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News channel or source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-center-folklife-cultural-heritage/2026/08/10/by-the-people-humanities-councils/
Published on: Monday 10 August 2026
How does one discuss, understand and commemorate the history of the United States? If you apply that question to every state and territory, the answer cannot be confined by dates and retellings Kirby ...
News United States » Washington » Culture: Smithsonian Folklife Festival Goes National for the United States’ 250th Anniversary
News channel or source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-center-folklife-cultural-heritage/2026/02/05/smithsonian-folklife-festival-goes-national-for-the-united-states-250th-anniversary/
Published on: Thursday 05 February 2026
To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding, the Smithsonian is taking its oldest and largest public event—the annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival—on the road to communities across ...