- A Bicentennial Meal for the Sestercentennial
- Four community cookbooks celebrating the bicentennial. As we approach our sestercentennial in 2026, what makes a meal from 1976?
- Bicentennial Pie for Pi Day
- A pie and crust from 1976 for Pi Day. The crust is a coconut crust, and the pie is a whipped orange-gelatin filling. Top it all off with chopped macadamia nuts and you’ve got a pie fit for any holiday.
- Bread and butter pickles for National Sandwich Day
- These bread and butter pickles are very easy to make in the fridge. They require no canning. They’re ready in three days. And they’re amazing.
- St. Mary’s Altar Society Cookbooks
- The missing index for the St. Mary’s Altar Society cookbooks from 1976 through 1981.
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- The Story of the 1975-1976 American Freedom Train
- “In the early 1970s, Ross Rowland Jr., a young, successful New York commodities broker and occasional steam locomotive engineer, had the idea to celebrate the Bicentennial of the American Revolution with a traveling exhibition of unique and representative artifacts from the 200 year history of the nation.”
- Bicentennial Minute: August 31, 1775
- “A Bicentennial Minute from the summer of 1975 starring Jessica Tandy.”