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Greenwich Gathers to Honor Veterans: “We must reignite the desire for public service in our country”

Keynote speaker Hon Lucian Niemeyer said today less than five percent of the American population today is associated with the military, and that it was important to reignite the desire for public service. Continue Reading →

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Putnam Hill Hill Daughters of the American Revolution Announce Student Essay Contest

The Putnam Hill Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) had a kick off tea party and luncheon in honor of this year’s DAR national contest. Grades 5-8 “Enjoying a new Kind of Tea Party” (600-1000 words required)

In the 1770’s there was a movement of protest from the Colonists against the British due taxes and laws. Along the eastern coast a number of Patriots held “tea” parties. The Boston Tea Party was on Dec. 16, 1773, and several other Tea Parties followed in 1774 in SC and NC where ladies refused to buy or burn British Tea. Continue Reading →

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Bruce Museum Exhibition: Conservation Through the Arts – Celebrating the Federal Duck Stamp

The exhibition features more than 60 original artworks that have been selected for the annual Federal Duck Stamp alongside taxidermy and carved decoys from the Bruce Museum’s collection. In the past 90 years, the Federal Duck Stamp has raised more than $1.2 billion to fund habitat conservation that protects waterfowl species that once faced extinction because of market hunters and agricultural growth that drained wetlands. Continue Reading →

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