Presenting the history of a region that includes northern New York’s vast Adirondack Park, The Adirondack Experience: The Museum on … More
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New Hampshire’s Black Heritage Trail
Slavery in Colonial America was not confined to the southern plantations. New England ports were the northern tip of the … More
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center: Interpreting the Past, Inspiring the Present
Photo by Julian Parker-Burns, courtesy of Harriet Beecher Stowe Center. A woman had to be brave to take on the … More
Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios at the National Trust for Historic Preservation is Growing & Thriving
Side of Culture had the good fortune this January to speak with Valerie Balint, Senior Program Manager of the Historic … More
The Chinese American Museum of Washington D.C.
Washington D.C. may be a relatively small city, but its museum count continues to grow. The newest — still in … More
Exploring a Musician’s World at Mendelssohn House in Leipzig
In a German city renowned for music and musical history sites, Mendelssohn Haus (Mendelssohn House) uses original artifacts and modern … More
A Taste of History: Plimoth Patuxet Museums in Plymouth, Massachusetts
November is Thanksgiving month, the quintessential American holiday that began in seventeenth-century Massachusetts when the ship Mayflower, dropped anchor off … More
Colonial Williamsburg: Williamsburg, Virginia
Unlike the isolation of Plymouth Colony, 18th century Williamsburg was the bustling energetic capital of Virginia, the largest and most … More
Planet Word: Washington’s New Language Museum
Standing under the artificial willow tree in the entrance courtyard of the new Planet Word Museum, a visitor hears voices … More
Art and Landscape at the Florence Griswold Museum
On a sunny summer afternoon, artists still paint by the Lieutenant River behind the Florence Griswold House in Old Lyme, … More
