December is here and as the song says: Here comes Santa Claus, Here comes Santa Claus, Right down Santa Claus lane… But where did Santa Claus come from? It turns out that like the great “melting pot” of America, Santa Claus himself is a melting pot of different cultural traditions – born here in …
I am young (if we’re calling our 30’s “young” these days) and have only ever known working after labor legislation like the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, Equal Opportunity Employment, etc. In other words, I’ve only ever been a …
Here’s what happens when a team of military personnel taking a broadcasting class spends a day “shooting” you. httpv://youtu.be/xdlpJcfvZko
Karri likes to have fun with Photoshop at home late at night when she can’t sleep. Last time she put Tudor chimneys on an Arts & Crafts bungalow. This time, she decided to make a preservation-themed “Hey Girl” meme. We think it’s a good thing she suffers from chronic insomnia and will keep us supplied …
Alittle bit of humor to help us through the week… Read More »
We might celebrate our independence on the 4th of July every year, but we actually declared our independence on the 8th of July in 1776. In honor of our birth as a nation, our Declaration of Independence is read aloud in Independence National Park on the 8th of July every year. Watch the video below …
Take a 30-second field trip to the Liberty Bell Center at Independence National Historical Park and learn the (maybe surprising) way our bell came to be called the Liberty Bell. It may have tolled for independence on that fateful day in 1776, but we didn’t call it the Liberty Bell back then.
Yesterday, Preservation in Pink posted one of her “Preservation Pop Quiz” posts that featured some very decorative 3D brickwork. (If you know anything about 3D brickwork, you might want to pop over there and help us all out – we’re having a hard time identifying the term used to describe making 3D cornice work with …
What do the Department of Energy’s superconductivity and hydrogen programs have in common with a postcard collection at Landis Valley Museum? Russ Eaton. Named Volunteer of the Year in 2011 by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) for his work on the postcard collection at Landis Valley Museum (administered by the PHMC), Russ …
One of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s programs to work towards their goal of “providing leadership, education, advocacy, and resources to save America’s diverse historic places” is the proclamation of May as National Preservation Month. As part of this program, the NTHP offers up a proclamation template that local governors and mayors can use …
OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION: May is National Preservation Month! Read More »
Thaddeus Kosciuszko is a little known hero terribly important to American History. We hope you take ten minutes to learn more about Kosciuszko with this well-done video created by a student for a National History Day competition.
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