Historical Resources to Contextualize the Storming of the U.S. Capitol
The events that occurred at our nation’s Capitol on January 6, 2021 are not only shocking in today’s world, but also generated …
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Emancipation and Juneteenth Collection Highlights
Juneteenth marks the day, June 19, in 1865 when General Gordon Granger of the United States Army arrived in Galveston, Texas and …
Artifact of the Month | Carte-de-Visite of Julia Ann Mitchell
Julia Ann Mitchell (1831-1915) was the daughter of Julia Ann Burnham Mitchell (1807-1876) and Boston-born William Mitchell, Jr. (1797-1852), a noted jeweler, …
February 2018 Artifacts of the Month | Mardi Gras Badges
By Robert Hancock Senior Curator & Director of Collections These two Mardi Gras ducal badges were sent to Winnie on the occasion …
January 2018 Artifact of the Month | Burgwyn Cap
By Robert Hancock Senior Curator & Director of Collections Mary Galt made this cap for Captain William H.S. Burgwyn while he was …
House 200 Artifact | Original Owner's Marble Mantel
By Robert Hancock Director of Collections & Senior Curator Classical themed decorations based on Greek and Roman mythology, so adored by the …
December 2017 Artifact of the Month | Christmas Letter
By Robert Hancock Director of Collections & Senior Curator Three days before Christmas in 1863, Nathaniel J. Cundiff, a soldier in the …
White House Wednesday | Behind the Stanchions | Coal Fireplaces
By Bryce VanStavern White House Specialist There is something comforting about a fireplace. I don’t think there is any more classic image …
December 2017 Document of the Month | Church Synod Pamphlet
By John Coski Historian Perhaps the most underrated valuable materials in any library collection are pamphlets. The Museum’s large pamphlet collection includes …
November 2017 Artifact of the Month | Carved Pipe
By Robert Hancock Senior Curator & Director of Collections This pipe was made from a piece of dogwood tree that was …
November 2017 Document of the Month | Scrapbook clippings of Maury Monument
By John Coski Historian Eighty-eight years ago this month, on the 11th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I, …