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Keweenaw National Historical Park
Calumet Theatre
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The Calumet Theatre opened in 1900.
Keweenaw National Historical Park
Finnish American Heritage Center
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Learn about Finnish culture and heritage.
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The Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa was the site of the last concert performed by Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "the Big Bopper" Richardson hours before a tragic plane accident claimed their lives in February 1959. The performance at the Surf Ballroom has entered American cultural memory and played a major role on the early development of rock 'n' roll music.
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Randi is one of Fort McHenry’s longtime volunteers and music instructors.
Lowell National Historical Park
Patrick J Mogan Cultural Center
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Before Shirley Graham married W.E.B. Du Bois in 1951, she had earned a national reputation as a playwright, composer, conductor, director, and author. Born to a A.M.E. minister and a European mother, Graham was raised to appreciate Black culture and music. From a young age, her parents instilled in her the importance of social justice and the uplift of the Black Community. For her lifelong dedication, we honor her as an ancestor.
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A zine exploring the emergence of punk in the aftermath of the Summer in the Parks Series of the late 1960s, the importance of Neighborhood Planning Councils to the development of punk, the activism that occurred on NPS land during the 1980s and 1990s, and the NPS's contradictory stance towards punk.
National Heritage Areas Program
Old-Time Music Sounds Throughout Appalachian Forest NHA
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A rich tradition of old-time music is a staple of many communities in West Virginia. An AmeriCorps volunteer in the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area is working to share that musical heritage, making it more available to visitors and locals alike.
Nicodemus National Historic Site
Nettie Craig Asberry
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Nettie Craig Asberry is considered the first Black woman to earn a doctorate degree. Her family settled in Nicodemus in 1879, and she taught in town from 1886-1889, teaching both at the District No. 1 School and offering private music lessons. Asberry spent most of her life in Tacoma, Washington where she continued to teach music and advocated for the equal rights of all.
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John Small freed himself, his wife Susan, and their infant son Phillip during a dangerous escape aboard the Confederate steamer, Planter. As the ship’s engineer, John was instrumental in the success of the mission in which he and pilot Robert Smalls brought a total of sixteen men, women and children out of slavery and into freedom.
Glen Echo Park
Dentzel Carousel
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nstalled at Glen Echo Park in 1921, the carousel was made by the Dentzel Carousel Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1960, it was the site of a sit-in protest against segregation. The carousel features a menagerie of animals who gallop to the music of a Wurlitzer band organ.
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Henry Knox, a key figure in the American Revolutionary War, was known for his military science expertise and crucial roles in battles like the Siege of Boston and the Battle of Yorktown. A close ally of George Washington, he contributed significantly to shaping the young nation's defense system as its first Secretary of War and was instrumental in founding West Point Military Academy.
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Just like jazz, researchers and historians are still learning about salsa history; there are many and various opinions about what salsa is, how it came to be, and what is important in the history of salsa. Instead of defining what salsa is, Oíste? Listening to the Salsa Stories of Afro Latin Music presents some of many salsa stories so that we can start to better understand what salsa means to people both now and then.
Boston National Historical Park
Helen Katherine Priest
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Helen Priest worked at the Charlestown Navy Yard as a sheet metal worker and time clerk during World War II.
Boston National Historical Park
Barzillai Lew
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Barzillai Lew enlisted in Chelmsford, Massachusetts in Capt. John Ford’s company, Col. Ebenezer Bridge’s regiment, and was present at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Blue Ridge Parkway
Mabry Mill
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The sights and sounds of rural Appalachia fill the air at Mabry Mill during summer and fall. Watch the picturesque mill's slowly turning wooden wheel as water splashes over it, down into the mill pond. Listen for the ringing of a hammer on an anvil to guide you to the smith at work in the blacksmith's shed. On Sundays, bring a lawn chair and sit a spell to tap your toes to traditional mountain music.
Boston National Historical Park
Cuff Chambers (Blanchard)
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Cuff Chambers enlisted in Andover, Massachusetts into the company of Capt. Capt. Charles Furbush, in Col. Ebenezer Bridge's 27th Massachusetts regiment, and was present at the Battle of Bunker Hill in the redoubt.
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
Lower Terrace
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Today, visitors enjoy this picturesque view of the Rappahannock River and Fredericksburg from the Chatham terraces. While the view is peaceful now, it was once a scene of labor and war.
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
Musical Staircase
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The Chatham staircase is a decorative feature added to the landscape in the 1920s. The staircase's flowing design conveys the musical notes to the song "Home, Sweet, Home", popular in the Civil War era.
Boston African American National Historic Site
John W. Browne
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Boston lawyer and reformer John White Browne participated in the abolition movement as well as the Underground Railroad as a member of two Boston Vigilance Committees.