Category: morse code

Samuel Morse’s Device Connects the World

He made his living as an artist, but love for family led Samuel Morse (1791–1872) to invent a communication system that laid the groundwork for our lightning-speed technology today, when we have information at our fingertips. Although raised in Charlestown, Massachusetts, Morse moved when he married and settled his growing family in New Haven, Connecticut….


Inspiring a Young Girl to Learn Morse Code

I’m a very lucky person. Several years ago, I was asked to be a reenactor at the Ashland, New Hampshire, railroad station. It’s now a museum, and each summer and fall, other reenactors and myself treat visitors to a trip in a time machine. This is the Ashland, N.H., railroad station museum as of September…