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Tens of thousands of various treasures. Dreams of Madison-Bouckville
It’s spring, and as an avid antiquer, my dreams once again turn to… the Madison-Bouckville Show! The thoughts persist through the spring and early summer, until the third week of August, when the ...
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Recipes from the Past
In the nineteenth century, many legends arose about the history of what was even then known alternatively as “ice cream” and “iced cream.” Didn’t Nero make it? Surely the Emperor of China had s...
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Helen’s mother still cans tomatoes, peaches, pickles, beans, relishes, 
peaches and other items. Helen Remembers: Preserving Pickles, Plum Tomatoes and Perennial Memories…
The dog days of summer are upon us. These are the hottest, most sultry days of the year when we’d rather be out back reading a book under the shade of an enormous Norway maple than typing away on ...
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‘Artemis and The Stag,’ de-accessioned from the Albright-Knox Gallery’s collection in Buffalo, NY, brought $25.5M, the most expensive sculpture and antiquity ever sold at auction. De-accession at Albright-Knox Big Hit Despite Controversy
When the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, NY announced the de-accession of more than 200 objects last November, it’s a safe bet that they didn’t know what would follow. Given what...
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Ice Cream: Our Cool Obsession On Exhibit until October 31, Main Barn, The Farmer’s Museum, Cooperstown, NY
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A major exhibition exploring the rich history of ice cream, from its ancient origins through the present day, Ice Cream: Our Cool Obsession comprises historical artifacts, contemporary and historic...
Underground Railroad Stop: The Hanby House
by Tom Calarco
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As could be said of many historic structures, if only walls could talk. So it could be said of the Hanby House, a modest museum on the Otterbein College campus in Westerville, Ohio, just north o...
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