Provides information about Japan's traditional bamboo flute, the Shakuhachi. Includes a movie of the instrument being played.

Provides information about Japan's traditional bamboo flute, the Shakuhachi. Includes a movie of the instrument being played.

Provides information about Japan's traditional bamboo flute, the Shakuhachi. Includes a movie of the instrument being played.

This website discusses the history and growing popularity of the banjo. Part of it was due to its use by the Virginia Minstrels who most likely introduced the instrument to Ireland and France during their tours.

This website discusses the history and growing popularity of the banjo. Part of it was due to its use by the Virginia Minstrels who most likely introduced the instrument to Ireland and France during their tours.

This 1788 house was the setting for a novel by local author Sarah Orne Jewett, who was instrumental in its preservation.

An influential figure in the Committee of Public Safety of France and was instrumental in the period of the Reign of Terror. He was executed in 1794.

Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRS, born Benjamin D'Israeli, (21 December 1804 - 19 April 1881), was a British Conservative statesman and literary figure. He served in government for three decades, twice as Prime...

17th Century Claviorganum, made in Germany. It is a combination of a virginal and an organ.

Over 100 handouts with answer sheets you can print and use to help build English vocabulary. Numerous topics and themes are covered: everyday words, math terms, seasonal and holiday words, geographical terms, animals, opposites, parts of...

16th Century Violin, made in Italy.

16th Century Double Virginal, made in Flanders.

15th Century Mandora or Chitarino, made in Italy

16th Century Spinetta, made in Italy.

16th Century Cornetto in A, made in Germany.

16th Century Lute, made in Germany; later turned into a guitar.

Pictures and descriptions of the Guarneri twin violins.