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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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The 250th Anniversary and the Road Ahead

American Association for State and Local History

Since that time, President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders directly related to commemoration, public engagement with history, and the United States Semiquincentennial in 2026. The countdown to 2026 is moving quickly. Many of these commissions have launched public awareness campaigns to draw attention to the anniversary.