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Black Entertainment History at the Academy Museum

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We spent half the day at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, which is amazing if you love movies. She went from playing vaudeville with her family to moving to Los Angeles and becoming the first Black actor to win a competitive Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. The Regeneration exhibit had a few, like these amazing costumes above.

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Explore Harrisburg PA This Summer

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Not far from the Capitol is the State Museum of Pennsylvania. The State Museum offers "four floors of exhibits that represent Pennsylvania''s story, from Earth''s beginning to the present", a Planetarium and the ''hands on'' play area, Curiosity Connection, for children 5 and under. The museum is housed in an 1899 Victoria fire house.

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FREE & Cheap Family Events (Including Mother’s Day Events)

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If you are planning an outing with the family – or Dad is planning to take the kids out so you can have some free time, check out the list below for ideas! 10:15 AM – Intro to Garage Band. COMING SOON…… :: Free Art Museum Day. Mother’s day weekend is coming! What did you ask for?

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How to Make a Two Dollar Seventy Five Cent Centerpiece

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The family honored her with a family and friends celebration in the Missouri History Museum. Since the celebration was a meal at the restaurant in the museum, and since our birthday girl has already seen nine decades we decided on a history theme. The third week of March was my Mother-in-laws 90 th birthday.

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Free and Cheap Weekend Activities – 4/10

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With 3 kids, I know that family activities can really add up! I love finding free and cheap weekend activities that we can all enjoy – from hands on workshops to free admission to museums or zoos – I’m always on the lookout for those bargains. Free PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Family Event.

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Your Worst Home

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Their parents (according to the Chicago Tribune article 1900 To 2010: Evolution Of The American Home Today: Fun Housing Facts : “ …lived in crowded units, with entire families often sharing one or two rooms. No basement, no garage, no bathroom. But it had both a family room and a living room and a small kitchen.

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