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Celebrating 50 years since the mission of Apollo 11

July 17, 2019 - Grace Williams, Michael Nicholas & Vicky Nelson

[19th century – taken from Emerin Semple scrapbook] We’re celebrating the first lunar landing this year at the American Museum […]

Tagged: 19th century, apollo11, essay, michael nicholas, nasa, nasa patch, Navajo, research, silhouette

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New name, new gardens, new discoveries

September 12, 2018 - Nas Alvi

With the launch of the transformed Mount Vernon and new New American Garden, we’ve taken the decision to change our […]

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Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; oh and a loud bang and hot dog too

June 1, 2018 - Nas Alvi

The 4th of July is one of those dates to remember; it seems to stick in the memory even if […]

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The importance of letter writing

July 5, 2017 - Isobel Zarb

On a recent trip to Anne Frank’s house in Amsterdam I was reminded of the importance of letter writing and […]

Tagged: American, archives, behind-the-scenes, curatorial, Dallas Pratt, volunteering

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Beware – Monsters!

June 5, 2017 - David Webb

Biased reporting is much in our minds at the moment, where there is often the suspicion that wild invention is being […]

Tagged: collections, maps

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Conestoga Wagon : Fred Giles’ Prize Model

April 26, 2017 - Fred Giles

Fred Giles visited the American Museum in September 1975 and saw our Conestoga wagon. It sparked an idea, and many years later his […]

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You never know where life will take you!

April 18, 2017 - Sharon Blanchard

Here at the American Museum our volunteers come from many different towns around Bath but most travel just a few […]

Tagged: affection, enthusiasm, knowledge-sharing, volunteering

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‘The War to End all Wars’, President Woodrow Wilson, 1917

April 6, 2017 - Cathryn Spence

One hundred years ago today America declared war on Germany, and on the Austro-Hungarian Empire the following day. Staff members […]

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Volunteers Go Visiting!

March 13, 2017 - Sharon Blanchard

As part of the knowledge sharing programme for our volunteers we include regular visits to other local heritage venues, and in a reciprocal […]

Tagged: join us, knowledge-sharing, social, volunteering

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Christmas 2016: A whistle-stop tour

December 9, 2016 - Steph Forbes

For our 2016 Christmas displays, we are celebrating traditional toys and games from American history. Each of our Period Rooms […]

Tagged: Christmas, Period Rooms, Toys

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