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The True Story Behind Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler and Her Mixed-Up Files. Fifty years ago, author E.L. Konigsburg wrote her children’s literature classic that highlighted the wonder of museums
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- Myth #1: The Hope Diamond Is Cursed
- Myth #2: Smithsonian Went in Search of Noah’s Ark at Mount Ararat
- Myth #3: Antiquities Department Turned Down A So-Called Prehistoric Artifact
- Myth #4: The Smithsonian Discovered Egyptian Ruins in The Grand Canyon
- Myth #5: Betsy Ross Stitched The Star-Spangled Banner
- Myth #6: The Smithsonian Castle Is Haunted
- Myth #7: Smithsonian Owns Something That Once Belonged to John Dillinger
- Myth #8: There Is An Archive Center Underneath The National Mall
- Myth #9: The Smithsonian Owns A Steam Engine That Was Lost on The Titanic
- Myth #10: James Smithson’s Remains Are Housed in The Castle's Sarcophagus
Fact:It isn’t. A coincidental string of unfortunate events befell its handlers. Backstory: The so-called curse originated as a marketing ploy devised by jeweler Pierre Cartier to entice Washington, D.C. socialite Evalyn Walsh McLean to buy the gem. Cartier created a fantastic story about the jewel’s provenance and how the stone brought grief to any...
Fact:The Smithsonian has never conducted archaeological work on Mount Ararat; in fact, no one knows whether the mountain is indeed the site of Noah’s Ark. Backstory:According to the Book of Genesis, after the flood, Noah’s Ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. This description has led many people to focus their search for the Ark on modern-d...
Fact:The Smithsonian does not have an antiquities department. Backstory: In the mid-1990s, a creative graduate student crafted a letter under the name Harvey Rowe, curator of antiquities, rejecting the claims of an amateur paleontologist who was convinced he had discovered signs of prehistoric life in his own backyard: a Malibu Barbie doll. (A vers...
Fact:It didn’t. Backstory: On April 5, 1909, the Arizona Gazette ran the following headline: “Explorations in Grand Canyon; Mysteries of Immense Rich Cavern Being Brought to Light; Jordan Is Enthused; Remarkable Find Indicates Ancient People Migrated from Orient.” The article includes testimony of one G. E. Kincaid who says that he, traveling solo ...
Fact: Mary Pickersgill stitched the flag that inspired the National Anthem. Backstory:The making of the first standard of the United States is popularly attributed to Betsy Ross, a professional flagmaker who has become a national folk hero. The legend stems from Ross’ grandson, William J. Canby, who, in 1870, wrote down a story a relative had told ...
Fact:The only souls that haunt the Castle are tourists searching for food and information. Backstory:Tales of otherworldly inhabitants stalking the Smithsonian’s hallowed halls have been floating around for over a century. The Institution’s founder, James Smithson, is said to be among these otherworldly visitors. Another rumored ethereal presence i...
Fact:The Smithsonian does not own any personal effects of John Dillinger. Backstory:According to some, a morgue photograph of the sheet-shrouded corpse of John Dillinger suggests nature was rather generous to the gangster. Newspaper editors fearing scandal prudently refused to run the image. However, a popular rumor arose asserting that the gangste...
Fact:The Smithsonian’s storage facilities are mostly located in Suitland, Maryland. Backstory: The notion that a labyrinthine network of storage space exists beneath the Smithsonian museums, under the National Mall, may have started with Gore Vidal’s novel The Smithsonian Institution and was most recently popularized by the movie Night at the Museu...
Fact: While the museums cannot confirm this story, one thing is certain: the Smithsonian will not acquire or display artifacts culled from the Titanicwreck site. Backstory: Inventor Hiram Maxim—who developed technological wonders such as the machine gun and the mousetrap—supposedly donated a steam engine used in a failed flying machine to the Smith...
Fact:His body resides in the Tennessee marble pedestal beneath the sarcophagus. Backstory:James Smithson, British scientist and founder of the Smithsonian who never set foot on American soil, died during a trip to Genoa, Italy. His remains were initially interred in the San Beningo cemetery, his gravesite marked with an elaborate sarcophagus (the o...
Jan 31, 2017 · In the several hundred interconnected chambers discovered so far, scientists estimated 50,000 people could have lived. Its discoverer was explorer G. E. Kincaid (sometimes spelled Kinkaid), a scout for the Smithsonian for the past thirty years.
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler is a novel by E. L. Konigsburg. The book follows siblings Claudia and Jamie Kincaid as they run away from home to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
- E.L. Konigsburg
- 162 (first edition)
- 1967
- 1967
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Apr 21, 2013 · Ms. Konigsburg died this weekend. Her book "From The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" won the prestigious Newbury Award. It introduced us to Claudia Kincaid, the spunky kid who,...
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