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• Check it out! Arts Festival in Laurel!

  

  Check it out! Arts Festival in Laurel! Inaugural C Street Arts FestivalSaturday, June 9 at 7:00am at C Street, Laurel, MD 20707
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• Do you know what happened on this day in Laurel 40 years ago?Learn more about...

  

  Do you know what happened on this day in Laurel 40 years ago? Learn more about the Wallace shooting with this interesting article by the Gazette... http://www.gazette.net/article/20120511/NEWS/705119655/1029/the-wallace-shooting-40-years-later&…
  - , Tuesday, May 15, 2012 12:25 pm -
• Do you go to Main Street Festival every year? The Laurel Historical Society alwa...
  Do you go to Main Street Festival every year? The Laurel Historical Society always does. Plenty of food, interesting booths, and lots of fun all up and down the street that historically connected the Mill to the Railroad. Come out to Main Street to…
  - , Saturday, May 12, 2012 10:02 am -
• Lost Laurel delivers again! Did you know the first Main Street Festival was in 1...

  

  Lost Laurel delivers again! Did you know the first Main Street Festival was in 1981? Check it out!Main Street Festival #1lostlaurel.wordpress.com
  - , Friday, May 11, 2012 3:16 pm -
• Women were a source of labor for many mills in the 19th century. In 1870 Laurel,...
  Women were a source of labor for many mills in the 19th century. In 1870 Laurel, over 60% of mill workers were women. Women faced particular dangers related to their clothing and were at a high risk of having their skirts caught in unguarded machiner…
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• Jerry Chappell talking about his time working in a mill.

  

  Jerry Chappell talking about his time working in a mill.
  - , Thursday, May 10, 2012 8:09 pm -
• Lindsey Baker talking about her Elizabth Bishop Perkins Fellowship Curator Gloves.

  

  Lindsey Baker talking about her Elizabth Bishop Perkins Fellowship Curator Gloves.
  - , Thursday, May 10, 2012 8:08 pm -
• Margie McCeney and her grandmother's bracelet.

  

  Margie McCeney and her grandmother's bracelet.
  - , Thursday, May 10, 2012 8:03 pm -
• Jim McCeney with a signed Roosevelt picture.

  

  Jim McCeney with a signed Roosevelt picture.
  - , Thursday, May 10, 2012 7:59 pm -
• Nail puller with Ken Skrivseth

  

  Nail puller with Ken Skrivseth
  - , Thursday, May 10, 2012 7:51 pm -

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• A very busy month....

  

  So October is gearing up to be one of those months at the LHS that is ridiculously busy. But it's in a good way.We have a lot of the normal stuff going on---planning for a new exhibit, hopefully beginning the steps to get some new lighting, planning…
  - , Friday, October 1, 2010 11:08 am -
• And They're Off....Researching!

  

  So things have been pretty quiet here on the blog. I decided that a summer hiatus was in order, but don't worry, we are back!And don't let the quiet fool you, we've been pretty busy here at the LHS. Watch out for the month of October where we have a…
  - , Friday, September 3, 2010 1:24 pm -
• Happy Fourth of July: 1910 Style!

  

  Images provided by Charles Hessler, Laurel Museum Registrar and 2006 LHS Volunteer of the Year.
  - , Friday, July 2, 2010 1:15 pm -
• World Cup Fever and the LHS

  

  For those of you who know me well, you might know that this Executive Director (speaking in the 3rd person here) likes to spend her weekends and weeknights playing the best sport on earth, soccer. (yes, I am biased).So, for those of you who don't kno…
  - , Friday, June 25, 2010 3:09 pm -
• A Busy Week

  

  I arrived back to the warm, slightly suffocating heat of sunny Maryland last Thursday.Since then, I've been playing a bit of catch up. I was on email for the 2 weeks I was away, but I was also spending plenty of time in program sessions at AAM, visit…
  - , Friday, June 11, 2010 3:14 pm -
• A Good Day (or week) in Sunny, CA

  

  So tomorrow AM, I leave for sunny southern California.Why, you might ask?For the American Association of Museums Annual Conference.The Annual AAM meeting is a place where thousands (I've heard somewhere between 6-8,000) come together to discuss "muse…
  - , Thursday, May 20, 2010 2:44 pm -
• Looking At What Isn't There

  

  In honor of last night's lecture, I am going to post a few pictures and ask you all to think about what"isn't in them."Let me know what you think in the comments section!
  - , Friday, May 14, 2010 11:39 am -
• Can you predict the future?

  

  Can you predict the future?Here at the Laurel Historical Society, we can't. But sometimes we have to try to.Like all museums, we have a permanent collection. It's a bunch of "stuff" otherwise known as historic items that we take care of and use to pr…
  - , Friday, May 7, 2010 3:48 pm -
• A True Community Celebration

  

  Just in case you forgot, this February we had a lot of snow. Like 3-4 feet of snow.And also just in case you forgot, our "Grand Opening" was postponed and then basically canceled because of said snow. As someone who almost never cancels anything, thi…
  - , Friday, April 30, 2010 3:39 pm -
• Ever wonder what happens to the stuff you leave behind at museum?

  

  Check out my post on the Uncatalogued Museum's blog:http://uncatalogedmuseum.blogspot.com/2010/04/how-long-should-participation-last.html
  - , Friday, April 23, 2010 2:07 pm -

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• Abbey Road on the River Beatles Festival
• Abbey Road on the River Beatles Festival
• Accokeek Foundation
• Accommodations
• African American Museum & Cultural Center
• Alice Ferguson Foundation | Hard Bargain Farm
• Aloft Washington National Harbor
• Anacostia Trails Heritage Area
• Andrews Air Force Base
• Archived Headlines
• Attractions

B

• Baltimore Washington Corridor Chamber
• Battle of Bladensburg • 1814
• Bobby McKey's Dueling Piano Bar
• Bowie Baysox
• Bowie Baysox
• Bowie Community Theatre
• Bowie Performing Arts Center
• Bowie State University Bulldogs
• Breaking News|Traffic|Weather

C

• Capital Sports Complex
• Cherry Hill Park
• Chesapeake Hospitality
• Clarice Smith Performing Arts Ctr.
• Clarion Inn & Fundome College Park
• College Park Arts Exchange
• College Park Aviation Museum
• County Executive - Prince George's Government

D

• DC Divas
• DC United
• Digital Sports | Prince George's County

E

• Events

G

• Gateway Arts District
• Gaylord National Resort
• Gazette Business Prince George's
• Greater Prince George's Business Roundtable
• Greenbelt Arts Center
• Greenbelt Museum

H

• Half Note Lounge & Restaurant
• Hard Bargain Players
• Harrington's Pub & Kitchen

J

• Joe's Movement Emporium

L

• Lake Arbor Jazz Festival
• Laurel Mill Playhouse
• Laurel Museum | Laurel Historical Society

M

• Madly Living Bed & Breakfast
• Maryland Choral Society
• McLoone's Pier House
• Member Happenings | Deals

N

• NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
• National Capital Radio & Television Museum
• National Children's Museum Launch Zone
• National Colonial Farm
• National Harbor

P

• Peachez Cafe and Lounge
• Photos
• Prince George's Arts Council
• Prince George's Community College Owls
• Prince George's Community Television
• Prince George's County
• Prince George's County Community College
• Prince George's County Memorial Library System
• Prince George's County Planning Department
• Prince George's County Public Schools
• Prince George's Little Theatre, Inc.
• Prince George's Parks & Recreation
• Prince George's Suite Magazine

S

• Six Flags America
• Sports

T

• The Gazette | Prince George's Sports

U

• University of Maryland
• University of Maryland Terps

V

• Venus Theatre Company
• Videos

W

• War of 1812
• Washington Business Journal
• Washington Capitals
• Washington Mystics
• Washington Nationals
• Washington Post | Terrapins Insider
• Washington Redskins | FedEx Field
• Washington Wizards
• Wegmans Food Markets

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• 2nd Star Productions