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Drcviding answers to lhe {amiliar I query - "Hey what's ihe story with that?" - the cnti@lly acclaimed PBS series, History Detectives retums for its third season on Monday, June 27 at 9pm ET/PL

CombininS the Iatest forensic te.hnology with old-fashioned, pavement-pounding dete.tive work, th€ series lifts the lid on intriSuing artifacts and objects, family legends and local folklore in cities and small towro

In a segment to air this summer or early (all entitled "tpSacy of a Doll" a Marytand woman is th€ own€rofa CEiner doll. Pinned to iis dr€ss isa note sayina the doll once belonged to a fomer slav€ of the legendary Confederate general Robert E. le. Her grandson ,oins History Detfttives to help his grandmother uncove. the true story behind the doll and its legacy as they head to Maryland, Pmnsylvania and VirSinia to explore the complet and intriguing story behind General Lee's rel.tionship with slavery For http: / / wwwpbs.org / opb / historyde-

/- urrently showins until October 9, \- 2m5 at rhe PupFnhausmueum in Baselis an exhibit ofeight original Steiff m(hanical display showpiees manufactured f.om the 1950's up to the present day. The ea.liest showpie.es were designed by Albert Schlopsnies b€ginning in 1910and us€d as shop

fr olledoE are invited to bnng therr \- children or srand-ch,ldren to a family exhibil being shown at the Mercer Museum, Doylestown, PA. "Dolls from the Attic" consists of five interactive settinSlr an opportunity to Bet "dolled up" in a reproduction doll costume and pretend to pour tea at a fancy victorian doll tea party. Next, dress a baby doll, carefully washing her clothes with an old-fashioned washboard and tub, and then rock her to sleep in a doll cradle. Afrer that, make-up stories and act them out with dolls and doll-sized fum-ishings in a se.tion featuring a colorful dollhouse. tlam about the traditional dres of different.ountries as you try on clothing modeled after the intemational and souvenir dolls in the "Dolls frcm th€ Attic" exhibit. Finally, record your own doll stories and memories at the interactive video station, The Storytelling Kiosk. Additionally, other doll-related erhibiis and activities are featured throughout the museum.

And onJuly rZ the Me(er Mus€um wilthost, in conjlrnction with the Doyl6town Hcpital, "The Doll Health Fair." Visitors of all ages are invited to bdng their dolls to the mu*um for a medical check-up. EmerSenry r@m nurs6 frcm Doylestown Hospitalwiu be on hand to administer routine medical c.re with stelho*op6, tiny hospital identification bracelets, and bandages to treat minor boo-boos. ln addition, information on how to care for and pteeee dolls willb€ available

Merc€r Mus€um is lcad in b€auhful Bucks County, 45-minutes north of Philadelphia, PA. For mor€ inforrnation www.mercermuseum.orS or calt (215) 345{210.

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