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A Barrel of Monkees: Collecting The Monkees’ Albums

WorthPoint

If you haven’t started already, now is a great time to dive into collecting The Monkees’ albums, especially the (super) deluxe versions. Known for its high-quality reissues and compilations, Rhino has given The Monkees the royal treatment, even releasing three volumes of Missing Links , a collection of previously unreleased tracks.

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The Peoples of Utah Revisited: How Utah is Commemorating America250

American Association for State and Local History

The Spanish and Mexican members of the expedition were the first non-Indigenous people to step foot in present-day Utah, and represent a key moment in linking Utah’s history to the America250 commemoration in 2026. These digital images may become part of the Peoples of Utah Revisited online collection accessible to all.

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Deepen Your Learning at the 2024 AASLH Annual Conference with Workshops

American Association for State and Local History

Introduction to Transcribing and Annotating Your Document Collections This workshop focuses on two activities for making your document collection more accessible, discoverable, and thus usable: transcription and annotation. You will also participate in exercises to help you develop your own project policies.

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Collecting General Custer and the 7th Cavalry

WorthPoint

Like Gettysburg, the Little Bighorn is one of those battles that has earned a place in the collective American psyche, helping to shape the national character. One of the best ways to collect film memorabilia is through posters. Final Thoughts The 150th anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn is in 2026.

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Great Discoveries: 1700s Glass Bottles Found at Mount Vernon

WorthPoint

Expected to run through 2026, this $40 million landmark preservation project is designed to protect Mount Vernon’s structural integrity. Dating back to 1860, over ninety-six million people have visited Mount Vernon. In 2023, a privately funded Mansion Revitalization Project at Mount Vernon began.

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Clues Through the Lens: Inviting visitors to think like detectives

The Mid-West Museum Association

By considering the four recommendations in the report, Making History Matter, the staff explored and developed an exhibit featuring the Museum’s image collection that focused on the following six goals: To model the methods of historical research and interpretation for the visitors. To compare the work of history to detective work.

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How Gen Z Wants to Celebrate America’s 250th

American Association for State and Local History

How Gen Z Wants to Celebrate America’s 250th – By John Dichtl, AASLH President and CEO “The United States turns 250 years old in 2026. John: What do you hope your generational peers—who are probably not yet paying much attention to the approach of the Semiquincentennial—will be most surprised or captivated by when 2026 gets here?

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