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By Lisa Ciota, Education Guide, Docent Class of 2020 March is Women’s History Month where we honor the contributions women have and continue to make to our world.  But even…

As we celebrate Women's History Month, we will be featuring Bridge articles from the archives. CLICK HERE to read an informative article by Allison Schlickman, class of 2015. Her story,…

Short Tales continue. Here are four tales about an umbrella, adoption, a “situation,” and reflection. The contributors are Bill Lipsman (2009), Pris Mims (2000), Sydney Schuler (1992), and Lisa Ciota…

Our community mourns the passing of Tom Burt, class of 2004, last October. A precise and orderly soul, Tom offered a number of tours to the visiting public in which…

By Susan Pappas, 2005, and Pat Grund, 2001 A little history………. . The Standards Committee has been around from the beginning of the docent program since the early 1970s. Back…

by Ellen Shubart, Class of 2006 It’s been 13 years since Hallie Rosen first joined CAC. In that time she has gone from working directly with docents as Volunteer Manager…

By Brian Kelly, Class of 2019 On December 14th, CAC@Home streamed Leslie Clark Lewis and Burt Michaels’ presentation “Saints and Sinners: Gold Coast Sights and Stories.”  The evolution of one…

By Nancy Sims, Class of 2015, and Anne Shillinglaw, Class of 2015 Co-Tour Directors, Sheffield Historic District  Editor's note: This is a corrected version of the story posted earlier. The…

By Brent Hoffmann, Class of 2005 “My secret sauce is structural engineering content,” said Josh Brickman.  “Whenever I begin a tour, I always explain that I was a structural engineer…

One last dive into the archives for Black History Month unearths a beautiful two-part article by Mary Jo Hoag, class of 2007, about a specific architect and academic, David Sharpe.…