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March 9, 2026 History Conversations REWIND | “I commence my journal…”: What Carrie Miller Farquhar Told her Diary…and What She Left Out
with Joanna Church | pre-recorded virtual event | Like many women of her generation, Carrie Miller Farquhar (1842-1904) kept a diary for much of her life. These twelve volumes, now in […]
March 16, 2026 History Conversations REWIND | Glen Echo’s Wurlitzer Band Organ – A 50-Year Perspective
withDurward Center | pre-recorded virtual event | Go behind the scenes as Durward Center, the restorer and caretaker of the organ for the last 50 years, dives into the history of […]