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Minutes ago a team at a conservation lab in virginia opens up a time capsule found yesterday where a statue of robert e. lee once stood in west virginia. they're still sorting through the copper box believed to have been placed back in 1887. inside it so far, confederate memorabilia and a worn and badly damaged photo of abraham lincoln in his coffin. apparently it was from a "harper's bizarre" article. confederate buttons, a silver coin from 1883. it looks like that's in the shape of a flag there. also a bible. despite the water damage, some of these items are actually in pretty decent conditi...

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine’s Great Music in a Great Space concert series will present Heaven’s Door, a performance by the Cathedral Choir and Orchestra, on Tuesday, April 5 at 7:30pm at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue (at 112th Street). The concert will be held in person and available to livestream.

You're invited! Come write a love letter or a note to someone special on Valentine’s Day using historical iron gall ink – made by PUL’s conservators in our Conservation Lab. Learn about iron gall ink – why it has remained a popular choice for thousands of years, the effect it has on paper as it ages, and how we treat it in the Conservation Lab. For writing inspiration, we will also have an electronic display of facsimiles of romantic correspondence from PUL’s Special Collections. Registration is required. Please select the time slot during which you would like to visit and let ...

A second time capsule found beneath the Robert E. Lee statue was opened.

Remote localities are generally considered as potential reservoirs for biodiversity, but this is just part of the story. With regard to fish