| Pay attention - you need to visit more than one spot for this one! Would you ever think that the doll your dog buried in your backyard might someday help an archeologist discover something about our history? Archeologists sometimes use Playthings of the Past to understand how our culture has changed in America. What can a game from Africa and a battlefield tell us about the life of African-Americans during the Civil War? Archeologists "dug up" lots of clues about how slaves lived before, during and after the Civil War by looking at items that were Lost, Tossed and Found at Manassas National Battlefield Park. |
| Did you know that Mesa Verde was the first museum established by the National Park Service and started with a few objects displayed in one room of a log cabin? Find out when it was founded and how many objects it has in its collection now in What Makes a Park a Museum? |
| What do a Wooden Model Wagon, a Chamber Pot, a Brown Derby Hat and a Violin have in common? Well, they are just a few of the items that belong to the over one million museum objects associated with the Greater Washington Metropolitan area National Parks. Check out what they look like and who used to own them in Collections in Our Care. |
| Why do people leave things at The Wall? We may never really know, but the things they leave behind have created the most unique historical collection in America. Get an overview of how the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Collection began and view pictures of some of the items that have been left behind. |
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What "critter" is smaller than a lady bug but can cause museum curators monumental headaches when trying to keep our Nation's Treasures safe? Do you also know who or what the Agents of Deterioration are? - - Know them by name! |
