Bread and Roses Heritage Committee chairman Jim Beauchesne describes the 1912 strike of textile workers in Lawrence, MA, called the Bread and Roses Strike. He examines the demographics of the workers, largely immigrants and women, and their roles in organizing the strike. His presentation includes slides.
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The seminar will explore the lived experience of ordinary Americans during the colonial period of history. Topics will include family and household, community organization, making a living, religious belief and practice, witchcraft and magic, and shared patterns of human psychology. Material culture will also receive considerable emphasis: domestic architecture, furnishings, and the natural environment. Mornings will be devoted to lectures and discussion; afternoons to field trips and library work.
Director of the Nichols House Museum Flavia Cigiliano discusses Progressive-era women on Boston's Beacon Hill and their social and political impact. Beginning in the late 19th century, modern women such as Beacon Hill resident Rose Nichols, ventured outside of the domestic realm and into the world of employment and politics.
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This iCue Mini-Documentary introduces "muckrakers," the investigative journalists of the early 20th century so-called because they unearthed corruption in corporate America.
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This iCue Mini-Documentary introduces food rationing during World War I, a measure taken to help support the troops.
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The Calvin B. Taylor Museum is a historic house museum located in Berlin's National Register Historic District. The main block of the house has been converted into the present day museum, and the west wing is a gallery which displays local memorabilia. The home was originally built in 1832. The house was named for Calvin B. Taylor, who occupied the house between the early 1890s and 1932. Taylor was notable for founding the Calvin B. Taylor Banking Company. The museum serves to chronicle the daily life in Berlin, Maryland, during the course of the 19th century and early 20th century.
The site offers an events calendar, visitor information, a photo gallery featuring 18 photographs of the home, historical information regarding the home, and a photographic tour of the house.
This is a duplicate of listing 10078.
Educators can transition from school to summer with this two-day, traveling workshop. Both days will begin and end at the North West Company Fur Post. Educators will participate in an in-depth site experience at the Fur Post, venture out on the Snake River on a large Montreal-style canoe, and hike along portage trails used by the voyageurs. They will learn from fur trade experts, share ideas about their favorite lessons, and immerse themselves in Minnesota's fur trade history. Educators may sign up for one or both days.
This iCue Mini-Documentary describes how, at the turn of the 20th century, progressive reformers turned their attention to the nearly two million children working, often in unhealthy or dangerous work environments.
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"Since 1994, the Nebraska Main Street program has made a difference in the lives of countless Nebraska residents by providing communities the opportunity to revitalize their traditional downtown commercial business districts through economic development and historic preservation." The main street program helps to revitalize downtown's across Nebraska by encouraging building restoration, raising community awareness, and providing resources and support to aid in the revitalization of downtown districts.
The site offers resources for preservationists, information regarding the organization, design services, and an events calendar.
This is a neighborhood revitalization organization.
Johnson Park is located in the heart of historic Buffalo, New York. Unfortunately, in recent years, the park has elapsed into a sad state of disrepair. The mission of the Johnson Park Restoration Fund is to advocate for and fund the restoration of historic Johnson Park. In addition, the fund puts on a variety of events in Johnson Park throughout the year.
The site is a blog-style site, and offers information about upcoming and past events, along with links for prospective donors.
This is a fund-raising and restoration organization.