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New Podcast Episode!


Just in time for Halloween, there's a new episode of the Smithsonian's Stories from Main Street podcast. We've got a great one! Be sure to listen to "Shapeshifters, Ghosts and Red-Eyed Dogs: Spooky Tales and a Rich Heritage!" This episode features Joe Perry, who shared supernatural stories from his youth with students studying Choctaw Nation culture in Poteau, Oklahoma. This episode is a fun ride! You'll find the podcast on all major platforms.


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New Jersey 4-H'ers Explore Food Insecurity in their Communities


We're excited that seven New Jersey 4-H'ers recently took part in our Stories 4-History project-based learning collaboration with the National 4-H Council and the Smithsonian's Office of the Under Secretary for Education. Youth in New Jersey participated in the annual Citizenship Washington Focus in the summer of 2023 and decided that they wanted to look back at the impact of COVID on food insecurity in the state.


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Happy 175th Birthday, Smithsonian Institution!


It's the Smithsonian's 175th anniversary! A few weeks ago, we asked if any of our great friends around the country would be interested in contributing their birthday greetings. As videos came in, the MoMS team decided that we wanted to put together a montage of these videos. We're blown over by your warm response and your kind words about the Smithsonian and MoMS! We're delighted to share this short video with you.


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Starter Kit Work exhibition developed by Hart-Cluett Museum in Troy, NY

Apply to Develop an Exhibition with MoMS!


The Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street (MoMS) program is pleased to announce a call for applications to select five organizations to participate in a 2021 round for MoMS' Exhibition Starter Kit: WORK exhibition development program.


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Smithsonian's Stories from Main Street Podcast Now Available


MoMS is excited to announce that its new podcast Smithsonian's Stories from Main Street is coming soon! Inspired by all of the amazing stories that rural Americans across the country have shared with the Stories from Main Street program since its start in 2011, MoMS was delighted to develop this new podcast that shines a light on the culture of rural communities.


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Grinnell Works installation at Grinnell College, Iowa

Grinnell College Debuts New Exhibition Grinnell Works


Museum on Main Street was excited to work with new Smithsonian Affiliate Grinnell College on the new exhibition Grinnell Works, which opens today at the Drake Community Library! The college is one of ten organizations across the nation participating in a pilot project called Starter Kit: WORK, which helps communities develop new exhibitions in collaboration with the Smithsonian.


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