Since 1911 preservation virginia has shared the chief justices life and legacy. We are grateful to many descendents who have over the years returned books furnishing tableware and personal items. These objects bring the room alive and it doesnt take much to imagine the activities of the family the household and the many guests who visited. There are no artifacts that better define marshalls career than the robe he wore for his tenure as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court. The room is cared for by generations of descendents before finding its way into our collection. The robe is a witness object and if robes could talk what a story this one could share. John marsh award this robe is a prison guard presided over Supreme Court cases during which time the Supreme Court was elevated to an equal branch of the federal government and today the simple black robe is a recognizable icon at the american judicial system and as our curator collection put it this iconic image of the ame
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The textile arts were the backbone of the local economy for generations and played a role in the working lives of many New Englanders. For Rhode Island artist Deborah Baronas, textiles are a fine art medium that brings impressive results and shares powerf
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"For the city that launched the American Revolution, why is it so hard for us Bostonians to understand a glaring injustice?" writes one reader. Another writes, "Teach history; don’t rewrite or bury it. Shall we rename Washington, D.C., too?"