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MEMORIAL DAY 2015 – WE HONOR OUR FALLEN PATRIOTS

2015-05-23

As Memorial Day moves nearer, I reflect on the loss of my Grandfather. He served in the Navy in World War II and in the Air Force during the Korean conflict. He was someone we all looked up to and respected him not only as our Grandfather but as a Patriot that had risked all for …

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HENRY JOHNSON AND THE HARLEM HELLFIGHTERS

2015-05-23

In my last post, I neglected to go into detail about the Harlem Hellfighters, a New York National Guard Unit comprised entirely of black recruits. I have attached a History Channel video clip tells their story and story of Henry Johnson. This pre-civil rights era is truly a black eye in America’s History. June 2, 2015, it …

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IT’S ABOUT TIME OUR LOCAL AMERICAN PATRIOT IS HONORED BY HIS OWN COUNTRY

2015-05-18

It is amazing to me that it has taken the United States of America so long to recognize the valor of its own Patriot. France recognized Henry Johnson’s sacrifice years ago with the Cross of War. These photos were published by the Times Union in August 2014 as part of a collection of photos featuring the …

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IT IS A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND A GOOD PLACE TO BEGIN

2015-05-13

Well, it is beautiful in the North East United States. After a long winter, the barren trees have just decided to POP with color. Rolling over the hills of Massachusetts and eastern New York along the I90 corridor is a sight to see. As I drift north and west from the Springfield, MA area, heading …

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Hey You Found Our New Blog Site

2015-04-29

Hello everyone and welcome to our new site, Patriot Tickets New England. We hope you will check back with us soon and see what we have added for your reading enjoyment.

Rea Ann Silva: The woman behind Beautyblender 2020-11-20
While the iconic egg-shaped Beautyblender sponge is wildly popular and used by makeup professionals and everyday people from all backgrounds all over the world, few people know the story behind the company and how it got its start. The history and development of Beautyblender, as well as the life story of its founder, Rea Ann […]
Fighting for country, equal rights, and veterans: Carlos Martinez’s life of service 2020-11-08
When he reflected later in life on why, as a young man, he chose to enlist during wartime, Carlos Martinez said that avoiding service was never an option, not for his community and not for himself. In the mid-1960s, the United States had begun fighting the Soviet-supported North Vietnamese as part of its Cold War […]
Theodore Roosevelt, Hunter-Naturalist 2020-10-27
Within a gallery stands a rifle once presented to Theodore Roosevelt. It is perhaps an odd gift, considering that it was given to him with a note remarking on “his services on behalf of the preservation of species.” How do you preserve a species, and what does a gun have to do with it?Elephants and […]
The tales emergency currency can tell 2020-10-26
After the end of World War I, Germany was in economic crisis and was unable to provide enough currency for its citizens. In response, cities and towns under German control created their own form of emergency currency, called notgeld, to supplement the limited national currency in circulation. The locally-issued notgeld were highly illustrated, colorful, and […]
The artistry behind a baseball bat 2020-10-13
Custom Baret bat, Woodbridge, Virginia, 2018Gift of Juan Baret Bate Baret personalizado, Woodbridge, Virginia, 2018Donación de Juan BaretIn baseball, it all comes down to the batter. Will they be the hero, or be faulted for the team’s loss? Will they hit a home run or strike out? We think about the person behind the plate, but […]
Essential and expendable: The rise of agricultural labor and the United Farm Workers 2020-10-12
Until the successes of the United Farm Workers (UFW) in the 1960s, agriculture was one of the last industries to hold out on unionization due to social and legal obstacles. Workers and organizers faced uneven legal protection; isolation; prejudice; reliance on imported, exploitable workers; and opposition from state and federal officials who either represented agribusiness […]
The monument that created Columbus 2020-10-12
In October 1792, the United States of America was still a new country, not even a decade old, fresh from a complete government overhaul just four years earlier. With only one federal election by that point, and one president, it was a nation long on ambition, but short on history. There were heroes, of course, […]
Five things to listen for during a presidential debate 2020-09-29
Presidential debates first became part of the campaign landscape when John Kennedy and Richard Nixon sat across from each other in 1960. It took a few years for them to become standardized, but now debates are one of the most anticipated events of every campaign.Are you planning to tune in? Even if you’ve already decided […]
"They called me 'race traitor'": Joan Trumpauer Mulholland's lifetime of resistance 2020-09-11
Last year I began working as a stage manager for Join the Student Sit-Ins, an interactive theater program at the museum set in 1960. The program simulates the training sessions students at HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) like North Carolina A&T and Bennett carried out in the weeks following the Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins. […]
The echoes of war: Curatorial legacies of World War II 2020-09-01
A mere 75 years ago aboard the battleship Missouri, representatives of the Japanese Emperor, his government, and the Imperial General Headquarters signed the Instrument of Surrender in a ceremonial end to the 20th century’s greatest conflict. That same day, three future curators and the inaugural director of the National Museum of American History were serving […]