Schubertiade at Schwarzenberg, Austria. Photo credit: Schubertiade
Schwarzenberg, a village in western Austria near Hohenems, is one of the performance locations for the annual music festival, the Schubertiade. It became part of the festival in the 1990s when outings to neighboring locations were arranged, inspired by the travels of Franz Schubert. The village permanently became part of the Schubertiade Continue reading
Hohenems Palace. Photo credit: Böhringer Friedrich
The small city of Hohenems, in western Austria, is the home of the annual music festival called the Schubertiade, so named because it focuses on the compositions of Franz Schubert. In addition to the music and scenery, there are museums and other historic sites which relate in some way to music history though are not necessarily to Schubert. One such place is the Hohenems Palace, Continue reading
Hohenems, Vorarlberg, Austria. Photo credit: Schubertiade
The city of Hohenems, in Austria, kicks off its annual music festival, known as the Schubertiade, for 2017 on May 4. This event began more than 40 years ago to honor the music of composer Franz Schubert. Set in the beautiful Rhine valley in Austria’s westernmost state of Vorarlberg, the combination of Alpine scenery and commitment to music Continue reading
Schermerhorn Row, South Street Seaport Museum. Photo credit: South Street Seaport Museum
The South Street Seaport Museum, near the Brooklyn Bridge in Lower Manhattan, will be celebrating its first 50 years on Saturday, April 29, 2017, as New York City’s iconic maritime museum of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The event is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the ringing of the 1907 lightship Ambrose bell at 1 p.m. Continue reading
Devils Tower National Monument. Photo credit: NPS/Avery Locklear
The American Antiquities Act of 1906 was legislation that made it possible for the president of United States to designate sites on federal land as national monuments by presidential proclamation. This was enacted after years of private collectors taking artifacts from prehistoric sites in the southwestern U.S. Continue reading
The Soldiers’ Plaza, Lincoln University (photo by Cynthia Collins. All rights reserved).
After the Civil War ended, members of the 62nd and 65th United States Colored Infantry founded Lincoln University in Jefferson City, MO. This historically black university was named after President Lincoln, and opened Sept. 17, 1866 under the name Lincoln Institute. The decision to open a school was to offer education opportunities “for the special benefit” of freed African-Americans. Continue reading
Dred Scott, a slave, sued for his freedom in the slave state of Missouri based on a law that determined slavery status depending on time spent in free states. His case went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court and further escalated the already deep tensions throughout the nation regarding slavery. Continue reading
