraits #portraitpainting #familyportrait #familyportraits #stacks #gauche #memories #treasure #familytreasures #sentimental #art #artistsoninstagram #artist https://www.instagram.com/p/BvUoYsugXve/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1atcukmtds5mp

[taniazavalastuff]

Happy St. Patrick's Day 🍀🌈 #savannah #savannahstpatricksday #youshamrock #fourleafclover #green #stpatricksday #kissmeimirish #bestholiday #ginger #forsythpark #fountain #greenfountain #goodcompany #familytreasures #family #friends. #bff #irish #esatania (at Forsyth Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvInJJwgdzy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=y654yf59etab