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World famous teddy bear museum located in a 16th C. building in the heart of Shakespeare's Stratford Warwick.

THE ROYAL DOLL COLLECTION
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US NATIONAL SLAVERY MUSEUM
The United States National Slavery Museum is committed to telling a more complete story of American slavery. Its honesty will lead the nation in commemorating, understanding, and overcoming slavery and its enduring legacy.

POSING FOR PAPER DOLLS: FASHIONS FROM 1750 to 1900
The Kent State University Museum presents a unique combination of historic costumes and paper doll art exploring fashion from the 18th and 19th centuries through authentic garments of the time period and the paper doll artistry of Norma Lu Meehan.

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LITERARY PILGRIMAGE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK
Steepletop, which three years ago opened part of its grounds to the public, is one of several destinations in the area associated with literary figures from the 19th and early 20th centuries.

BLOG: OUR HOUSE IS A VERY VERY VERY
RUN-DOWN HOUSE
There are now 358 blogs on houseblogs.net, many about Victorian home renovations. Among them: bloggers from Australia, Estonia, France and even Morocco.

LAST WINTER FOR 1897 STEAM TUGBOAT
A National Register-listed steam tugboat built in 1897 could be facing its last winter.

MOUNT VERNON TO MAKE WHISKEY
A team of archaeologists, architects, carpenters, and stone masons are authentically recreating George Washington's distillery at Mount Vernon using late-18th century building techniques and historically appropriate materials.