History museum

Mary Pat Higgins said she doesn’t blame the Carroll ISD administrator who made the comment, and she doesn’t think this person is anti-Semitic. DALLAS – When Mary Pat Higgins, president and CEO of the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, heard it, she was shocked. NBC News released a secret …

The DuSable Museum of African American History received the prestigious Chicago Cultural Treasures Multi-Year Grant in the amount of $ 575,000. The Chicago Cultural Treasures Initiative is a $ 14.4 million grant awarded to organizations that contribute to the history, culture, vibrancy and identity of communities of color in greater …

Embark on a roaring and wonderful journey through history with NBC 5 and the Kimbell Art Museum while admiring Turner’s exhibition of the modern world. The exhibition features paintings by one of Britain’s greatest artists, JMW Turner, and will be open to the public from October 17, 2021 to February …

Half a century ago, when Wilmington artist and educator Percy Ricks was preparing a major exhibition of work by black artists, he asked the Delaware Art Museum for support and a venue to display the work. Percy Ricks with one of his pieces in 1970. (Del. Art Museum) The ambitious …

The Hoard Historical Museum will welcome local author Corey Geiger on October 16 for a reading and signing of his book “On a Wisconsin Family Farm: Historic Tales of Character, Community, and Culture”. The book follows the story of the Geiger family matriarch, Anna Satorie, who was the sole owner …

SILOAM SPRINGS – The Siloam Springs Museum will be hosting a Social Distancing Oktoberfest starting Friday. Known as “Tap Into History,” the annual Oktoberfest will be held differently this year, according to the museum’s acting director, Mary Nolan. This year, the museum will sell coolers for $ 40 each, Nolan …

By Austin Bishop Ona J. Boyd’s penchant for following the history of Kemper County is reflected in her writings and collection of other written materials held at the Kemper County Historical Museum located at 230 Veterans Street in downtown DeKalb . “She just had a love for history and everything …

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) – There’s a lot going on at Bowling Green’s Railway Park and Historical Museum right now, from the Boo Bash to the new exhibits. This Friday night, the first Boo Bash takes place at the museum, an adult Halloween party primarily targeting people 21 and over …

Much of the medicine vials from Bitterroot Drug and Downing Pharmacy will go on sale at the Ravalli County Museum on Saturday, October 16. The Ravalli County Historical Museum and Society is holding an antiques and collectibles sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the courtroom on Saturday, October …

NEW ORLEANS (BRPROUD) – Louisiana has a particular advantage when it comes to the history of the nation. With the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, people from all walks of life can observe the conflict up close. As the generation living in the war goes away, the younger generations …

by JW Arnold Visitors to the Stonewall National Museum and Archives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, one of the nation’s largest LGBTQ libraries and loan collections, have fallen by nearly two-thirds due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, after months of research, SNMA recently launched a major digital exhibit just in time …

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) – We’re rediscovering Charlotte’s lost signs. At one point, we passed by them all the time on the trips – while shopping – the Penguin sign; South 21 Drive-In; Eastland Shopping Center. They have become iconic, in a way, of Charlotte and her history. But they were …

SOUTHPORT, NC (WECT) – A ribbon cut will be held for a new interpretive outdoor museum at the historic John N. Smith Cemetery on Saturday, October 16 at 10 a.m. The open-air museum will celebrate the history and contributions of the Black community in Southport and the surrounding area. According …

Tractors… large tractors, small tractors, tractors of all sizes will be on display at the San Joaquin County Tractor Fest; a fun event filled with tractors from all over the region. Tractor Fest will be held on Saturday, October 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the San Joaquin …

Locked behind five doors, hidden in a dark container and wrapped in cellophane is a 95-year-old artifact: Clyde Pangborn’s Sandwich. Yes. That’s right. The Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center has a 1926 sandwich and plans to keep it permanently. Anna Spencer, the museum’s collections coordinator, keeps Pangborn’s meal in …

Forgive the spoiler, if you will. But when I walked into the newly expanded and reopened Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama, the first thing I saw and heard were ocean waves crashing against the video screens in front of me. The exhibit was a haunting memorial to the kidnapped Africans …

It’s no secret that the Front Range has a crazy appreciation for music. A visitor discovers the Museum of Boulder’s “Music Buffs” exhibit on October 6. (Lori Preston / Courtesy photo) While Nashville may be considered “Music City,” Boulder could easily snatch that title with its array of singers and …

Kevin Burkman, board member of the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum, handed over a poster-sized, detailed map of black history sites in the Sourland Mountain area to elementary school last week. Village of Skillman as part of its educational outreach program. The Montgomery, Hopewell Valley, Princeton and Hillsborough school districts, …

Witchcraft webinar offered by the Museum of Culpeper History The Museum of Culpeper History will be offering a free webinar on the history of witchcraft in Colonial Virginia at 5 p.m. on October 19. Williamsburg author / historian Carson Hudson will reveal how early America’s witches were not limited to …