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Whose hats are they – centuries later? In the history of ownership of cultural property, there are four stories about ceremonial hats which illustrate the complex debates about who owns these treasures which have traveled from their countries of origin…
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Sharon Lorenzo reviews Sally Bedell Smith’s newest book. Sally Bedell Smith has had a fascinating career in journalism following her undergraduate studies at Wheaton College and Master’s degree from the Columbia School of Journalism in New York City. She worked…
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Timelines illustrate the ebb and flow of cultures. A dear, brilliant, original thinking friend sent me a ‘Histomap of World History’ with a note that he had it hanging on his wall in college and still refers to it so…
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Timely nuggets of information and ideas we want to share with you. Watch this amazing BBC video of the world’s oldest doll, made in the 1770’s by a Swiss clockmaker. It is worth watching because the doll is so perfect…
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Timely nuggets of information and ideas we want to share with you. I am loving this Post-it Dry Erase Sheet. I have a stainless steel refrigerator and magnets do not work. This sheet sticks on smoothly and is reusable. It…
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Sharon Lorenzo writes about Nantucket Island’s cultural organizations. Entrance to Nantucket Harbor In this time of confinement, many people find great joy in appreciating the gifts of artists and collectors who generously decide to share their treasures with the public….
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Header graphic credit: left to right: Polly Thomson, Anne Sullivan Macy, Helen Keller, Charlie Chaplin, 1918: Courtesy American Foundation for the blind A movie in the making Becoming Helen Keller is a two-hour film biography our guest writer Laurie Block…
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This new museum is challenging and uplifting. I experienced this museum as a tribute to the irrepressibility of the human spirit. It is powerful. Give yourself time to absorb it. The museum building is unique and the thousands of artifacts,…
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Fascinating snippets of history Calling all history buffs! There are many obscure tidbits of history that are not well known and are extremely interesting and often very funny. Test your knowledge with some of these websites, videos, television productions or…
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