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A girl found a box of letters written by a soldier to his wife and children during the Civil War. The letters are...

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My grandmother found a diary written by a daughter of a Civil War soldier dated from 1863-1865. She talked about what the war was like in New Orleans. The diary is...

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I went visit my grandmother. She gave me a chest. The chest was filled with her childhood items. She told me that she loved her doll and toys. When I opened it, I found her toys, some photographs and her birth certificate. The items in the chest are...

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I went to the library and found a newspaper written in 2005 about the first Louisiana Indian tribes in 1682. The newspaper from 2005 is...

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My sister and I went to the museum in town. We saw posters and buttons for the Governor’s race from 1980. The artifacts are...

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Our town has a festival each year. In 1999, a newspaper reporter wrote an article on the celebration and festival. I found that 1999 newspaper at the library with that article. The newspaper from 1999 is...

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One Louisiana Governor was Huey P. Long. He gave a “Share the Wealth” speech in 1934. There is a film (video clip) of Huey Long giving his speech in 1934. The video of the speech is...

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One famous painter in the 16th century was Leonardo Da Vinci. He painted a special picture called the “Mona Lisa.” That original painting is hanging in a museum in France. The original painting is...

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At our town museum, I saw many old tools, spinning wheels and other artifacts from the year 1899. The artifacts are...

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My grandmother wrote letters to her cousin about Mardi Gras festivals in New Orleans in 1959. She found the mask that my granny wore that year. My cousin found the box of letters and the mask and mailed the package to me. The letter and artifacts are...

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