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Crafting with the Collections: Ideas for the Holidays

December 9, 2020 by Naomi Coquillon

Ideas for creating bookplates, wrapping paper, and holiday cards using images from the Library’s collections.

Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations, Uncategorized

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Cooking Up History: Holiday Baking with a Retro Twist

December 4, 2020 by Naomi Coquillon

Holiday baking ideas from the pages of the Chronicling America historic newspapers online collection, a product of the National Digital Newspaper Program and jointly sponsored by the Library and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Cooking, For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations

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Cranberry Sauce, with a Side of Social History

November 25, 2020 by Naomi Coquillon

A short history of cranberries through the collections of the Library, in honor of Thanksgiving.

Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Cooking, For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations, Native American History, Uncategorized

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Ghost Tales for Halloween

October 30, 2020 by Naomi Coquillon

“The Golden Arm” and selected ghost stories from the American Folklife Center for Halloween.

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Cooking Up History: Homemade Halloween

October 26, 2020 by Naomi Coquillon

Halloween recipes and activity suggestions from the past via the Library’s newspaper archive, Chronicling America. The Chronicling America historic newspapers online collection is a product of the National Digital Newspaper Program and jointly sponsored by the Library and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Cooking, For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations

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