Entries by Elizabeth Bugbee

affiliates in the news

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Congratulations to these Affiliates making headlines! National Museum of American Jewish History (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Jewish history museum set to open near historic Philadelphia sites. READ MORE New National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia Celebrates Jewish Life. READ MORE  New Philadelphia museum celebrates Jewish life. READ MORE New museum traces accomplishments of American Jews. READ […]

Smithsonian artifacts help tell the story at new National Museum of American Jewish History

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The new National Museum of American Jewish History hosts its grand opening celebration this weekend. And you’ve probably already heard the buzz that VIPs such as Bette Midler, Jerry Seinfeld and Vice President Joe Biden will be on hand for the opening.  But did you know there will be some quieter stars sticking around long […]

affiliates in the news!

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Congratulations to these Affiliates making headlines! National Museum of American Jewish History (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) A Sneak Peek: The National Museum of American Jewish History. READ MORE National Museum of American Jewish History Grand Opening Weekend. READ MORE   Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture(Baltimore, Maryland) Reginald Lewis Museum Spotlights Women In History. […]

Sousa and Baseball: Bringing American Icons Together

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Sousa Archives and Center for American Music, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Smithsonian Affiliate in Champaign, Illinois, recently opened “Sousa and His League of Players: America’s Music and the Golden Age of Baseball,” on view through July 2011. Special thanks to Sousa Archive Center Director, Scott Schwartz, for this guest post.   The University of Illinois’ […]

Storytelling Thrives at Smithsonian Affiliate

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Has anyone proclaimed October “National Storytelling Month?”  I’m sure this would find great favor among the more than 10,000 people who attended this year’s 38th annual National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee.  Organized by Smithsonian Affiliate, the International Storytelling Center, the festival gives ample evidence that the spoken word has not yet succumbed to the […]