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Baltimore Suburbia: a Foreign Land We Want to Discover

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Rachel

A blog post by Laura Tomes. The Go-Between, a romantic novel published by L.P. Hartley in 1953, opens with the now famous line, “The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.” Many historians now take this concept … Continue reading →

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Baltimore’s Suburban Story

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Rachel

A blog post by Summer Intern Laura Tomes. For the past two months, I have been doing the preliminary research for a new exhibit on suburbia and nostalgia in Baltimore from 1950-1980. In the course of my reading, I have … Continue reading →

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What Makes You Smile?

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Rachel

On Friday June 10th, the Jewish Museum of Maryland went across town to visit another Baltimore attraction: the American Visionary Art Museum. The occasion was the JMM’s annual volunteer appreciation event, bringing together a motley crew of staff, volunteers and … Continue reading →

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