Enjoy a tempting double feature! Jezebel stars Bette Davis and Henry Fonda, both featured on recent US stamps, in an antebellum Southern drama. Recently featured on a Vintage Black Cinema stamp, Hallelujah is one of the first major-studio films to feature an all-black cast. In Hallelujah, a field laborer is enticed away from his community by worldly excitement.

Have a ball on inauguration weekend with presidential activities for the family. Become “stamp collector in chief” and design a presidential stamp!

Learn the basics of philately and create your own stamp collection with guidance from Postal Museum experts. Beginning and intermediate collectors will enjoy opportunities learn new skills, meet other collectors, and view the Alphabetilately: an Alphabet of Philately exhibition. Registration recommended. Ages 10 and up. Registration required. Call 202-633-5533 or e-mail NPMprograms@si.edu.

Author Tom Wheeler discusses his book Mr. Lincoln’s T-Mails, which explains how Lincoln taught himself to use the telegraph in addition to traditional correspondence to win the first modern war. While adults attend the author talk, kids ages 7-13 enjoy a workshop featuring Mr. Lincoln’s Whiskers, the story of how eleven-year-old Grace Bedell influenced Lincoln’s presidential campaign through the power of correspondence. Write your own letter to the president, design a presidential stamp, and enjoy other fun Abe activities. ASL interpretation will be provided for the author talk. Registration required for children’s workshop. Call 202-633-5533 or e-mail NPMprograms@si.edu.

Mr. Lincoln’s T-Mails: www.mrlincolnstmails.com

Create beautiful Valentine cards for friends and family! Beautiful materials and sentiments provided.

Find out about African Americans’ jobs in the postal service in the past and today! Sort mail in a Railway Post Office, meet real postal inspectors from the United States Postal Inspection Service, and learn about organizations that fought segregation. For more about the history of African Americans in the postal service: www.postalmuseum.si.edu/AfricanAmericans

Eliot Landau’s award-winning philatelic exhibition Lincoln, Slavery, and the Civil War will be on display. Landau’s exhibition combines philately, ephemera, and artifacts in an engaging exploration of Lincoln’s presidency, the Civil War, and Black History.  Mr. Landau will speak about the exhibit. A reception will follow.

• Maynard Sundman Lecture Series

Please Note Location:
The Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture
Enjoy Postal Museum activities at the Smithsonian kick-off event for Women’s History Month. This day of family fun includes performances, storytelling, and art activities.

Stop thinking about “going green” and start taking action! Teens will tackle green challenges related to moving the mail, work together to share solutions, and make a difference. Participating teens will collaborate with museum staff to co-develop a green family event on Saturday, April 4, 2009. A light lunch will be provided. Registration and participation in the April 4th event are required: 202.633.5533 or NPMprograms@si.edu.

 • Green Ways to Move the Mail Teen Workshop

Planes, feet, electric cars, and hydrogen vehicles! Discover “green ways” to move all those letters and packages to your mailbox! Walk, bike, or take public transit to the museum to enjoy fun family activities about moving the mail, hands-on environmental challenges, and practical green solutions.

America went to war on December 7, 1941 and so did jazz. Swing and big band music reminded those serving overseas of home and carried a message of freedom to occupied Europe. Celebrate the 100th birthday of Benny Goodman the “King of Swing” and learn about other jazz musicians featured on stamps. Enjoy big band sounds, dance, and stories for Jazz Appreciation Month. Write your own Victory Mail, a World War II innovation that “miniaturized” mail onto microfilm to lighten wartime cargo loads and boost morale.