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Fun & Educational in Huntsville, Alabama: EarlyWorks Children’s History Museum

  Hands-On History For Children The great thing about children’s museums is that you rarely have to say “don’t touch that!”  EarlyWorks Children’s History Museum is part of Huntsville’s EarlyWorks Museum Complex.  (The other two museums included in the complex are Constitution Village and the Historic Huntsville Depot.)  We became …

Burritt Museum - Small Cabin ca 1850

Fun & Educational in Huntsville, Alabama: Burritt Museum on the Mountain

Learning and Playing Outdoors We visited Burritt Museum on the Mountain today; it had been years since I’d been there, but I had good memories of their Candlelight Christmas celebration. After enjoying a picnic lunch overlooking Huntsville (a great view even if it was a little hazy today) we explored …

National First Ladies' Library

The National First Ladies Library

I just found an interesting web site – the National First Ladies Library.  Available here are the biographies of all the United States’ First Ladies, as well as a wealth of other information.  In fact, I think I just stumbled upon a new series idea for this blog!   (I’m a …