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How to use Archives Learn how to successfully use archives for your research.
How to Preserve Items Learn how to preserve papers, books, photographs and textiles.
Chicago Clock What role did this clock play in keeping 19th century America running on time?
How to Analyze Textiles How to find out more about a textile's origins.
Spybook What does this little black book reveal about spying on the home front during World War I?
Wes Cowan A passionate explorer of "the grand panoply of American history."
Birth Control Box Could this unusual wooden box be an early contraceptive device?
Tukufu Zuberi Keen observer of the social and cultural forces that shape a mystery.
Cemetery Alarm Was this explosive device used to stop a morbid black market trade?
People's Army Newspaper Vietnam's People's Army Newspaper devoted a five part series to the deeply personal story of...
John Hunt Morgan Saddle Could this be a saddle from one of the most audacious attacks launched by the South during the Civil War?
How to Examine Documents How to determine authenticity and authorship of a document.
Glossary A list of useful words and phrase for carrying out historical research.
Gwen Wright Tackles mysteries with innovative thinking - and keen curiosity.
Civil War Letters What can these letters reveal about a racially-charged massacre on a Civil War battlefield?