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Category: Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History

Photograph of young African American students gardening at a rural school.

George Washington Carver and Nature Study

Posted by: Jennifer Harbster

Today’s post is guest authored by Michelle Cadoree Bradley, a science reference specialist in the Science, Technology, and Business Division of the Library of Congress. She is also the author of the blog post, “Stumbled Upon in the Stacks, or the Chimp in my Office.” …a very large part of the child’s education must be …

Posted in: African American History, Biography, Gardening, Guest Blog Posts, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History

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Presidential Food Book Display at Main Reading Room Open House

Posted by: Jennifer Harbster

Today’s post is authored by Constance Carter, head of the science reference section. Connie has written for Inside Adams before- see her posts on Presidential Wheels, Civil War Thanksgiving Foods,  Food Thrift, the Chocolate Chip Cookie, LC Science Tracer Bullets, and her mentor Ruth S. Freitag. On the 16th of February, in honor of George Washington’s birthday …

Posted in: Cookbooks and Food, Guest Blog Posts, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Presidents