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    Want to learn more about Early America? Start your research here!
    Kate McGowan
    • Mar 11
    • 2 min

    Want to learn more about Early America? Start your research here!

    From time to time, we get asked for help with homework, research problems, and burning questions from the public. So, we thought we’d...
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    Epiphany, the last hurrah for Christmas.
    Kate McGowan
    • Jan 6
    • 2 min

    Epiphany, the last hurrah for Christmas.

    It’s January 6th, and if you’re particularly organized, you might have packed away all of your Christmas decorations by now. But does...
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    Hear Us, See Us: Museum Theatre and Beyond
    Shemika Berry
    • Jun 28, 2021
    • 3 min

    Hear Us, See Us: Museum Theatre and Beyond

    Using tools like these, it's possible to deliver programs that educate audiences about the truth of our history
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    Tobacco Tidbit: Planting Perspective
    Kaylin Beach
    • Apr 27, 2021
    • 4 min

    Tobacco Tidbit: Planting Perspective

    “It is a truth universally acknowledged that the tobacco plant will be responsible for a substantial improvement in the health of a...
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    Hear Us, See Us: Voicing the Past
    Shemika Berry
    • Apr 24, 2021
    • 4 min

    Hear Us, See Us: Voicing the Past

    First-person interpretation is more than wearing a costume and sharing stories from the past.
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    National Gardening Day
    Kate Hanfling, Volunteer
    • Apr 13, 2021
    • 3 min

    National Gardening Day

    Hello everyone! We hope you enjoyed yesterday’s post on some recommended books to get you started in the garden. If not, you can find it...
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    Processing the Process: Hog Island Wool from Sheep to Skein
    Kate Hanfling, Volunteer
    • Apr 2, 2021
    • 3 min

    Processing the Process: Hog Island Wool from Sheep to Skein

    Did you know that we use the wool produced by our Hog Island Sheep to make yarn? Volunteers shear the wool, process it, spin it, and dye...
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    Hear Us, See Us: We Are More Than One Month
    Shemika Berry
    • Jan 30, 2021
    • 2 min

    Hear Us, See Us: We Are More Than One Month

    A new series of virtual lectures to discuss the importance of talking about all history, all year.
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    "On the Farm": An interview with photographer Aliza Eliazarov
    Casey Harlow
    • Jan 15, 2021
    • 3 min

    "On the Farm": An interview with photographer Aliza Eliazarov

    We sat down with Aliza Eliazarov to learn more about her new photography book, On the Farm. Here's what she had to say.
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    Make Way for Pancake Day
    Kate McGowan
    • Feb 25, 2020
    • 3 min

    Make Way for Pancake Day

    Many in America are familiar with Mardi Gras, but in the UK and Ireland, this holiday has a lesser-known nickname
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    Love Letters in the 18th Century
    Kate McGowan
    • Mar 29, 2018
    • 3 min

    Love Letters in the 18th Century

    “Now Letter-Writing is, to me, the most agreable Amusement and Writing to you the most entertaining and Agreable of all Letter-Writing”...
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