50 Years Exploring the Surface of Mars
2026 marks the semiquincentennial (literally “half of five centuries”) of the Declaration of Independence, the founding document of the United States of […]
Category: History Notes
Frank Evans Seagrave: A Timeline of His Life & Contributions in Historical Context: 1900 – 1910
Frank Evans Seagrave continued his astronomical endeavors as the beginning of the 20th century approached. Throughout the next 34 years his prolific […]
Frank Evans Seagrave: A Timeline of His Life & Contributions in Historical Context: 1860 – 1899
The Early Years : 1860 – 1874 Frank Evans Seagrave was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on March 29, 1860, son of […]
Frank Evans Seagrave: A Timeline of His Life & Contributions in Historical Context
Preface Over the years I have realized that while many folks may know about historical events in general, they are clueless as […]
Midland Mall Remembrance
You may be thinking that my editors somehow switched the title of my monthly astronomy column with that of another columnist. What […]
Celebrating the Sesquicentennial Birthday of Frank Evans Seagrave (1860–1934)
Frank Evans Seagrave was born March 29, 1860, son of Mary Greene (Evans) and George Augustus Seagrave. George was a wealthy owner […]
The “Conjunction” of Frank Seagrave and Percival Lowell
Soon after I joined Skyscrapers, which is now more than 31 years ago, I became very interested in the history of our […]
Portable Planetarium Show Transcript
Welcome ladies and gentlemen to our portable planetarium, which, as far as we know, is the first in the world of this […]
Skyscrapers Portable Planetarium Project
In my capacity as Skyscraper historian during the past couple of decades, I have endeavored to enlighten members, both old and new, […]
An Historic 8¼” Alvan Clark Returns to its Former Glory
I can remember my first visit to Seagrave Observatory in N. Scituate, Rhode Island as clearly as though I’d been there yesterday. […]
Stardust Memories: Frank E. Seagrave and Halley’s Comet
During the fall of 1909 “prophets” and doomsayers were predicting dire earthly calamities because of a forthcoming celestial event — the return […]