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Hanging Out With Owney!  Happy National Dog Day!

8/26/2015

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After years teaching about Owney, the National Railway Postal Dog, it was a treat to finally get to visit the National Postal Museum and finally see Owney in person!  The story of Owney is quite a delightful story for young children and a great way to integrate history and geography while analyzing primary sources.

The National Postal Museum has Owney on display and a fabulous railway exhibit demonstrating how mail was transported via train.  Online, take the time to explore the Smithsonian's online offerings on Owney, including the large digitized set of images of the tags he collected along the way.
Owney's Tags at the smithsonian
Digital Owney Book
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