Tag: collections

An Artistic (and Popular) Ketubah

A “Just Married!” Extra Curators have to make choices: not everything can make it into an exhibit, and there’s seldom enough space to share every interesting fact about the things

A Closer Look

A blog post by Collections Manager Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE.   Our collections database – which I love, don’t get me wrong – is set

Whose Wedding?

A blog post by Director of Collections and Exhibits Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE. In our Hendler family collection we have two nearly identical photo albums,

A Walk around our Neighborhood

A blog post by Graham Humphrey, Visitor Services Coordinator. To read more posts by Graham click HERE. For those of you who don’t know, our self-guided walking tour takes visitors

Learning Their Names

A blog post by Collections Manager Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE. Like many historical societies and museums, we have a large number of photos in

Fancy Conference Badges, 1909-1937

A blog post by Collections Manager Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE. Tomorrow is the first day of the 2016 Annual Meeting of the American Alliance of

Daffodil Dilemma

A blog post by Collections Manager Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE. Here’s a fun fact for your Monday: Maryland is home to the country’s oldest

A slice of Baltimore life, 1910-1911

A blog post by Collections Manager Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE. I don’t normally walk around telling everyone about the last book I read, but

Winter Weather vs. Wedding, 1928

A blog post by Collections Manager Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE. This cute, spring-like little chiffon dress seems like an unlikely avenue for talking about