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
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Buried Alive: Eighteenth Century Terror and a “Superstar” Jewish Doctor
“Oh God of faithfulness, place in the heart of the sick trust in me and my work, and an ear to listen to my advice. Remove from their bedside every
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
Eye Witness
A casual reader of these blog posts might think we’ve grown obsessive about the Civil War. It is certainly true that our upcoming exhibit (member’s preview on October 12 at
On the Corner: Growing up Jewish in a Gentile Neighborhood Part 2
By Deborah Rudacille. Ms. Rudacille is Visiting Professor of the Practice at UMBC and the author of ROOTS OF STEEL: Boom & Bust in an American Mill Town, a workers history of
On the Corner: Growing up Jewish in a Gentile Neighborhood
By Deborah Rudacille. Ms. Rudacille is Visiting Professor of the Practice at UMBC and the author of ROOTS OF STEEL: Boom & Bust in an American Mill Town, a workers
MS 215 The Eli Frank Collection of American Jewish Relief Committee Papers
Sometimes differentiating between a personal collection and institutional records can be a bit tricky. In the case of this collection we have papers collected and compiled by an individual – Eli Frank –
Spotlight on Collections
Did you ever think about a museum having pens and pencils in their collection? We do! Sometimes pens or pencils can mark a significant event or they may be evidence