Pop-Up Exhibit – Edwardsville Library – 2/17/2019
If time permits join us today at the Edwardville Library from 2:00pm-4:00pm 112 S Kansas, Edwardsville, IL Giveaways – Raffles – Refreshments and of course a Pop-Up mini museum.
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American Alliance of Museums (AAM) article
We are very pleased to share this article published on the American Alliance of Museums blog. It’s entitled By Any Means Necessary: Digital, Virtual, and Travelling African American and Civil Rights Exhibitions and was written by Charlene Blair, NMAAS Director.
» Read moreTeaching black history through stamp collecting
Sharing an article that we had the honor to be featured in: *********** Charlene Blair uses her stamp collection to teach black history at Laclede Elementary School in St. Louis. Photo by: Elisa Tomich Teaching black history through stamp collecting By Elisa Tomich, Wells Fargo Advisors communications consultant Twenty-six years ago, Charlene Blair, a Wells Fargo executive assistant, stumbled upon
» Read moreExhibit – Freedom Just Around the Corner
I had an opportunity to see the exhibit – Freedom Just Around the Corner- at the National Postal Museum. Nice to see items on the Smithsonian website. “U.S. postage stamps were in use for nearly a century before Booker T. Washington became the first African American to appear on one. A handful of additional black history-related designs appeared between
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