About Celebrating Workers And The Labor Movement
If you spend a lot of time on social media, you might have noticed some Americans have confused Labor Day ...
Tag: History
Interior of the Field Museum
Interior of the Field Museum, c.1919. And Interior of the Field Museum, c.2011.
Dedham Historical Society, Home of the Metcalf Chair
If you’re up late at night wondering where the oldest surviving American-made chair is located, well, I have the answer ...
Kewpee, Racine, Wisconsin
Racine, Wisconsin may have a fancy art museum, but it is also home to a Kewpee. Open since 1923, Kewpee ...
Conwy’s Quay House – Smallest House Museum in the World
With the imposing walls of a ruined medieval castle standing in the background, Conwy’s Quay House is not only the ...
Oak Woods Cemetery on Chicago’s South Side
As October approaches, more and more people visit cemeteries because, you know, dead people are spooky or something. If you’ve ...
Olomouc Astronomical Clock, Czech Republic
Astronomical clocks represent the first real effort at organizing communities around the 24-hour clock, centuries before the Industrial Revolution. There ...
Museu Nacional do Azulejo, Lisbon, Portugal
Many of the buildings in Lisbon, Portugal are decorated with colourful and intricate tiles known as azulejos, which comes from ...
Peshtigo Fire Museum, Peshtigo, Wisconsin
October 8, 2019 will the 148th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire. You might know the story of a cow ...
President’s Day – 44 Artifacts For 44 Presidents(Part One)
Washington's Birthday is a United States federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February in honor of George Washington, ...
