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We enjoyed the Bundschuhs' hospitality last night at their cabin near the Harris Center where a bunch of meet workers stayed Sat. night. Then we headed up to Hanover so Glen could do some field checking for next year's NAOC middle. Since I want to run that race next year I took myself away and visited the St Gaudens Nat'l Historic Site a half hour or so south in Cornish, NH. Augustus Saint-Gaudens was well known for cameos, bas reliefs, and full sculptures, having started an apprenticeship at age 9. He was carving cameos at at 13, and outdoing his teacher. He designed the images for the early 20th century dollar coins (double eagle) and various medals. And he was well known in his time for several sculptures including the Shaw memorial, in memory of the young leader of the Mass. regiment featured in the movie Glory, the first sculpture to feature serious depictions of African Americans.
Most intriguiging to me was a plaster version of The Puritan* whose original bronze stands near the Springfield Library in Massachusetts. Though not modeled on the man himself the statue is supposed to represent one of the city's founders, Deacon Samuel Chapin. Chapin had 16 children who among them had numerous descendants, including me and my siblings and descendants. :-) We probably number in the many thousands. Finding the documentation of his connection/line to my mom's grandmother was the start of my parents' many years of enjoyment in researching their genealogy.
*The Pilgrim statue in Philadelphia is a smaller version of the Puritan sculpture.