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Library Favorites: We Are Still Here!
Welcome to July’s edition of Library Favorites. This month features Traci Sorell's "We Are Still Here."
Kate Hanfling
Aug 2, 20223 min read
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Library Favorites: A Farmer’s Alphabet
Hello again, everyone! Since last month’s book, The Hog Island Sheep in State of the Ewe-nion, was geared towards older children, I...
Kate Hanfling
Jun 30, 20223 min read
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Watershed Health and What YOU Can Do About It
written and researched by Maya Kohn with support from Cameron Hall, interns from the Lab School of Washington In recent years, many of us...
Accokeek Foundation
Jun 6, 20223 min read
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Request for Bids for Recreational Trails Enhancement in Piscataway Park
Accokeek Foundation is soliciting bids for recreational trails interpretation enhancement in Piscataway Park.
Accokeek Foundation
May 26, 20221 min read
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Library Favorites: Lattes with Lambs Edition
Hello again, everyone! Welcome to our third installment of Library Favorites. You can check out all of our blog entries, including...
Kate Hanfling
May 6, 20223 min read
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Library Favorites: Momma Tree by Charles Long
Hello again, everyone! I hope you enjoyed reading about three great resources for kids to learn about dirt and soil. If you missed it,...
Kate Hanfling
Apr 27, 20222 min read
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Celebrating Women's History Month with Dr. Gabrielle Tayac
The Accokeek Foundation stewards the sacred homeland of the Piscataway People in Piscataway Park. This Women's History Month, we sat down...
Accokeek Foundation
Mar 31, 20221 min read
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Want to learn more about Early America? Start your research here!
From time to time, we get asked for help with homework, research problems, and burning questions from the public. So, we thought we’d...
Accokeek Foundation
Mar 10, 20222 min read
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Library Favorites: Kids Books About Dirt
Here at the Accokeek Foundation, we love digging into a good book, particularly if there is something we can learn from it. It's only...
Accokeek Foundation
Mar 10, 20223 min read
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Harriet Tubman's Owl Call That Led to Freedom
The landscape of Piscataway Park is fruitful with trees, marshy areas, shaded foliage, and a strong river. It's also home to many animals...
Accokeek Foundation
Feb 21, 20222 min read
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Three Eighteenth Century Inspired Valentine Ideas
Decorated Love Letter c.1809 (Free Library of Philadelphia) It’s easy to assume—looking down the seasonal aisles of the grocery store at...
Accokeek Foundation
Feb 12, 20224 min read
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Epiphany, the last hurrah for Christmas.
It’s January 6th, and if you’re particularly organized, you might have packed away all of your Christmas decorations by now. But does...
Accokeek Foundation
Jan 6, 20222 min read
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Invasive Issues
A single look around the Piscataway Park forest and you may miss just how many non-native plants and critters are in view. Upon a closer...
Accokeek Foundation
Nov 11, 20215 min read
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Come Dye With Us: Avocados
With our annual "Come Dye With Us" program coming up on October 23rd, we thought it may be fun to throwback to last year's dye day. We...
Accokeek Foundation
Oct 13, 20214 min read
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Hear Us, See Us: The Importance of Storytelling
The last blog “Hear Us, See Us: The Importance of Native Heritage” discussed heritage and how thoughts and memories of family members...
Accokeek Foundation
Oct 4, 20213 min read
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Hear Us, See Us: The Importance of Native Heritage
Heritage. For many people, the word "heritage" brings thoughts and memories of family members long gone, pride in their culture, and a...
Accokeek Foundation
Oct 4, 20212 min read
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It's National Hispanic Heritage Month and we wanted to learn more about Latino Outdoors
We talked with Albert Arévalo who has volunteered with Latino Outdoors since 2016. Here is what he had to share.
Accokeek Foundation
Sep 25, 20212 min read
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The Potomac River - An All-You-Can-Eat Buffet?
"Are there really fish in there?" It's a question we field from young visitors to the park fairly often, and the answer, of course, is...
Accokeek Foundation
Aug 24, 20214 min read
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Hear Us, See Us: Museum Partnerships
By: Shemika Berry Last month, the Accokeek Foundation published a blog offering various ideas to museum, traditional, and non-traditional...
Accokeek Foundation
Aug 4, 20212 min read
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Textile Talk: Flax
Here’s another textile history lesson for you this fine day, this time on the topic of Flax. Perhaps you are familiar with the term...
Accokeek Foundation
Jul 6, 20215 min read
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