ESSEX HERITAGE PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES
The Essex National Heritage Commission Invites You to Attend its Annual Fall Meeting
On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at the Smith Barn at Brooksby
Farm, 38 Felton Street Peabody, MA. There
will be a continental breakfast reception starting at 8:00AM follow by the fall
business meeting from
8:30 - 10:00 AM.
We hope you will be able
to join us! RSVP by calling 978-740-0444.
Essex
Heritage Corporate Membership Program
During the last several weeks, I have devoted a substantial amount
of my time providing information on this program and seeking commitments to the
Program from corporate entities in this region. This week another very valuable regional
business has made a contribution and has joined the program. Please welcome John Keohane of Danvers, the
owner/operator of Henry’s Market of Beverly and the Wenham Tea House in the
town of Wenham to the Essex Heritage Corporate team of supporters. For more information on the activities of
those companies please visit our web site at www.essexheritage.org.
Please Join Us!
Essex
Heritage Membership Events
Make Trails & Sails Last All Year Long!
As a member of the Essex National Heritage Commission, there are
many opportunities to connect to resources in this region. In September Trails
& Sails offers hundreds of opportunities to explore the Essex National
Heritage Area region, but membership makes the fun last all year long. Becoming
a member will help you strength your connections to this region, foster
stewardship, enrich your life and ensure the longevity of the natural, historic
and cultural treasures here in Essex County, MA. Members get to enjoy special
featured partner events throughout the year. Join us and experience the
best of the region throughout the year!
Here are some of the up-coming events which offer
special discounts for Essex Heritage members:
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Friday, October 26, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Featured Partner Event
The Andover Historical Society Presents:
Trials
and Taverns: A Lecture with Dr. Emerson Baker
97 Main Street, Andover, MA 01810
Puritan New Englanders viewed taverns as
a necessary evil. Travelers needed a place to stay and eat, and sessions of
court were sometimes even held in them – including the early hearings in the
Salem witch trials. However, they were also places where people could fall for
the Devil’s temptations. Taverns provided the setting for drunkenness, lechery,
gambling, idleness and even witchcraft. Salem State University historian Dr.
Emerson Baker will discuss the bewitched and debauched Quaker tavern at the
center of his book, The Devil of Great Island: Witchcraft and Conflict in
Early New England. All through the summer of 1682 a stone-throwing demon
would supernaturally assault the New Hampshire tavern, and there were links
between these events and witchcraft in Salem ten years later. Indeed, there are
many interesting connections between witchcraft and taverns in early New
England. Baker will also explore what early tavern culture was like. What were
the preferred alcoholic beverages and tavern games during the Salem witch
trials? Come join us for a drink and find out.
Refreshments and Socializing starts at
7:00-7:30, Lecture 7:30, 2 drink maximum.
Advanced reservations required. Essex Heritage and AHS Members $15;
Non-Members $25. To reserve, please contact (978) 475-2236 and let them know you are an Essex
Heritage Member
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Throughout
October
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Featured
Partner Event
The House of the Seven Gables Presents:
Spirits of the Gables & Legacy of the Hanging Judge
115
Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970
Spirits of the Gables – Witness two families entangled by a
curse in this presentation of the novel performed in the mansion that inspired
Nathaniel Hawthorne to write The House of the Seven Gables.
Legacy
of the Hanging Judge
– Scenes from the Witchcraft Hysteria are reenacted in this presentation
performed in the rooms of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Birthplace.Spirits of the
Gables and Legacy of the Hanging Judge will both run on:
October
5, 6, 7 from 7:30pm -
9:30pm,
October
12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27
from 7:15pm-11:00pm,
October 31 from 7:15pm-10:00pm.
Shows run
continuously and are each 35 minutes long. Rates:
- Legacy
of the Hanging Judge: $15
- Spirits of the Gables: $15
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Combination Ticket: $27 (available for any two performances on the same
evening) Reservations highly recommended.
Please call
978-744-0991, ext 104.
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Saturday, November 3, 10:00 AM - 11:30
AM
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Behind the Scenes Tour of the Danvers Archival Center
Peabody
Institute Library of Danvers,
15 Sylvan Street, Danvers, MA 01923.
Join Historian and Danvers Town Archivist Richard Trask for a special
behind the scenes tour of the Danvers Archival Center. The Archival
Center houses a wonderful and diverse collection of materials that relate to
the history of Salem Village and Danvers from the 17th century to the present,
including many public, church, and private records related to the witchcraft
trials and life in Salem Village. Learn about the significance of the Archival
Center as our knowledgeable host spotlights some of the valuable and
historically important materials that directly relate to our local, regional
and national history. As seen in the film Salem Witch Hunt: Examine the
Evidence, the tour will also highlight some of the Archival Center’s rarely
seen items and artifacts.
Reservations required. Essex Heritage Members $7; Non-Members
$10. Please register
online above or send checks to: Essex National Heritage Commission, 221 Essex
Street, Suite 41 Salem, MA 01970 or call Essex Heritage at 978-740-0444 for
questions and details. Event fees sustain the Essex Heritage Membership program
and support partner sites.
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Wednesday, November 7, 7:00 PM
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Featured Partner Event
The House of the Seven Gables Presents:
Strong
Women at the Gables: Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, a Notable Local Figure with
International Connections, 115 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970.
Louise B. Swiniarski, Education Department Professor at Salem State
University, will focus on Elizabeth Peabody: her work, friends, and the
literary salon she hosted on West Street in Boston. She will also discuss
Elizabeth’s relationship with her sister Sophia, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s
wife.
Advanced reservations required. Essex Heritage and Seven Gables
Members $10; Non-Members $15. To reserve, please contact
(978)
744-0991 and let them know you are an Essex Heritage member.
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Wednesday, December 12, 7:00 PM
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Featured Partner Event
The House of the Seven Gables Presents:
Strong
Women at the Gables: An Orchestra at Her Fingertips
115
Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970. Pianist Jacquelyn Schwab will perform
vintage 19th century American parlor music, including Stephen Foster and Civil
War songs, hymns, spirituals, and ballroom dances. Schwab is best known for her
performances on Ken Burns’ Grammy award-winning Civil War documentary, as well
as the Emmy award-winning Baseball and Mark Twain documentaries on public
television. A folk and classical improvisational pianist, she has a unique
style that defies easy categorization.
Advanced reservations required. Essex Heritage and Seven Gables
Members $10; Non-Members $15. To reserve, please contact
(978)
744-0991 and let them know you are an Essex Heritage member.
REGIONAL NEWS
Topics
of interest in the news:
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Election 2012
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New Wind Turbine in Ipswich
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Local Financial Institution Contributes to Andover Youth Center
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Endicott College Offers Financial Seminar for Woman in Beverly
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Water Conservation Limitations Imposed in Danvers
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Northern Essex Community College Offers Help for Jobless
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North Andover Offers Bench Sponsorship
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Peabody Square Groundbreaking Ceremony
COMMMUNITY HEALTH AND ELDER AFFAIRS
Medicare's
Observation Policy Comes Under Scrutiny
Medicare is launching a pilot program to determine whether
relaxing its payment rules can help patients who require nursing home care
after a hospital stay and then are charged thousands of dollars. Seniors are
often unexpectedly required to pay for nursing home care because they were considered
to be under "observation" in the hospital, rather than receiving
inpatient care. As a result, Medicare
will not cover their post-hospitalization skilled nursing care. According to an article in the Washington
Post, the new program may make it easier for hospitals to label patients as
inpatients.
Chair
Yoga for People with Parkinson's Disease
Many people with Parkinson's disease and their care partners
report that practicing yoga helps their bodies and their mood. The class is
taught by Vera Moshkevish, RYT, a registered yoga teacher who has received
numerous yoga certifications from the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, the
Mind/Body Institute at the Harvard Medical School, Yoga for Students with
Parkinson's Disease, and Yoga for Older Adults. Vera has 25 years of experience
in practicing and teaching yoga to various artists. The Fall class at JF&CS
Headquarters, located at 1430 Main Street, Waltham, begins Tuesday, October 9th
and continues for six sessions (no class on October 16). The cost is $90 for
six sessions for one person or $150 for a person with Parkinson's and a partner.
Financial aid is available. To register, please contact Nancy Mazonson at
781.693.5069 or by email at nmazonson@jfcsboston.org. Space is limited.
Hearing
Decision Sets Rate for Family Caregivers
By Harry S. Margolis
In a carefully considered fair hearing decision Kelley (Appeal
Number 1107194), hearing officer Zohra Aziz determined that $17.50 an hour was
an appropriate rate for a woman with dementia to pay family members for her
care. Over two years, from April 2007 through March 2008, the woman paid her
daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter a total of $204,888.50 pursuant to three
separate personal care contracts under which she agreed to pay $20 an hour. The
family kept detailed logs of the care they provided and were only paid after
providing the care. Subsequently, the woman moved to a nursing home and sought
MassHealth coverage beginning September 1, 2010. MassHealth rejected her
application, arguing that the entire payment was a disqualifying transfer. On
appeal, MassHealth appears to have modified its all or nothing stance and to
instead have argued that the woman overpaid for the services provided, saying
that she should have paid the MassHealth personal care attendant rate of $10.84
or $11.60 an hour (it increased during the period in question) and that
anything above this amount was a disqualifying transfer. The appellant’s
representatives argued that $20 an hour reflected what it would cost to hire a
private agency to provide care.
The hearing officer finds largely in favor of the appellant
because "the manner in which these contracts were executed, overseen and
the care provided were comparable to that offered by the agencies with the
added benefits that the care was provided by family members known to the
appellant, adding a sense of trust and security that may not otherwise have
existed." She goes on to explain in significant detail her reasoning as to
why the care differed from PCA care. The higher rate also takes into account
overhead, vacation and holiday pay that would be paid to a PCA. The hearing
officer, however, reduced the rate from $20 to $17.50 an hour based on the fact
that the family did not have the same overhead costs as private agencies.
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