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- Parachutes: From Wartime to Wedding - During and just after World War II, resourceful American brides transformed military parachutes into wedding gowns.
- July 14, 2026
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Parachutes: From Wartime to Wedding
During and just after World War II, resourceful American brides transformed military parachutes into wedding gowns.
- A Mattox Family Home Newspaper Refresh - With the opening of Greenfield Village in spring 2026, visitors to the Mattox Family Home will see a freshly—and even more advantageously—repapered interior. The Georgia Newspaper Project helped make it possible.
- May 13, 2026
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A Mattox Family Home Newspaper Refresh
With the opening of Greenfield Village in spring 2026, visitors to the Mattox Family Home will see a freshly—and even more advantageously—repapered interior. The Georgia Newspaper Project helped make it possible.
- Associated American Artists: Wearable Art - From 1952 to 1957, the Associated American Artists sold their line of "Signature Fabrics." Each of these "new and fresh" textile designs was titled and "signed" by the artist, just like studio art.
- June 25, 2026
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Associated American Artists: Wearable Art
From 1952 to 1957, the Associated American Artists sold their line of "Signature Fabrics." Each of these "new and fresh" textile designs was titled and "signed" by the artist, just like studio art.
- Influencing Fashion - Through mid-April 2026, the What We Wore exhibit in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation presents a look at fashion magazines and catalogs.
- April 06, 2026
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Influencing Fashion
Through mid-April 2026, the What We Wore exhibit in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation presents a look at fashion magazines and catalogs.
- The Jackson Home: Furnishing It Like It’s 1965 - In this interview, Jeanine Head Miller (Curator of Domestic Life), and Charles Sable (Curator of Decorative Arts) sat down with Kristen Gallerneaux (Curator and Editor-in-Chief of Digital Curation) to share their efforts to restore the interiors and furnishings of The Jackson Home. This article is part of an ongoing series focusing on the history, preservation, and restoration of the landmark Jackson Home experience, slated to open in Greenfield Village in Summer 2026.
- November 06, 2025
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The Jackson Home: Furnishing It Like It’s 1965
In this interview, Jeanine Head Miller (Curator of Domestic Life), and Charles Sable (Curator of Decorative Arts) sat down with Kristen Gallerneaux (Curator and Editor-in-Chief of Digital Curation) to share their efforts to restore the interiors and furnishings of The Jackson Home. This article is part of an ongoing series focusing on the history, preservation, and restoration of the landmark Jackson Home experience, slated to open in Greenfield Village in Summer 2026.
- Hallmark’s Christmas Classics - The Christmas season brings cherished traditions and much-anticipated activities. These Hallmark ornaments reflect some of these classic Christmas experiences.
- December 07, 2023
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Hallmark’s Christmas Classics
The Christmas season brings cherished traditions and much-anticipated activities. These Hallmark ornaments reflect some of these classic Christmas experiences.
- Maria Grever: A Little Known — But Not Unsung — Composer - What do the Andrews Sisters’s 1938 hit song, “Ti-Pi-Tin,” and Dinah Washington’s Grammy-winning 1959 recording of “What a Difference a Day Makes” have in common? Both songs were written by Maria Grever, a female Mexican composer.
- November 14, 2023
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Maria Grever: A Little Known — But Not Unsung — Composer
What do the Andrews Sisters’s 1938 hit song, “Ti-Pi-Tin,” and Dinah Washington’s Grammy-winning 1959 recording of “What a Difference a Day Makes” have in common? Both songs were written by Maria Grever, a female Mexican composer.
- Pyrex, Corning Ware and Corelle: Enduring Kitchen Icons from Corning - Discover how Pyrex, Corning Ware and Corelle became staples in American kitchens through innovative materials and marketing.
- August 15, 2023
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Pyrex, Corning Ware and Corelle: Enduring Kitchen Icons from Corning
Discover how Pyrex, Corning Ware and Corelle became staples in American kitchens through innovative materials and marketing.
- Melville and Anna Bissell: “Sweeping” Their Way to Success - Learn how Melville and Anna Bissell, husband and wife entrepreneurs from Grand Rapids, Michigan, solved their own “sweeping” issues--then “swept” the market with their mechanical carpet sweeper.
- July 29, 2020
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Melville and Anna Bissell: “Sweeping” Their Way to Success
Learn how Melville and Anna Bissell, husband and wife entrepreneurs from Grand Rapids, Michigan, solved their own “sweeping” issues--then “swept” the market with their mechanical carpet sweeper.
- Jenny Young Chandler: Photojournalist - In 1890, 25-year-old Jenny Young Chandler found herself a widow with an infant to provide for. Over the next three decades, as a photojournalist and feature writer for the New York Herald, Chandler would capture sensitive, insightful photography depi
- July 06, 2020
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Jenny Young Chandler: Photojournalist
In 1890, 25-year-old Jenny Young Chandler found herself a widow with an infant to provide for. Over the next three decades, as a photojournalist and feature writer for the New York Herald, Chandler would capture sensitive, insightful photography depi