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South Carolina’s Senate Passes Bill Banning QR Codes at Historical Monuments and Sites
The Senate of South Carolina passed a new bill, S. 508, that will ban several manners of historical interpretation at monuments in the state. I…
Harriet Tubman Sites in Cambridge, Maryland
The most photographed mural of Harriet Tubman is at 424 Race St, Cambridge, MD. The small city is just ten miles north of Harriet Tubman…
Biographer Candice Millard Speaks on the Assassination of James Garfield, Union General and U.S. President
Candice Millard is a leading biographer of James Garfield and the author of the 2011 book Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine…
New York City Council Debates Structures to Mark 1863 Draft Riots
The New York City Council is considering requiring the erection of structures and interpretive signs marking the 1863 Draft Riots. A bill is now pending…
William McKinley Coffee Break Memorial in Wilmington, Delaware
Yes, everyone in Wilmington, Delaware calls this memorial the “Coffee Break Monument” with a little bit of amusement. The monument shows the future president William…
Slide Show With Instructions for Tagging National Park Exhibits for Removal for Violating Executive Order
I have been posting photos for the last six weeks that Interior Department staff have identified as National Park exhibits being in violation of President…
Lincoln & Barnum Statues at Bethel, Connecticut, Library
Bethel in Connecticut, is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut. While there are cities in the southern part of that county, the area around Bethel…
Monument to the Immigrants Who Died in Long Island Shipwreck
Many of us have swum off Nassau Beach at Nickerson County Park in Long Beach. If you had been there in the second and third…
Lowell National Historic Park Has Its Exhibits Under Scrutiny for Violating the Presidents Order
Lowell’s National Historic Park in Massachusetts is an excellent place to learn about immigrant and women workers throughout the Industrial Revolution. It also offers lessons…
Appeals Court Rejects National Park Service Motion to Put Up New Signs at President’s House
The fight over replacing historical panels at the President’s House in Philadelphia is continuing with legal skirmishing by the Federal government. In January, the National…