Search

Focuses on the iron industry in Pennsylvania. Identification of the iron industry landmarks in the state; Significance of the relics in which they provide a chronology for technology change; Historical background of the Colonial iron production.

The article focuses on the issues about the partnership of the Civil War relic hunters with the National Park Service in the U.S. It mentions the unlikely partnership between the relic hunters and the park service regarding the hunting of civil war artifacts. It emphasizes the desires that the renegade relic hunting element will come to understand the value of preserving the artifacts for the future generations. Information about THE relic hunting and its instruments used is also given. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article focuses on the U.S. Civil War relics at Charleston, South Carolina. The largest relic of Charleston lies in the harbor, Fort Sumter. This Fort has witnessed heavy exchanges between the Confederates and the Unionists. Today, Fort Sumter is a national monument administered by the National Park Service. The submarine H. L. Hunley which sank the USS Housatonic is now on display in the old navy yard in North Charleston. The submarine which vanished after the sinking of USS Housatonic was discovered later in 1995.

Discusses how Kate O'Neal and Dan Toelkes has transformed castoffs and antiques into garden decor. Features of the house and garden of O'Neal and Toelkes in Washington; Materials that make up the greenhouse; Suggestions of O'Neal when considering relics in gardens.

Features the ancient Roman relics discovered in Tucson, Arizona. Reference to the Silverbell artifacts; Controversies related to the history of the possible settlement of Europeans in Arizona before the arrival of Columbus; Descriptions of the discovered artifacts.

Reviews the 'September 11: Bearing Witness to History' exhibit, which runs through January 11, 2003 at the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Details of how the museum is framing the exhibition as a national depository of individual testimonials concerning the terrorist attacks in 2001; Mention of relics such as a smashed camera and a squeegee handle used at the World Trade Center in New York City.

Focuses on the lure of relics, its acquisition and veneration, in late twentieth century United States. Religions that venerate the death; Belief that some manifestation of the dead's personality or spirit remains in his or her corpse and possessions; Role of the relics trade in early Catholicism.

Offers information on a National Park Service study led by the author to major reservoirs, mainly in the Southwest US, to determine whether federal money allocated for salvaging archeological sites was being prudently spent. National Reservoir Inundation Study; American Society for Conservation Archeology; Defining what is archeologically valuable; Lake Powell Recreation Area; Clear Creek Reservoir; Anasazi pueblos; Study conclusions.

The author relates his trips to the Madison Square Garden Hall of Fame museum, located in Manhattan, New York City, and other shrines in the U.S. He says that the Hall of Fame lacks the type of relics commonly displayed at shrines. The Hall of Fame of the Trotter in Goshen, New York features relics using horse stalls to provide a display space. William Dawson, director of the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has provided exhibitions on various water sports at the museum.

The article discusses the veneration of relics as a practice in the Roman Catholic Church. Topics include the veneration of the heart of Catholic priest Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the role of the organization Knights of Columbus in organizing a tour of the relic, and the history of the veneration of relics.

Focuses on the traveling show of Chinese relics that opened in Washington D.C. in December 1975. Eagerness of Americans to see the show; Disappointment among many Western educators and China scholars; Historical background of the Chinese relics; Information on an exhibition of impressionist paintings at the Metropolitan Museum in New York.

The article focuses on the activities of the Geological Society of America. By an interesting coincidence, at the meeting of the Geological Society of America, at Washington, last winter, George F. Becker, the U.S. geologist in charge of the survey of the gold-bearing gravels of the Pacific Coast and the author were both prepared to present new and most important evidence sustaining the conclusions of professor J.D. Whitney concerning the genuineness of the reported relics of man from under the lava of Table Mountain, near Sonora, California. The report of Becker, in a bulletin of the Geological Society, has recently been published accompanied with photogravures of objects to which it relates.

Discusses the way that many religious artifacts in museums are being removed or hidden from view. Reason that this is occurring; How only certain people are allowed to view certain religious objects held in museums in England; Evidence of this trend in both the United States and England; Way that some religious objects can only be viewed by men; Efforts to restrict access to all items of ceremonial or religious importance, where unrestricted access may cause distress to actual or cultural descendants; Assertion that this practice is contrary to the goal of a museum in providing knowledge about other cultures in order to promote understanding between people of different backgrounds.

Features several cruise ships in the U.S. Preservation of architectural relics from old liners; Number of passengers accommodated by the Millennium; Structural description of the White Star Line's RMS Olympic.

Deals with archeological thefts at ancient grave sites of the Hopi and Mogollon people in the White Mountain Indian Reservation of Arizona. Religious aspects of the ancient burial tradition of the Hopi people; Sale of ancient relics in the Internet; Litigation of illegal antique dealers.

The article presents information about an exhibition at the Michigan Historical Museum in Lansing called "Digging Up Controversy: The Michigan Relics," running until August 15. In 1890, sign painter James Scotford was digging a posthole in central Michigan when he uncovered a clay cup with mysterious symbols on it. Were these relics fakes, or were they evidence that ancient Near Eastern people had lived in Michigan? The exhibit expertly explains how the artifacts were identified as fakes and fingers sign painter James Scotford as the main culprit. The underlying message is that archaeological hoaxes cause substantial damage not only to the archaeological record but also by perpetuating fraudulent claims about the past.

The article discusses several business and social issues in the U.S. as of May 12, 1923. Reverend John K. Paxton has left 1.1 million dollars of fortune made from investments. Seventy nine millionaires committed suicide in the country in 1922 based from the report by doctor H. M. Warren. A collection of Egyptian relics from Thebes and Nile is featured at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Presents information on a relic museum in New Orleans, Louisiana. Owner of the museum; Cost of the building; Relics on display in the museum.

Automakers still bother sticking CD players into the dashboards of the majority of their cars. If you want both a big touchscreen and CD capability, dig out that portable player from the '80s and hook it up to your dash with a USB cord. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers brief information about war relics including a restored, horse-drawn M1901 U.S. Army escort wagon, a rare World War II Messerschmitt Bf 109E and a World War II command bunker.

Presents a relic of the Lewis and Clarke expedition in the U.S. Trail of the expedition; Description of the relic; Exhibition of the relic in the Oregon Historical Society.

The article discusses the finding of a Civil War era Georgia button. The author mentions that he has been looking for this particular relic for 40 years ever since he dug up a Georgia State seal accoutrement plate. He also reckons that the cost of the button does not add up to the cost of looking for it and that relic hunters dig not for cash but for the love of the history.

A calendar of relic hunting-related events in the U.S. from May 14 to October 5, 2011 is presented which includes the 24th Annual Tidewater Coin & Relic Open Hunt, the Columbia Civil War Show and the 38th Annual Deep South Treasure Hunt.

The article reports on relics and historical remnants found by archaeologists at the site of Fort Armistead in East Tennessee, by which displaced Choctaw, Seminole, Creek, Chickasaw and Cherokee Indians reportedly passed in the 1830s, traveling the Trail of Tears. The author believes the Armistead site to be an extremely rare and important discovery since only a few traces remain of most the forts built by the U.S. government. Since the U.S. Forest Service purchased the plot in 2005, researchers reportedly found a number of period items.

The article discusses a court case in Kentucky wherein the prosecutor has filed papers for the dismissal of the criminal charges against historian Steve Shaffer from Ohio. Shaffer was charged for removing an 8-ton rock from the Ohio river which he believed to be an American Indian relic. The "Indian Head Rock" has prompted verbal claims on the jurisdictional rights and ownership of the rock.

The article focuses on the veneration of Catholics of relics which is their tradition and how memorabilias can be considered as relics as well. It is inferred that with stores that sell sport, pop star, and civil war collectibles, memorabilias have become big business. It offers information on sales of various memorabilias from different stadiums in the U.S. including the Shea Stadium, Tiger Stadium, and the Yankee Stadium.

The article presents information about National Route 66 Museum located in Elk City, Oklahoma. The museum offers a walking tour through time. Visitors can follow the highway's path across the United States as it was during the late forties and fifties. Murals, relics, and interactive displays guide guests through the eight states that are a part of the Route 66 family between Chicago, Illinois and California. Highlights of the Oklahoma section include a collection of license plates that date to 1916, and fifty-two Route 66 T-shirts, arranged in the shape of Oklahoma.

Describes the relics found from the wreckage of the submarine H.L. Hunley that sank at Charleston Harbor in South Carolina on February 17, 1864. Background on the disaster; Types of relics discovered from the wreck.

Reports that the World War II relic Kiska Totem pole which was stored in Nashville, Tennessee for more than three decades is back in Alaska at Museum of the Aleutians. Kiska pole featuring a monster, a beaver, and an eagle.

Features relics saved from the Cunard ocean liners and exhibited at the Forbes Galleries in New York City. Lusitania's corroded steam whistle; Food served by the liner to its travelers; Evolution of travel food.

Reports that the three men arrested for digging up scores of Civil War relics at Richmond National Battlefield Park, Virginia, pleaded guilty to violating the Archaeological Resources Protection Act.

Reports on the arrest of three men on October 10, 1985 for digging up Civil War relics in Richmond National Battlefield Park's Cold Harbor unit. Two significant Civil War battles commemorated by the battlefield; Charges filed against the three men; Maximum penalty for each of the offender.

Reports on the mysterious loss of a historic gavel and block owned by the American Vocational Association (AVA). AVA Past President Jesse L. Hudson's renewal of search for the missing gavel; Description of gavel.