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	Eye on Antiques: Show and Tell The wallet photos of the past, miniature portraits kept detailed images of loved ones close at hand. Today these tiny paintings are beautiful and affordable collectibles.
	Ice Cream: A Colonial Delicacy Imported from the continent in the 18th Century, ice cream quickly captured the palates of colonists throughout America, from laborers to presidents.
	A Fine Virginia Home Steve Nicklin followed his family’s roots to rural Virginia and found an estate rich in history, restoring each detail of the landmark down to the cows.
	Honoring His Heritage Fascinated as a boy with visits to the adobe family hacienda* in Santa Fe and stories of his ancestors, Reynaldo Ortiz determined to preserve elements of both.*
	Colonial Santa Fe Founded by Spaniards in 1608, Santa Fe became New Mexico’s capital two years later and has remained so through Spanish, Mexican, American, and Confederate rule.
	White Horse Under the Black Flag Pirates once ruled at Newport’s White Horse Tavern, claimed as the nation’s oldest. Today’s management still serves adventurous food and drink.
	Keeping the Flocks Inside an anachronistic Italian-Swiss village in Newport, a small team of scientists uses the latest technology to preserve the world’s heritage livestock breeds.
	American Livestock Breeds Conservancy This non-profit membership organization works to protect more than 150 breeds of livestock and poultry from extinction.
	Life in Early America: Sport Fishing Once colonists had conquered the wilderness enough to relax a bit, they adopted fi shing for fun as a pastime, tapping the abundance of America’s pristine waterways.
	Early Personal Lighting In the dark, portable lighting devices served rural settlers tending livestock, urban dwellers traversing rutted streets, and anyone needing to find "the necessary."