Baltimore seeks artifacts for enduring Charm City exhibit
Baltimore curator Dean Krimmel searches for everyday items that capture the heart of the city for the Collecting Baltimore exhibit. He gathers brushes, Old Bay cans, crab imagery, and signs of local life to fill the 30000 square foot Morton K Blaustein Exhibition Center with items tied to Baltimore’s harbor, crabs, Colts, Memorial Stadium, and local memories, while noting fears of crime and decline.
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Krimmel
Baltimore City Life Museums
Charm City
Baltimore
Connelly's
Colts
Orioles
Memorial Stadium
Baltimore Colts
Robert Irsay
Johnny Unitas
Maryland State Government Debuts on Growing Internet Segment
Maryland officials launch a World Wide Web presence for state government with a hybrid Maryland Manual edition. The project aims to describe agency operations, voting records, and bills history, leveraging archives data and a $35,000 education department grant.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Papenfuse
General Assembly
State Department of Education
Sailor Project
University of Maryland System
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Arizona Archives
David Hooker
National Association of Government Archive and Record Administrators
Hooker
Del backyard museum owner keeps collection a family matter
Seaford Delaware AP reports Jack Knowles runs Days Gone By, a 30 by 40 foot backyard museum built from family heirlooms and items donated by friends. Visitors number about 150 yearly, attracted by word of mouth to displays like an 1810 logbook, relics from Woodland Store, and a WW II era muzzleloader.
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Seaford
Del
Smithsonian
Jack Knowles
Knowles
Carolyn
Jack
Sussex
Mr. Knowles
DuPont Co
Woodland-Seaford
Joseph Bell
Friendship
Woodland
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Highlandtown
Carolyn A. Anderson
Ms Anderson
Sam Yu
Frederick County
YMCA
Wesley Gross
Frederick
Sue Reifsnider
The
Thurmont
Lehman’ Wallcoverings
Thomas Johnson
McDonata
Aries
Taurus Gemini
Libra
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisces
Frederick Produce
Padia
KS Drs Ei Ag Fur
Brigg
Tao
Bax
Sth
Pilda
Haddock
Poth Baew
Chesapeake Bay
Bor
ASTRO
Heinz Kein
Ribae
Perper Saas
Ipa
Reids Ford Road
Beth LaVallee
Frederick County Cooperative Extension Service
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