Flying into a New Year with Primary Sources
Posted by: Danna Bell
Wishes for fair skies and light winds to guide you in 2022.
Posted in: Holidays
Category: Holidays
Bringing a Spectrum of Light for the Holidays
Posted by: Danna Bell
Holiday wishes from the Professional Learning and Outreach Initiatives/Teacher Resources Team.
Posted in: Holidays
The First Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamation
Posted by: Danna Bell
Read George Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation as a start for a wonderful Thanksgiving week.
Posted in: Holidays, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815)
Tales from the Haunted Library: Halloween Stories and Songs from Our Online Collections
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore the spooky stories that are part of the Library of Congress collections.
Posted in: Holidays, Poetry and Literature
What was the First Fourth of July Like?
Posted by: Danna Bell
Here is a suggestion from Puck Magazine. May your July 4th be as lively–if perhaps safer than–the one presented below.
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“What, to the American Slave, Is Your 4th of July?”
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn more about the Fredrick Douglass speech "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July."
Posted in: African American History, Holidays