conservation and restoration

As a family restores the large old house they have bought, they learn about its history and special features and about other types of houses, from San Francisco Victorians to Midwest farmhouses to New York brownstones.

Shares the story behind the writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner," in 1814, telling how Francis Scott Key, having witnessed a critical battle between British and U.S. troops from a truce ship, was inspired to write the song after seeing the garrison flag still flying over Fort Henry in Baltimore, Maryland; discusses the Smithsonian Institute's efforts to preserve the actual flag; and considers how the song and the flag have come to symbolize American patriotism and pride.

While restoring the front of a church, an old master plasterer rescues an injured pigeon and nurses it back to health.

A young boy helps his father to recycle a nineteenth-century barn.

Examines the history of the construction of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C, the building's current use, and what is being done to restore the building after damage from acid rain.

Presents dozens of scrapbooking ideas for layouts, techniques, and materials.

An illustrated examination of the art and civilization of Ancient Greece, covering the Minoans and Mycenaeans, the Archaic Period, religion and the gods, classical Athens, Sparta, colonies and trade, war, entertainment, the Hellenistic Period, and the Greek influence.

This book presents step-by-step instructions for making scrapbook starters, such as a Halloween scrapbook frame, a family foldout scrapbook, a calendar scrapbook, and other scrapbooking projects.

Introduces the history, tools, materials, and techniques of scrapbooking, providing advice on scrapbook design, embossing, cropping and matting photographs, adding words, embellishments, and other topics.