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A war is seldom thought of as a sightseeing opportunity. Yet for many young men, the Civil War offered a chance to see places they had only read about in books. One such book was Solomon Northup's Twelve Years a Slave (1853), the harrowing tale of a free black New Yorker

Which war featured battles at Gettysburg and Antietam? If you said the Civil War, you would only be half right, according to Steve Hindle, The Huntington's W. M. Keck Foundation Director of Research. If you answered the American Civil War, you'd get full credit.

One of the greatest perks of a manuscript curator's job is meeting, in a manner of speaking, the nicest people who are no longer with us. I guess this is why we look at the past with such nostalgia: Much of the primary sources

There are more than a thousand active volunteers who give back to The Huntington, whether in the library, the art galleries, or the gardens. Each volunteer brings something special to the institution and displays passion, commitment, and joy in different ways.

In 1951, Theodore A. Heinrich was appointed curator of the Art Collections at The Huntington. He came equipped with impressive credentials, including degrees from the University of California and Cambridge University, and had studied in France and Germany

The best way to learn about something is to talk to an expert. Or better yet, a whole bunch of them. And if you're interested in learning about camellias then you're in luck, because a whole bunch of knowledgeable folks will be at The Huntington

When I say the name Harrison Ford, what do you think of? Han Solo? Indiana Jones? How about Harrison Ford, stage and silent film actor? Yes, there was a Harrison Ford before Harrison Ford, and The Huntington has a small collection of papers that once belonged to him.

Winter is one of the showiest seasons at The Huntington, especially in the Desert Garden. Thousands of colorful aloes are at the peak of their bloom right now, making it the perfect time to explore this 10-acre landscape.