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- Preserving the Fruit and Vegetable Harvest at Daggett Farm - Samuel and Anna Daggett and their children, like other farm families living in northeastern Connecticut in the 1760s, made careful preparations to get through the winter.
- November 09, 2023
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Preserving the Fruit and Vegetable Harvest at Daggett Farm
Samuel and Anna Daggett and their children, like other farm families living in northeastern Connecticut in the 1760s, made careful preparations to get through the winter.
- The Automobile and Women’s Suffrage - Learn how the women's suffrage movement turned to cars as a strategy for garnering broader support for their cause. Before long, the automobile had become both a symbol of freedom for American women and an important tool in the fight for suffrage.
- August 25, 2020
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The Automobile and Women’s Suffrage
Learn how the women's suffrage movement turned to cars as a strategy for garnering broader support for their cause. Before long, the automobile had become both a symbol of freedom for American women and an important tool in the fight for suffrage.
- Distilling the Fight Against COVID-19 - Learn how west Michigan distillers acted nimbly and resourcefully during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic to refocus skills, equipment and operations to supply their communities with crucial hand sanitizer.
- July 09, 2020
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Distilling the Fight Against COVID-19
Learn how west Michigan distillers acted nimbly and resourcefully during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic to refocus skills, equipment and operations to supply their communities with crucial hand sanitizer.
- Parking Meters: Controlling the Chaos - By the 1920s, automobile parking on city streets was out of control. Parked cars effectively narrowed roadways, restricting the flow of traffic.
- January 18, 2023
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Parking Meters: Controlling the Chaos
By the 1920s, automobile parking on city streets was out of control. Parked cars effectively narrowed roadways, restricting the flow of traffic.
- Mary Chase Perry and the Origins of Pewabic Pottery - Before establishing what would become Detroit’s renowned Pewabic Pottery, Mary Chase Perry got her start in china painting. She was among countless women taking up the hobby as the Arts & Crafts movement gained momentum in late-19th-century America.
- February 08, 2023
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Mary Chase Perry and the Origins of Pewabic Pottery
Before establishing what would become Detroit’s renowned Pewabic Pottery, Mary Chase Perry got her start in china painting. She was among countless women taking up the hobby as the Arts & Crafts movement gained momentum in late-19th-century America.
- Moving and Reconstructing Firestone Farm - A conservator who worked on the project details the historical and archeological research, careful disassembly, and highly skilled reconstruction involved in recreating the Firestone farmstead in Greenfield Village.
- October 27, 2022
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Moving and Reconstructing Firestone Farm
A conservator who worked on the project details the historical and archeological research, careful disassembly, and highly skilled reconstruction involved in recreating the Firestone farmstead in Greenfield Village.
- Commercializing the Comics: The Contributions of Richard Outcault - Richard Outcault, a talented comic illustrator with a keen eye for marketing, found his ultimate success with the character Buster Brown in the early 1900s.
- January 07, 2020
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Commercializing the Comics: The Contributions of Richard Outcault
Richard Outcault, a talented comic illustrator with a keen eye for marketing, found his ultimate success with the character Buster Brown in the early 1900s.
- Americans Adjust to Microwave Cooking - Explore the history of the microwave oven and learn how Americans adjusted to the new cooking techniques that came with it.
- April 05, 2019
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Americans Adjust to Microwave Cooking
Explore the history of the microwave oven and learn how Americans adjusted to the new cooking techniques that came with it.
- J.C. Leyendecker: America’s Master Illustrator - One of the most prolific and popular artists of the early 20th century, J.C. Leyendecker created iconic advertising and magazine illustrations that made a lasting impression on American culture.
- February 27, 2024
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J.C. Leyendecker: America’s Master Illustrator
One of the most prolific and popular artists of the early 20th century, J.C. Leyendecker created iconic advertising and magazine illustrations that made a lasting impression on American culture.
- A Winter Harvest - Before refrigeration, people preserved food with ice. Learn the complex process of harvesting ice during the winter months, then transporting and storing it for use year-round.
- February 20, 2014
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A Winter Harvest
Before refrigeration, people preserved food with ice. Learn the complex process of harvesting ice during the winter months, then transporting and storing it for use year-round.