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We are passionate about our area’s history. Records, papers, diaries, families, photographs, artifacts, exhibits, lectures, classes, workshops—all to bring our past to the present.
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August 3, 2024 through January 18, 2025
The beginning of the 20th-century was a time of great promise and hope for race relations in America. This optimistic era was fueled by what was known at the time as the “New Negro Movement,” a period which set the stage for the Harlem Renaissance. No one better captured the essence of this time of advancement than African American photographer John Johnson.
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The Origins of Valentine’s Day
Do you have a date tonight? Did you receive flowers or chocolates from your Valentine? Heart-shaped treats haven’t always been used to celebrate this day in mid-February. The early pagan festival of Lupercalia, celebrated on the Ides of February, is a likely origin of our modern Valentine’s Day. The Roman festivities began with the sacrifice of a goat, which was then skinned. The hide of the goat was used to gently slap the women and crop fields to encourage fertility. Later in the day, all they young women would [...]
The Origins of Valentine’s Day
Do you have a date tonight? Did you receive flowers or chocolates from your Valentine? Heart-shaped treats haven’t always been used to celebrate this day in mid-February. The early pagan festival of Lupercalia, celebrated on the Ides of February, is a likely origin of our modern Valentine’s Day. The Roman festivities began with the sacrifice of a goat, which was then skinned. [...]
