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    May 2, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  1. New Jamestown exhibit explores colonist cannibalism

    Nobody knows exactly when a nameless 14-year-old English girl met her end during the deadly Starving Time at Jamestown — or when she was butchered by a desperate fellow colonist driven to unthinkable extremes by hunger.
    Nobody knows exactly when a nameless 14-year-old English girl met her end during the deadly Starving Time at Jamestown — or when she was butchered by a desperate fellow colonist driven to unthinkable extremes by hunger. She was already forgotten...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, England, Hampton Roads, James River, Historic Jamestowne

    2. May 1, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  2. Ellendale one of 12 ND towns hosting Smithsonian exhibit

    A Smithsonian Institution exhibit that explains our country’s diverse regional cooking and eating traditions opens Saturday in the historic Opera House Lobby in Ellendale, N.D.  “Key Ingredients: America by Food” runs through June 16....

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Lobbying, Salt, Politics

    3. May 1, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  3. Cannibalism at Jamestown evidence unearthed

    Archaeologists and forensic scientists working with human remains recovered at Historic Jamestowne last summer reported Wednesday that their follow-up studies have turned up the gruesome first physical evidence of the cannibalism that took place during the Starving Time of 1609-10.
    Archaeologists and forensic scientists working with human remains recovered at Historic Jamestowne last summer reported Wednesday that their follow-up studies have turned up the gruesome first physical evidence of the cannibalism that took place during...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Colonial Williamsburg, Hampton Roads, Science and Technology, Historic Jamestowne

    4. May 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Smithsonian closing some spaces due to sequester

    The Smithsonian Institution museums in Washington have had to close some spaces due to the effects of the federal budget cuts known as sequestration, the organization announced this week.
    The Smithsonian Institution museums in Washington have had to close some spaces due to the effects of the federal budget cuts known as sequestration, the organization announced this week. The budget cuts have resulted in a reduction in a contract for...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Government Debt, The Washington Post, Arts, Museums

    5. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| AP Maryland

  5. Latest Maryland and Delaware news, sports, business and entertainment:

    O'Malley casts corruption case in positive light ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is casting the recently announced corruption case in a Baltimore jail in a positive light by saying it represents a strong step toward fighting...

    Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Trials, Drug Trafficking, Government, Judges

    6. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| AM News

  6. Diplomats to speak Wednesday at Centre as part of lecture series

    Bea Camp and David Summers will deliver the Press Distinguished Lecture at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in Newlin Hall on the Centre College campus. The lecture is free and open to the public, and counts as a convocation credit for students.
    Bea Camp and David Summers will deliver the Press Distinguished Lecture at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in Newlin Hall on the Centre College campus. The lecture is free and open to the public, and counts as a convocation credit for students. Camp and Summers,...

    Tags: China, U.S. Foreign Service, U.S. Department of State, Arianna Huffington, Washington, DC

    7. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| AP Maryland

  7. Here is the latest Maryland news from The Associated Press

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A new study finds climate change could cut stream flows in the Potomac River basin, a major source of drinking water in the Washington region. The study found by 2040 climate change could cut stream flows 35 percent. And a moderate...

    Tags: Government Debt, Global Change, Environmental Issues, U.S. Congress, Ecosystems

    8. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| AP Maryland

  8. Smithsonian to limit closure of galleries to 3 museums due to budget cuts

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Smithsonian Institution is limiting the number of galleries it will close due to budget cuts mandated by Congress. Smithsonian officials plan to close sections of three buildings between May 1 and Sept. 30. The museum...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Government Debt, U.S. Congress, Arts, Museums

    9. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Southwest Museum's prospects for festive 100th birthday are dim

    Los Angeles’ oldest museum site, the Natural History Museum in Exposition Park, is celebrating its centennial this year with the debut of a new entrance halland outdoor nature center, capping a full makeover that’s already yielded new halls for dinosaurs and mammals, and the return of the museum’s core domed 1913 building to its original glory.
    Los Angeles’ oldest museum site, the Natural History Museum in Exposition Park, is celebrating its centennial this year with the debut of a new entrance halland outdoor nature center, capping a full makeover that’s already yielded new halls...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Finance, Science and Technology, Renovation, Ed Reyes

    10. Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  10. National Museum of Industrial History names new chairman

    The National Museum of Industrial History has announced that builder L. Charles Marcon will be replacing the late philanthropist Priscilla Payne Hurd as chairman of the board. Marcon, who is CEO of Duggan and Marcon Inc. and a trustee of the Harry C....

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Bethlehem Steel, Museums

    11. Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. New Autry chief executive saddles up for challenging task

    Recruiting a new leader for a big museum can take months — sometimes more than a year — involving search committees, consultants and rounds of interviews and negotiations.
    Recruiting a new leader for a big museum can take months — sometimes more than a year — involving search committees, consultants and rounds of interviews and negotiations. In the case of the Autry National Center of the American West,...

    Tags: Artists, The Washington Post, Human Interest, Colleges and Universities, Daniel Day-Lewis

    12. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Terps' Schwarzmann among many locals nominated for Tewaaraton

    The Tewaaraton Foundation today announced the Tewaaraton Award men's and women's nominees, including 2012 winners Katie Schwarzmann (Maryland) and Peter Baum (Colgate). Twenty-five women and 25 men were selected as nominees, from which 10 finalists (five women, five men) will be announced May 9. The winners will be honored May 30 at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington.
    The Tewaaraton Foundation today announced the Tewaaraton Award men's and women's nominees, including 2012 winners Katie Schwarzmann (Maryland) and Peter Baum (Colgate). Twenty-five women and 25 men were selected as nominees, from which 10 finalists...

    Tags: Georgetown

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