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The Birth of Living History
Character interpretation, now a Historic Area mainstay, was once a foreign — and frightening — concept
By Paul Aron
| July 10, 2020
10 Minute Read
Virtual Visits
Experiencing the Historic Area without leaving home
| July 7, 2020
6 Minute Read
A Fiendish Fly
An insect became the object of American fears — and Thomas Jefferson’s attention
By Lee Alan Dugatkin
9 Minute Read
The Price of Freedom
How Americans took economic matters into their own hands to sustain a revolution
By T.H. Breen
12 Minute Read
Take Your Pick
Museum curators share some of the objects of their affections
Photography by Jason Copes
2 Minute Read
Snapping It Up
Beans were on most everybody’s table in the 18th century
By Barbara Rust Brown
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