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    Aug 16, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  1. Archivists scramble after men accused of stealing historic documents

    On an invitingly bright summer day, the reading room at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania starts filling up nonetheless as soon as the doors open: professors, Ph.D. candidates and amateur genealogists alike stream in to spend hours perusing the yellowed letters and faded land records, the presidential papers and everyday ephemera that are stored in the group's vaults.
    On an invitingly bright summer day, the reading room at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania starts filling up nonetheless as soon as the doors open: professors, Ph.D. candidates and amateur genealogists alike stream in to spend hours perusing the...

    Tags: History, Benjamin Franklin, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Missouri, Interior Policy

  2. Feb 7, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  3. Disgraced collector pleads guilty to stealing historical documents

    Barry H. Landau, the once-esteemed collector of presidential memorabilia, admitted in federal court Tuesday that he stole thousands of documents regarded as cultural treasures from historical societies and libraries in Baltimore and up the East Coast.
    Barry H. Landau, the once-esteemed collector of presidential memorabilia, admitted in federal court Tuesday that he stole thousands of documents regarded as cultural treasures from historical societies and libraries in Baltimore and up the East Coast....

    Tags: Karl Marx, Trials, Central Park, Judges, Lipitor (drug)

  4. Jun 8, 2012 |Story| Hartford Courant
  5. Home, Sweet Home: Picking Your Spots

    <strong>Diana's Pool</strong>
    Diana's Pool One of the must-see attractions in eastern Connecticut is Diana's Pool in Chaplin, along the beautiful Natchaug River. This fishing, kayaking and hiking spot is also popular as a destination because of its sheer beauty. An almost rite of...

    Tags: Little Theatre of Manchester, Wallace Stevens, Forestry and Timber, Goodspeed Opera House, Canoeing and Kayaking

  6. Apr 25, 2012 |Story| Hartford Courant
  7. Connecticut Arts Groups Get $1.15 Million From NEA Grants

    Hartford Courant
    National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Rocco Landesman announced today that the NEA plans to award 928 grants totaling $77.17 million to not-for-profit organizations nationwide. These grants support exemplary projects in arts education, dance,...

    Tags: Connecticut College, Arts, Artists, Opera (genre), Middletown

  8. Jan 9, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV
  9. Connecticut Historical Society offering Veeder House tours

    There's a vast and unknown world of goods and secret cubbyholes at the CHS's 1928 house on Elizabeth Street in Hartford, where inventor Curtis H. Veeder once lived. Beginning Jan. 14, and every second Saturday thereafter, they'll be inviting people in to tour some of the weirdness, including clothing and textiles, furniture, hand-written manuscripts and diaries, tavern signs, early children's books, tools, and Veeder's own car wash, elevator and vacuum system.
    There's a vast and unknown world of goods and secret cubbyholes at the CHS's 1928 house on Elizabeth Street in Hartford, where inventor Curtis H. Veeder once lived. Beginning Jan. 14, and every second Saturday thereafter, they'll be inviting people in...

    Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)

  10. Mar 20, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV
  11. Tracking Extremists: A new study shows a rise in "Patriot Groups" here in Connecticut

    The good news: Connecticut's "hate group" index appears to be holding fairly steady. The bad news: the number of far-right wing, anti-federal-government-conspiracy "Patriot groups" in Connecticut more than doubled last year.
    The good news: Connecticut's "hate group" index appears to be holding fairly steady. The bad news: the number of far-right wing, anti-federal-government-conspiracy "Patriot groups" in Connecticut more than doubled last year. That's the word from the...

    Tags: Philosophy, Stratford, Lobbying, Immigration, Quinnipiac University

  12. Apr 17, 2012 | Hartford Courant
  13. 'A Tradition Of Craft' At Connecticut Historical Society In Hartford

    There's a beautiful new exhibit at Connecticut Historical Society, "A Tradition of Craft," which shows antique furniture, and the work of contemporary furniture makers who try to preserve the old styles. Read my story <a href="http://www.courant.com/entertainment/arts/hc-historical-society-furniture-0413-20120420,0,7979002.story" target="_blank">here</a>.
    There's a beautiful new exhibit at Connecticut Historical Society, "A Tradition of Craft," which shows antique furniture, and the work of contemporary furniture makers who try to preserve the old styles. Read my story here.

    Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Customs and Tradition, Arts and Culture

  14. Apr 16, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV
  15. Contemporary woodworkers show off historical techniques at the Connecticut Historical Society in Hartford

    Who said furniture isn't sexy? Check out these two chairs, one from the present day (left, made in 2009 by John Rexroad) and one from the past (right, crafted in 1781 by Eliphalet Chapin). All summer long, the Connecticut Historical Society pairs the work of contemporary woodworkers with centuries-old tools and pieces from its own collection, and many of the new woodworking guys are keeping the flame of tradition lit by utilizing historical techniques. There's also a family day on June 2, which features hands-on activities, live demonstrations and tours.
    Who said furniture isn't sexy? Check out these two chairs, one from the present day (left, made in 2009 by John Rexroad) and one from the past (right, crafted in 1781 by Eliphalet Chapin). All summer long, the Connecticut Historical Society pairs the work...

    Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Arts and Culture

  16. Aug 4, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  17. Alleged document thief pleads not guilty

    Barry H. Landau, whom authorities call the mastermind behind a scheme to swipe American treasures from museums throughout the Mid-Atlantic, pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal theft and conspiracy charges that prosecutors now characterize as the...

    Tags: Judges, Charity, History, Crimes, Lawyers

  18. Mar 16, 2011 |Story| Hartford Courant
  19. About Bob Englehart

    The Hartford Courant
    Bob Englehart was born November 7, 1945 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Influenced by children's book illustrators Tibor Gergely and H.A. Rey, he determined early in life to be an artist. Later, as a teenager, Bill Mauldin, Norman Rockwell, and the illustrators...

    Tags: Philosophy, Bill Mauldin, Middletown, Purdue University, Newspaper and Magazine

  20. Oct 8, 2010 |Story| Hartford Courant
  21. Two Exhibitions Highlight Historic Connecticut Needlework

    The history of visual art in Connecticut usually is traced to the first professional painter, William Johnston of Boston, who began working in the region around 1762.
    The history of visual art in Connecticut usually is traced to the first professional painter, William Johnston of Boston, who began working in the region around 1762. But, as Susan P. Schoelwer notes in the introduction to a new scholarly catalog, "at...

    Tags: Florence Griswold, Arts, Middletown, Trumbull, Long Island

  22. Feb 27, 2001 |Story| Hartford Courant
  23. CIGNA, Spare Those Buildings

    Editorial
    "An act of barbarism" is how Hartford architect Tyler Smith describes plans to destroy landmark buildings on CIGNA's campus in Bloomfield. In a persuasive Commentary article on Sunday, Mr. Smith pleads for the preservation of what he calls ``perhaps the...

    Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Golf, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Travel, Sports

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