Holy Cow I am studying at YALE!!! An amazing campus steeped in History, tradition and incredible architecture. I spent a week studying at Yale with the world renowned Professor John Demos who is expert in Colonial Life. This seminar focused on the Everyday Life of Colonials in Connecticut. This water monument was created by Maya Lin who developed the Vietnam Memorial. This is the Women's Water monument and is meant to symbolize the life that both women and water give to us.
YALE CAMPUS TOUR
These last two pictures are of the classroom where Professor Demos taught and me standing at his podium
NEW HAVEN CEMETERY
This very old cemetery was right outside my dorm, so I spent a couple hours walking through it. The above picture is of Roger Sherman, a Founding Father, and Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Top picture is of some of the Amistad slave ship victims. The Amistad case was tried not to far from the campus. Second picture, ironically, is of Ely Whitney, creator of the cotton gin. Many historians have argued that his invention single handedly led to the rise in cotton plantations and slavery. Third picture is of Lyman Beecher minister, aboltionist and, father of Harriet Beecher Stowe who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin. When Abraham Lincoln met Harriet, he said, "so, this is the little lady whose book started the Civil War."
HEMPSTEAD HOUSE
This very old cemetery was right outside my dorm, so I spent a couple hours walking through it. The above picture is of Roger Sherman, a Founding Father, and Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Top picture is of some of the Amistad slave ship victims. The Amistad case was tried not to far from the campus. Second picture, ironically, is of Ely Whitney, creator of the cotton gin. Many historians have argued that his invention single handedly led to the rise in cotton plantations and slavery. Third picture is of Lyman Beecher minister, aboltionist and, father of Harriet Beecher Stowe who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin. When Abraham Lincoln met Harriet, he said, "so, this is the little lady whose book started the Civil War."HEMPSTEAD HOUSE
The Hempstead House is one of the oldest surviving homes in the area. Hempstead was a wealthy merchant who enlisted in the Revolutionary cause and fought in the Battle of Groton (Ibelieve, have to check my notes) The last two photos are of the cemetery close to the home. You can see that many of the headstones are from the late 1600's and early 1700'.s We had a lesson on headstone imagery.
Professor Demos Home
Professor Demos and his wife hosted a last evening dinner for us at his home in the Berkshires, which ironically is not too far from where my Goodrich ancesters lived. As a gift, we presented John with a "bundling board" which of course we made from a scrape piece of wood we found. This above last picture is the final picture I took of the sunset before boarding the bus. It wsn't until later that I discovered something on the photo. Some say it was a ghost, others say a bug. I leave it up to you.
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