Author: RachelK

A Serving Spoon, Early 20th Century

A blog post by Collections Manager Joanna Church. To read more posts from Joanna click HERE. Even a butler has his favorites, and so too an honest Collections Manager.  In my

Get Ready for National Umbrella Day!

A blog post by Collections Manager Joanna Church. To read more posts from Joanna click HERE. Tomorrow, as I’m sure everyone knows, is a very important holiday: it’s National Umbrella

A False “Rosetta Stone”

A graphic rendering of the exterior of the Lloyd Street Synagogue, a large building with columns. The building is pink and grey, with navy shadows and there’s a light blue sky.

Earlier this fall I had the opportunity to speak to the brotherhood of Baltimore Hebrew Congregation about the life of Mendes Cohen and the origins of Jewish Baltimore.  In preparation

Hutzler family porcelain dishes, circa 1878

A blog post by Collections Manager Joanna Church. To read more posts from Joanna click HERE. To read even more posts about our collections click HERE. Today we have two pieces from

An engagement ring of a different color, 1904

A spooky blog post by Collections Manager Joanna Church. To read more posts from Joanna click HERE. To read even more posts about our collections click HERE. Happy Halloween, blog readers!  I’d

“Mazel” cufflinks, 1950s

A blog post by Collections Manager Joanna Church. To read more posts from Joanna click HERE. Thanks to our online database, much of our collections can be investigated from the

Mendes’ Star Spangled Banner

A blog post by Program Manager Trillion Attwood.  There are due to be some amazing objects on display within our upcoming exhibit, The A-Mazing Mendes Cohen, one of which is the