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Tag Archives: historic site
Immigrants come to Wisconsin
How often do you get to see a Norwegian or Finnish farm? In America? Or see nine newborn piglets, or taste horehound candy, or ride an 1880s tricycle… On a recent trip to Milwaukee to visit a friend, we headed … Continue reading
Posted in 19th century, agricultural, International
Tagged agriculture, historic site, immigration, living history, Old World Wisconsin, WI
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Charles Lindbergh of Little Falls, Minnesota
Charles Lindbergh has loomed large in my life for fifteen years now. I somehow keep working at museums that tell his story and either display his plane the Spirit of St. Louis or a replica of it. So when in the vicinity of … Continue reading
Posted in 20th century, house, transportation
Tagged aviation, Charles Lindbergh, historic site, Minnesota, MN
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Gunpowder along the Brandywine
I recently taught a workshop at Hagley, site of the original gunpowder business of the great French immigrant family, the du Ponts. I brought with me childhood memories from school trips to the site many years ago and wondered what my adult … Continue reading
Linnea Grim: My favorite history site
Linnea Grim is the Hunter J. Smith Director of Education and Visitor Programs at Thomas Jefferson’s home Monticello, in Charlottesville, Virginia. If you had to choose one or two favorite historic sites, which ones are they and what about them … Continue reading
Posted in Our favorite sites
Tagged historic site, history, history site, Library of congress, Monticello
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Max van Balgooy: My favorite history site
Max A. van Balgooy is president of Engaging Places, LLC, a design and strategy firm that connects people with historic places. Much of his work focuses on the value of objects, buildings, and landscapes in interpretation at such museums as … Continue reading
Posted in house, Our favorite sites
Tagged Drayton Hall, Glass House, historic site, history site, Max van Balgooy
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Patricia Brooks – My favorite history site
Patricia Brooks is a historian working in Washington, D.C. If you had to choose one or two favorite historic sites, which ones are they and what about them interested you? The Levi Coffin House in Fountain City, Indiana hands down was … Continue reading
Carolyn Gilman: My favorite history site
Our Favorite Sites is an occasional new feature of Historyplaces where I ask public historians to talk about their favorite history sites and share some of the challenges they face presenting history to visitors. Carolyn Gilman is Senior Exhibit Developer … Continue reading
Posted in Native American, Our favorite sites, pre-America
Tagged cahokia, Carolyn Gilman, historic site, history, mounds, Native American
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Bob Sutton: My favorite history site
Welcome to an occasional new feature of Historyplaces called Our Favorite Sites where I ask public historians to talk about their favorite history sites and share some of the challenges they face presenting history to visitors. Bob Sutton is Chief Historian … Continue reading