11/22/2008
Historical society marks 80th year (Abilene Reflector-Chronicle)
Dickinson County Historical Society director Jeff Sheets. Photo by Dave Bergmeier The Dickinson County Historical Society reached an important milestone with its 80th year, according to several speakers at Thursday night’s annual banquet at St. Andrew’s Parish Hall.
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11/22/2008
Viola family saluted by historical society (Abilene Reflector-Chronicle)
A one-of-a-kind Abilene business family was saluted as part of the activities at the 80th annual Dickinson County Historical Society meeting at St. Andrew’s Parish Hall, 311 S. Buckeye.
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11/22/2008
'Silhouettes of Lincoln' lights up Peoria Historical Society tours (Peoria Journal Star)
"Silhouettes of Lincoln" is the theme for this year's Peoria Historical Society Candlelight Tours, which run the next two weekends at the Pettengill-Morron House, 1212 W. Moss Ave.
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11/22/2008
Snapshots of history: Historical Society exhibit features submitted photos from around Dakota County (Burnsville Sun-Current)
History continues its march through time, making the ongoing chronicle of Dakota County all the more important to capture. That's the idea behind the Dakota County Historical Society's new exhibit, "A Picture is Worth 150 Years: Dakota County Sesquicentennial Photo Exhibition."
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11/22/2008
Historical Museum fund-raiser Dec. 5, 6 (Goshen News)
BRISTOL, Ind. — Tickets are on sale for the fifth-annual Crystal Ball holiday dinner and dance at the Elkhart County Historical Museum in Bristol.
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11/22/2008
Farmingdale-Bethpage Historical Society installation dinner held (Massapequa Post)
The 2008 installation dinner of the Farmingdale- Bethpage Historical Society will be held at the Verona Ristorante, 1255 Melville Rd., Farmingdale, Tues., Oct. 21. The social time will begin at 6:30 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m.
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11/22/2008
Historical Society annual Holiday House Tour (Babylon Beacon)
The Historical Society of Islip Hamlet announced that its 15th annual Holiday House Tour will be held Sun. Dec. 7, noon to 4 p.m. The Holiday House Tour had become a tradition in Islip. Once again there will be six homes decorated for the holidays as well as tour guides dressed in period clothing.
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11/22/2008
Bay Shore Historical Society annual Snowflake Sale (Babylon Beacon)
The Bay Shore Historical Society, 22 Maple Ave., Bay Shore, will hold its annual Snowflake Sale, Sat., Dec. 6, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring Christmas items, antiques, baked goods, collectibles and the DVD, The Bay Shore Story.
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11/21/2008
Lakewood Historical Society to host Christmas sale (Lakewood Sun Post)
The Lakewood Historical Society will be hosting a Christmas sale at The Nicholson House, 13335 Detroit Ave., Dec. 6 and 7. Christmas decorations, antiques, collectibles, nativity sets and holiday linens will all be on sale 10 a.m. to 3 p.m....
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11/22/2008
How 3-D Lost Its Wow (New York Times)
The belief among those currently pushing 3-D is that the process will be a game-changer for Hollywood, but there?s a cautionary tale lying in the historical record.
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