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Maryland scenic byways 'worth the drive'
Visitors to Maryland -- and those wanting to explore more of the state they already call home -- can consult a new book showcasing the state’s scenic byways and a mobile application that serves as a guide to the area’s Civil War trails....Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Tourism and Leisure, Wars and Interventions, Travel, War of 1812
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Columbus undeserving of holiday
Columbus Day passed, and we were forced to celebrate a half-truth. As a 10th grader, I appreciate honoring extraordinary individuals to look up to, and it's undeniable that Christopher Columbus connected the Old World with a new one. However, society...Tags: Hispaniola, George W. Bush, Thomas Edison, Columbus Day
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Men & Women of Harford Making a Difference
The uniqueness of Harford County lies within the people who strive to make it great. So many residents reach out daily to improve the lives of others. We have chosen six extraordinary individuals who have chosen causes that support the success of the...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Arthritis Foundation, Substance Abuse, Conservation, Satellite and Cable Service
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Harriet Tubman descendants gather for forthcoming centennial of her death
After Ernestine Martin Wyatt helped stage a walkout decades ago over a lack of African-American history lessons at her high school, a teacher pulled her aside to ask about Wyatt's family ties to Harriet Tubman. The Maryland-born slave and famed conductor...
Tags: Railway Transportation, Cambridge (Dorchester, Maryland), Reginald F. Lewis Museum, Easton (Talbot, Maryland), Transportation
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Voice of living historians reach across time
marieg@herald-mail.comHistory doesn’t linger only in old structures or on the pages of a book. Sometimes, it’s found in the voice of a living historian who reaches across time to provide a glimpse of people from a distant century. Through stories, speeches and...Tags: American Red Cross, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Battle of Antietam, Washington, DC, Peabody Conservatory
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Visit Baltimore reports healthy hotel bookings last year
City convention officials booked the third-highest number of convention room nights ever over the past fiscal year, Visit Baltimore, the city's tourism and convention bureau, announced Thursday. The room nights are reserved for future years. Visit...
Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Visit Baltimore, Pratt Street, Marketing, Tourism and Leisure
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Howard Co. still seeking site for Long Reach Head Start program
Four-year-old Hylah Haynes had an hourlong car ride each day this past school year to get to her Head Start program in Ellicott City. Franora Gray said the ride was worth it. "The program has so much," Gray said, noting that her daughter has received...Tags: Schools, Head Start, Ellicott City, High Schools, Preschools
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Maryland will feature prominently in Smithsonian's latest museum
When the country's largest museum devoted to African-American history and culture opens in Washington, Maryland people and places will get a healthy share of the limelight.
A two-story log house built by freed slaves from Montgomery County, dubbed the...Tags: Arts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Washington Monument, Washington, DC, Reginald F. Lewis Museum
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Celebrating Juneteenth with Canadian history
![February isn't the only time to celebrate black history, and the importance of June 19 is a prime example of why. Juneteenth* is just around the corner, and trips like these are a great way to explore the U.S. and Canada's natural and educational history. On a memorable black history tour I took a few years ago, I explored the "follow the moss" connection between the U.S. and Canada. The route taken from Chicago to Canada was in the same direction slaves took, by following the moss on the trees until they arrived north.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-06/62253354-09153139.jpg "February isn't the only time to celebrate black history, and the importance of June 19 is a prime example of why. Juneteenth* is just around the corner, and trips like these are a great way to explore the U.S. and Canada's natural and educational history. On a memorable black history tour I took a few years ago, I explored the "follow the moss\" connection between the U.S. and Canada. The route taken from Chicago to Canada was in the same direction slaves took, by following the moss on the trees until they arrived north.")
Tribune NewspapersFebruary isn't the only time to celebrate black history, and the importance of June 19 is a prime example of why. Juneteenth* is just around the corner, and trips like these are a great way to explore the U.S. and Canada's natural and educational history....Tags: Railway Transportation, Detroit, Parliament, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Michigan
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Allen West sees communists lurking in Congress
Sun SentinelThe blogosphere is again abuzz over a rhetorical flourish from U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Plantation. Introducing himself to Martin County voters in the new district he hopes to win in November, West said he’s heard up to 80 of his Democratic...Tags: Everglades, Parties and Movements, U.S. House of Representatives, Religion and Belief, Timothy Geithner
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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...Tags: Missouri, Lifestyle and Leisure, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Manhattan (New York City), George Washington
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50 picture-perfect fall getaways
As summer's fleeting charms begin to fade, fall swirls into view in a burst of kaleidoscopic color. Relish autumn's arrival with 50 nifty travel ideas for the Mid-Atlantic region: from leaf peeping and leisurely drives, to museum-hopping, fall-inspired...Tags: Busch Gardens Orlando, Fine Arts, Music, Colonial Williamsburg, Mount Vernon
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