#24. The Council With the Blackfeet (continued)
While a number of Native Americans had been skirmishing with Americans, “the Blackfeet, had been conducting an unofficial war on...
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# 23: Council With the Blackfeet
From the 7th through the 11th both Tinkham and Lt. Saxtons teams traversed, in different directions, over rather rough terrain with no...
Bathing Fashion Reflects Society's Rules
History, as a study, is multi-faceted; interconnecting societal structure with economics, fashions, food, etiquette, architecture, art,...
The First Were The Last...
As a country, we tend to focus on our European-based and Black History, often overlooking the earliest Native American inhabitants. The...
Constitutional Convention - Who Was There?
Constitutional/Federal Convention - May 25 to September 17, 1787. Of the 74 delegates who were chosen to attend the Constitutional...
Women's Right to Vote - A Hard Fought Battle.
August 18, 1920 - The 19th Amendment became law, guaranteeing women the right to vote. The right of citizens of the United States to...
Major General and 12th President of the United States; 2nd Cousin of 4th President
Major General, 12th President Zachary Taylor. (Fun Fact: Taylor had never cast a vote until he ran for the Office of President of the...
This Piano Participated in History...
We’ve recently received a long-term loan of an 1850/52 grand piano with a link to Bloomsbury from the Camper family via the Jerdone...
We think we know....but do we?
On December 2, 2018, the Museum opened our newest permanent cultural exhibit space, The Mannahoac [Mannahoack, Manahoack, Manahoac]...
Minstrelsy / Minstrel Show / Black Face
Please note that the while this topic is sensitive, and the performance of blackface is unthinkable today, it is being presented in this...