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Sharing Immigrants’ Stories at New York’s Tenement Museum

While many house museums in America present the lives of famous or wealthy individuals, the Tenement Museum on New York … More

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apartments, Community, Culture, Education, history, New York, New York City, NYC

Creating Change: Mural Arts Philadelphia

Philadelphia’s famous citywide gallery of outdoor murals is both an icon like the city’s historic sites and a force to … More

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For the Love of Norway: Vesterheim

Vesterheim, the National Norwegian-American Museum and Heritage Center, in Bluff County of Northeast Iowa at Decorah, explores the immigrant experience … More

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Art, Community, craft, folk art, history, Iowa, museum, Norway, Norwegian, Side Dish

The Wichita Postcard Club: Seizing Moments in American life

Decades before radio and television, velvet-covered postcard albums entertained the entire family.  As ubiquitous as the family Bible, these albums … More

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Robert Frost’s New Hampshire Homes

Robert Frost is considered the quintessential New England poet, and although his images may be rooted in its land and … More

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A Pair of Frank Lloyd Wright Houses in Manchester NH

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was one of the United States’ best known architects, especially for his modern homes done in … More

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The Ephraim Historical Foundation: Telling the Story of a Unique American Community

Door County, Wisconsin, the 70-mile long peninsula that juts north into Lake Michigan, is synonymous for spring cherry blossoms, grazing … More

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Grant's Tomb in New York City

Grant’s Tomb is a Cultural Institution in New York City

A Monument to one of the Great Civil War Generals and President Everyone jokes about who is buried in General … More

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Architecture, Building, Culture, General Grant, historic places, history, institution, Memorial, New York, New York City, NYC, tomb
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Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site

For 50 years, the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish, New Hampshire, has preserved the sculptural work of Saint-Gaudens amidst … More

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