October is National Stamp Collecting Month! The National Postal Museum celebrates the beauty and lore of stamps. A stamp is much more than the physical evidence that postage has been paid. Stamps can be miniature works of art, treasured keepsakes, and rare collectibles. Throughout the month, we’ll be sharing some of our unique and favorite stamps. England introduced the world’s first postage stamp, the Penny Black, in 1840. A year later, a young woman from Leadenhall Street advertised in the Lon

Field Trip Friday - This week, we visit our friends at the National Liberty Museum ! 🤗 We learned a lot of fun facts, got to interact with the Year of Free Speech exhibits, and enjoyed the beautiful glass artwork in their permanent collection.✨ FUN FACT: You can get a one-year membership at a great price during their holiday sale now through Christmas! | Lore's Chocolates

Is it just Christmas tinsel, or a critical piece of WWII defense technology? The answer is a little of both. While you hang glittering tinsel on your tree, consider its lesser-known, ingenious relative: Chaff. These tiny, specialized strips of metallic fiber were a sophisticated countermeasure developed during World War II. Pilots would deploy a cloud of "chaff" (or "windows," as the British called it) to confuse enemy radar, making a single aircraft appear as an entire fleet. This allowed our w