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James Hoban, the Kilkenny born architect who designed the U.S. White house, died on this day in 1831. Hoban worked in Ireland as a wheelright and carpenter until his early twenties, when he was given an advanced student placement at the Dublin Society's Drawing School. He excelled in his studies and became an apprentice under

Msgr. Kleissler dies; priest co-founded what is now Renew International Feb 4, 2021 contributor Msgr. Tom Kleissler is pictured in this undated photo. He died Feb. 2, 2021, at St. Catherine Healthcare Center in Caldwell, N.J., at age 89. Over 40 years ago, he launched a parish-renewal program that turned into an international movement. (Credit: CNS photo/courtesy Renew International.) Msgr. Thomas A. Kleissler, who launched a parish-renewal program that turned into an international movement, died Feb. 2 at St. Catherine Healthcare Center in Caldwell, New Jersey. He was 89. PLAINFIELD, New Jer...

18th Century wall clock by Dundee clockmaker James Ivory has a good time at auction © Anderson & Garland, Newcastle. It is difficult to pinpoint the greatest Scottish clockmaker. Among them is certainly that master of complication, John Smith of Pittenweem. James Ivory is not far behind. Ivory (1729-1793) is probably Dundee’s best-known clockmaker. He gained his apprenticeship in London, returned to Scotland and lived and worked in Dundee until his death. Ivory rose to considerable eminence as a clockmaker far beyond Dundee but, locally, he is best known for making the clock in the 132ft s...

1 Mary Chapman. The Bethel Hospital opened in 1713 as the first provincial mental hospital in the country. Mary Chapman (1647-1724) took a 1,000 year lease for a peppercorn rent for the site. At the time the concept of treating people with mental illness was not accepted practice and they were often ridiculed or locked away. The Bethel continued to offer psychiatric services until the 1980s.  2 The Chapel in the Fields. The Assembly House was built by local architect Thomas Ivory in 1755 on the site of a medieval hospital college which became known as the Chapel in the Fields. In 1609 the H...