Nov. 3 – Election Day Nov. 9 – 400th Anniversary of the Mayflower arriving at Cape Cod, MA Nov. 10 – Congress establishes U.S. Marine Corps (1775) Nov. 11 – Veterans Day Nov. 17 – Articles of Confederation submitted to the states for ratification (1777) Nov. 26 – Thanksgiving Day Nov. 27 – American Indian Heritage Day
By Robert Reed In the National Museum of American History in the nation’s capitol is a black and white image of a beautiful Crow Indian girl with doll in a traditional cradle. The photograph was taken in 1888. Like children everywhere, Native American children have loved to play with dolls over the centuries. In most cases such dolls for them […]
We had several correct answers to our October’s What Is It. The items pictured are musical instruments called ocarinas. Richard White of Thornton, Colorado points out that the ocarina dates back to the 19th century in Bologna, Italy. The word ocarina means “little goose.” “As a former teacher, I know Ocarinas are still used today in elementary schools.” […]
By Jon DeStefano The time has finally come for Old Crows Antique Mall to celebrate their Grand Opening. It hasn’t been easy. They faced the typical challenges of starting a new business, of transforming a 40,000 square foot empty space into a place customers and dealers would feel comfortable, and a place that gave 200+ dealers a space that was […]
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