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Local woman speculates about Stonehenge in novel
Name: K.P. (Karen) Robbins Age: 67 City in which you reside: Harpers Ferry, W.Va. Day job: Retired advertising agency president Book title: “The Stonehenge Scrolls” Genre: Historical fiction Synopsis of book: Ancient scrolls reveal the secrets...
Tags: Book, Literature, Archaeology, Customs and Tradition, Republic of Ireland
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Shuttle lands in Calif. after cross-country voyage
Space shuttle Endeavour returned to its California roots Thursday after a wistful cross-country journey that paid homage to NASA workers and former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her astronaut husband. “That’s my spaceship,” said...
Tags: Kennedy Space Center, Mark Kelly, Space Programs, Science, Hudson River
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More than 4,000 re-enactors commemorate battles of South Mountain and Antietam
dona@herald-mail.comThe thunder of cannons and muskets had some competition from the real thing Saturday, but following an afternoon downpour, Union and Confederate forces squared off in a re-enactment of the Battle of Fox’s Gap. More than 4,000 re-enactors took to...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Corporate Officers, England, Wars and Interventions
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Smithsburg-area artists featured at exhibit
davem@herald-mail.comThe spotlight shined Tuesday on Smithsburg as the artwork of several artists from that area was exhibited during a two-hour reception at The Miller House on West Washington Street. Included in the exhibit are works from Emily Clayton Bishop and Luther B....Tags: Artists, Awards and Prizes, Fine Artists, Arts, Sculpture
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Questions and answers for Jamestown cannibalism case
Few archaeological finds have been as sensational as the first physical evidence of cannibalism unearthed at Historic Jamestowne in 2012 and announced in a riveting press conference at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History on...
Tags: Historic Jamestowne, Museum of Natural History, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Arts and Culture, Colonial Williamsburg
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Want a sculpture? A new jaw? Pizza? Just print it
Thanks to 3D printing, American society may be about to boldly go where no one has gone before. A Johns Hopkins scientist is seeking to adapt the technology to grow human jaw bones — potentially revolutionizing implant procedures. A Halethorpe...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art, State of the Union Address, Timonium
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Library brings musical side of Lincoln to life
Enjoy a truly unique musical role-playing experience with General Grant and President Lincoln. Will and Bernadine Boyce have spent years perfecting their impersonations of General and Mrs. Grant (along with other Civil War personalities) and Dr. Duke...Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Music, Entertainment, Libraries, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Law in Jim Thorpe dispute aims to prevent Native American plunder
It was a sweat lodge ceremony in Texas where Jim Thorpe reached out to his grandson through a medicine man. The shaman told John Thorpe his grandfather's spirit was content in the Pennsylvania town where his body has lain for six decades. "Grandpa...
Tags: Museum of Natural History, National Government, Politics, Arts and Culture, Human Interest
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Recognition for a reserved WWII vet
Like many World War II veterans, he speaks modestly about his service. He is quiet and a polite listener, not the kind to draw attention to himself. But a few months ago, as he visited the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, other veterans noticed...Tags: Chinese Restaurants, Awards and Prizes, Tokyo (Japan), U.S. Military, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Smithsonian planning exhibit on art of yoga, turns to crowd funding to support project
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Smithsonian Institution is announcing plans for what curators believe is the first exhibition about the visual history of yoga. When it opens in October, "Yoga: The Art of Transformation" will feature temple structures,...Tags: Museums, Arts, Arts and Culture, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Washington, DC
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Woody Guthrie's great American voice gets a new home in Tulsa
TULSA, Okla. - The woman in the wheelchair and headphones is watching pictures go by and hearing a narrator speak about a place and a moment long ago. On the screen a typewritten love letter appears and the words scroll down and you can imagine the woman...Tags: Literature, Music Theater, Huntington's Disease, Arts, Arts and Culture
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Baum celebration to be held
A documentary on L. Frank Baum, who lived in Aberdeen and was the author of the book, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," will be shown and discussed at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Culture Heritage Center in Pierre. The event is being hosted as a celebration of...Tags: The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939)
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