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Holiday Time Capsule | November 27, 2020
The History of Thanksgiving

by Traci Manning, MVHS Curator of Education | Nov 26, 2020 | Time Capsule, Uncategorized

From our young school days, we all learn the same story about how the Pilgrims gathered with the Indians for a large feast to give thanks for a successful harvest. The story tends to feature tall black hats with large buckles, an abundance of corn and turkey during a...

Time Capsule | Juneteenth 2020
After Emancipation

by Traci Manning, MVHS Curator of Education | Jun 18, 2020 | Time Capsule, Uncategorized

General Orders, Number 3Headquarters District of Texas, Galveston, June 19, 1865: “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal...

Time Capsule | June 14, 2020
The American Flag and its Day of Honor

by Traci Manning, MVHS Curator of Education | Jun 12, 2020 | Time Capsule, Uncategorized

Flag Day has its origins in the classroom as several teachers around the United States set aside a day to honor and learn about the history of the American flag. The father of the movement was Bernard J. Cigrand, a schoolteacher in Wisconsin. He arranged for his...

Time Capsule | Memorial Day, 2020
General Logan’s National Day of Remembrance

by Traci Manning, MVHS Curator of Education | May 23, 2020 | Time Capsule

Several cities and organizations claim to have started the Memorial Day holiday in the years following the American Civil War. Initially known as Decoration Day, communities gathered together to remember the soldiers who died fighting during those four years of...

Time Capsule | May 8, 2020
A Look Back at VE Day, 75 Years Later

by Traci Manning, MVHS Curator of Education | May 7, 2020 | Time Capsule

May 7, 1945, brought the long awaited news that the war in Europe had come to an end. After years of intense fighting across the continent, the German Reich finally surrendered and President Harry Truman and Prime Minister Winston Churchill proclaimed the complete...

Time Capsule | May 4, 2020
Remembering Kent State and Sandra Scheuer 50 Years Later

by Traci Manning, MVHS Curator of Education | May 1, 2020 | Time Capsule

On April 30, 1970, President Richard Nixon announced that the United States had invaded Cambodia, a move which expanded military action during the Vietnam War. In response to this, students on college campuses across the nation participated in anti-war protests. At...
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