Volunteers Discover a Treasure: Old Copy of Booker T. Washington's 'Up From Slavery' Donated to National Monument.
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By Courtney Cutright, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Feb. 9--American Cancer Society Discovery Shop volunteers Margot Realmuto and Bobbi Cobough uncovered a local treasure last month while sorting through donated items at the nonprofit resale store in Moneta.
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The National Archives announced today that it has uncovered in its stacks a hand-written note sent by Abraham Lincoln to one of his top generals four days after the battle of Gettysburg, at the height of the Civil War.
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A colorful Native Nations procession heralded the opening Tuesday of the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of the American Indian, the newest addition to the historical treasure-trove dotting the National Mall.
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A rare first edition of the Book of Mormon found in a home near Palmyra, the birthplace of the Mormon religion, fetched $105,600 at auction Wednesday.
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Archaeologists unearthing the remains of George Washington's presidential home have discovered a hidden passageway used by his nine slaves, raising questions about whether the ruins should be incorporated into a new exhibit at the site.
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The fully restored former refuge of President Abraham Lincoln was brought back into the public view Monday during a Presidents Day ceremony.
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Follow along as TechRepublic gives a tour of a fine old relic it dug up.
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The Rev. Al Sharpton is a descendant of a slave owned by relatives of the late Sen. Strom Thurmond &#151; a discovery the civil rights activist called "shocking" on Sunday.
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Archaeologists have unearthed a treasure of gold and silver in a Thracian tomb in Bulgaria, calling it a unique find from classical antiquity.
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A parliamentary committee recommends spa treatment to restore the sheen of a national treasure that is being yellowed by pollution
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A publicly funded project has unearthed a huge burial ground in Washington State.
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A stone slab bearing 3,000-year-old writing previously unknown to scholars has been found in the Mexican state of Veracruz.
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A long-lost manuscript of the 1932 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck has been recovered, federal officials said on Wednesday.
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A rare set of eight letters written by  George Washington to one of his generals in 1776 during the  Revolutionary War will be auctioned this month in New York,  Sotheby's said on Wednesday.
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When more than 400 slaves were reburied last year at a site unearthed by construction workers in lower Manhattan, the occasion was marked by singing, dancing &#151; and promises for an elaborate memorial. Today, the site is marked by only one small sign.
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These images of the original manuscript of George Washington's resignation speech, which he delivered in
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A Quran written in 1203, believed to be the oldest known complete copy, has sold for more than $2.3 million at an auction.