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I just spotted a great new article on the Toronto Sun about Deadwood, South Dakota. Author Wayne Newton delves into what he discovered at the Adams Museum in town:

“While Eastern-style honesty might not have been a hallmark of Deadwood when it was set up as a rogue mining camp in the Dakota territory during the 1800s, integrity and frankness have become hallmarks at a museum, which should be the starting point for tourists who truly want to appreciate Deadwood and its colourful, controversial history.”

Read the whole article at: http://www.torontosun.com/2012/04/10/back-to-the-wild-wild-west

The last few days of Lent are passing and its end signifies the Christian religion’s most important holiday, Easter.

There are many legends, historical recounts, beliefs and traditions to Easter from many different societies over the course of numerous centuries and generations. The Europeans that first crossed the Atlantic Ocean and landed on the North American continent brought with them their traditional beliefs. As they built the first colonies, they based their society, their principles and their ethics on the Christian belief.

However, it is interesting to learn that despite this Christian foundation, Easter wasn’t celebrated in the American society as a tradition until after the Civil War, two hundred years later.

Nowadays, besides its religious meaning, Easter is also an occasion for families to come together. Easter candy such as jellybeans and chocolates are typically given as gifts to children, while Spring flowers are a traditional gift for the ladies.

But if you feel you want to surprise one of your family members and give something special for this year’s holiday, Landstroms offers a complete line of Black Hills Gold cross pendants and earrings which make a perfect gift for the occasion. And all Landstroms Black Hills Gold jewelry is made in America, by hand, as it’s been made for over one hundred years.

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Presidents Day was initially created in 1879 as “Washington’s Birthday” to honor the country’s first president, George Washington, and they chose his birthday, February 22nd, to be the holiday.

Almost one hundred years later, George had to surrender his birthday date to the Uniform Monday Holiday Act which set the federal holiday to be the third Monday in February. Unfortunately, it happens that the 22nd never lands on a Monday. Today, states determine their own designations for this holiday which include “Washington Birthday”, “George Washington Birthday”, “Washington and Jefferson Day”, and of course “Presidents Day”.

On Monday, February 20th, Presidents Day will offer some of us a day off from work, primarily federal, state and banking institutions, but some commercial companies will also keep their doors closed. However, the BlackHillsGoldSource.com website is open 24/7 with doors open on Monday looking forward to your visit and offering you the largest online selection of Landstroms Black Hills Gold jewelry.

With the first day of Spring only four weeks away, many are making wedding or engagement plans. With the BlackHillsGoldSource President’s Day Sale underway, that Black Hills Gold engagement ring you’ve been looking at is right within your reach.

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Now that Christmas has passed, the new year has begun, and we have set ourselves new goals for the coming year, we realize that Valentines Day is quickly approaching!

Valentine’s day is the subject of legends, traditions, medieval plays, rhymes and poems dating back to the early centuries. And today it remains the most popular theme and motif that permeates through our society every February.

What comes to mind to many as Valentines Day approaches is giving a piece of jewelry to your wife, girl friend or fiancée to express your love. Choosing a Valentines gift that shows your love is easier than you may think! Landstroms Black Hills Gold has a wide variety of Valentines jewelry featuring hearts made from the so well-known tri color Black Hills Gold with pink and green leaves. This year, Landstroms also offers an affordable line of sterling silver diamond jewelry.

Add an extra touch to this year’s Valentines gift and share the beauty of Black Hills Gold Jewelry with your loved one.

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HISTORY OF BLUE ZIRCON

Though it is generally accepted that the custom of birthstones originated from the Breastplate of Aaron, a religious article which held twelve gemstones representing the twelve tribes of Israel, over the years different cultures have interpreted the instructions for fabricating the breastplate differently resulting in a variety of birthstone lists. And though it is also probable that these stones were assigned according to astrological sign, in recent times it has become popular to appoint the variety of birthstones to the months of the year. The month of December, the final month of the year, is certainly no different in this respect and has a number of possibilities.

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