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150 years of social distancing in Harvard
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When the Covid 19 pandemic hit us in early 2020, observing social distancing became a way to protect against the virus. But, as Doug Cregar humorously depicts in this video with pictures from the Historical Society’s archives, social distancing had long been observed by town residents.
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Samuel H. Houghton, a Harvard Inventor and Small Businessman
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Unitarian Church Fire December 13, 1964
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The Great Ragweed Campaign of 1939
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Oak Ridge Observatory
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