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Stories from a Tour Guides Diary
Before each performance, our group would practice in the lobby…and ALWAYS it blesses the people around, but the morning we were in Oxford, a man came up to me, a stranger, and said, “There really is nothing like children singing
World Trade Center’s “Survivor Tree” Blossoms in Time for Spring
The callery pear tree, which miraculously survived the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001 on the World Trade Center, blossomed just in time for the first day of spring. The “Survivor Tree” which stood only 8 feet tall when uncovered
Including Community Service in Travel Gives a Unique Perspective
Looking for a way to enrich your travel experiences? Why not include volunteer work in your plans? Aside from being extremely rewarding, volunteering is a great way to immerse yourself in the culture of your new surroundings. R. Corey Estes,
New Center for Education and Leadership Opens Its Doors
The new Center for Education and Leadership, adjacent to Petersen House, focuses on the lasting impact Abraham Lincoln’s presidency and assassination had on our country. Permanent exhibits are located on the third and fourth floors, a rotating exhibit space on
Girl Scouts Celebrates 100 Years with the World’s Largest Sing-Along
On March 12, 1912, Juliette “Daisy” Low gathered a group of eighteen young girls for the first Girl Scout meeting in history. Low’s goal was to remove girls from the isolation of the household and to broaden their experiences and
Episode 2: National September 11th Memorial
Today we visit the National September 11th Memorial
Episode 1: Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Today we visit the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in Alabama.
Arlington National Cemetary Adds Memorial to Jewish Chaplains
ARLINGTON, Va. – On October 24, 2011, Arlington National Cemetery added a memorial to 14 Jewish chaplains who died during active military service. The new memorial plaque addition to the military cemetery, in the shape of the biblical stone tablets
World War I Memorial Refurbished
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Many visitors to Washington, D.C. ask about the purpose of a small stone rotunda temple nestled in the trees near Independence Avenue, one of two major thoroughfares that bound the National Mall. And some of those same
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Dedicated
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On the morning of October 16, 2011, more than ten thousand D.C. residents and other visitors converged near the National Mall on the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. to honor the civil rights champion Dr. Martin Luther