Monthly Archives: December 2016

John Canoe Jubilee

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Laura

I first visited the Anacostia Community Museum in the summer of 2009, when this off-the-Mall Smithsonian put on the Jubilee: African American Celebration exhibit. As someone who loves holidays, I naturally wanted to see this exhibit all about holidays and … Continue reading →

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The Trains of Christmas

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Laura

Train gardens are everywhere at this time of year: the Ellipse as mentioned in a previous post, the United States Botanic Garden, Brookside Gardens, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum in Baltimore and its smaller site in Ellicott City, Union … Continue reading →

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Yesteryear’s Ye Olde Yule Log

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Laura

It has been very cold outside in Washington, DC. For those of us fortunate enough to be able to curl up under layers of blankets with hot chocolate, such a course of action seems like the only reasonable thing to … Continue reading →

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