This post originally appeared on our blog at minermuseum.blogspot.com in 2014. We're bringing some of these old posts over to our new site, particularly those dealing with the museum's history, historical commemoration, museums and collecting, and the colonial revival. As we are celebrating the Alice ’ s one hundredth anniversary along with America 250 in 2026, it seemed appropriate to revisit some of these topics! This post was inspired by a book in the museum ’ s collection titled Frank...

Before you know it, Thanksgiving will be here and the holidays will be in full swing here at the Alice! We couldn't have been more...

It's Alice's 161st birthday this year, and we'll be holding a lawn party on September 21 to celebrate, complete with finger sandwiches,...