May 5, 2020
If you've ever served food in a soup kitchen, hosted a booth at a holiday fundraising event, or directed guests to the banquet hall of an appreciation dinner, then you know that volunteering can keep you busy with a multitude of tasks. Part of running a nonprofit means depending on...
March 15, 2020
Frederic Sackrider Remington is best known for his action-packed depictions of the American Old West, both in the form of illustrations and sculptures. His sculptures and bronze casts are sprinkled throughout the U.S. today, and even fill a museum of their own (the Frederic Remington Art Museum in Ogdensburg, New...
February 29, 2020
In 2019, Independent Sector valued the average worth of a volunteer’s hour to be $25.43. Without the skills, dedication, and hours worked of over 63 million Americans who volunteer each year, many nonprofits and other community organizations simply would not exist. At the Museum of World Treasures, we are grateful...
February 17, 2020
Presidents have many roles they must play in order to run the United States government, military, as well as the execution and enforcement of laws. They act as the face of the nation and the internal structure of our country is (to an extent) malleable in their hands. With all the responsibility and...
January 30, 2020
Fire Away: The History of the Gatling Gun Jim, one of our dedicated volunteers, started his new year by spiffing up the Gatling Gun on display at the Museum of World Treasures. The Gatling gun is one of the best-known early rapid-fire hand cranked weapons that was first used in...
January 20, 2020
Written by: Amy Emerson Last Friday, I had the privilege of interviewing Reverend Sam Muyskens, a Wichita man who listened to, met, and shook hands with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. when he was a college student. Muyskens is a United Methodist Minister and the founder and President of Global Faith...
August 10, 2019
Introduction Very few Americans have completed their public education without hearing the story of Anne Frank and likely reading her diary. The story of the young holocaust victim functions as a microcosm of the horrors of the holocaust, and a glimpse into the lives of those who experienced the worst...
July 24, 2019
As often as we hear of the declines of traditional publishing, newspaper circulation, or book sales, the fact remains: people read. They are just reading in different ways than their predecessors. Reading has always been a treasured pastime; a gateway into new knowledge, perspectives, and ideas. For many people, reading...
June 26, 2019
Something about the boiling tension of the summer months seems to act as a catalyst for the motley events of human life. Ice cream sales go up alongside the murder rate, pop radio ascends into the stratosphere, and some of our inner Blanche DuBois’s make an appearance as we lament...
June 12, 2019
Everyone who was anyone sometime between 1985 and 2000 remembers her; clad in angular red, booted to the knees, mysterious eyes peering over a crisp collar. Carmen Sandiego, a singularly beloved villain, has captivated the imaginations of children for 30 years as they read, played, and watched all they could...