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Restoration

A photo of musician Fats Domino lies in the street next to his home in the heavily damaged Lower Ninth Ward December 24, 2005 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Nearly four months after Hurricane Katrina devastated the area, the worst-hit parts of New Orleans and surrounding areas are still uninhabitable. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Fats Domino's Katrina-damaged grand piano restored

Stacey Plaisance, Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A white Steinway grand piano salvaged from musician Fats Domino's home after Hurricane Katrina has been restored and will be the centerpiece of an exhibit in New Orleans' French Quarter...
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: Bertrand L. Taylor III, a member of the Monticello Cabinet of The Thomas Jefferson Foundation, takes photographs of the statue of Thomas Jefferson after the 69th annual Jefferson Memorial Ceremony April 13, 2012 at Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC. The ceremony was to commemorate the 269th anniversary of the birthday of Thomas Jefferson. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

$10M gift for slave quarters at Jefferson estate

Brett Zongker, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - One-time slave quarters will be recreated at former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson's home...
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Gordon Ponsford restoring the Bible once belonging to Martin Luther King (File Photo)

Georgia man restores MLK's Bible

Kunbi Tinuoye
theGRIO REPORT - Gordon Ponsford, who lives in the Acworth area of Georgia, was commissioned by the King Center to prepare the leather-bound King James Bible for the president’s swearing-in ceremony...
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Sir Paul McCartney performs during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on July 27, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

McCartney helps restore historic Motown piano

Jeff Karoud and Mike Householder, Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) - A damaged 1877 Steinway grand piano used by Motown artists during the record label's 'Hitsville USA' heyday has been restored, thanks to a little help from Paul McCartney, and he's set to play it when it's unveiled next month...
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Restored MLK church re-opening in Atlanta

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ATLANTA (AP) - King was born not far from Ebenezer and is buried across the street from the church. He co-pastored there with his father from 1960 until he was killed in 1968...
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Former slave's family grave is restored

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VIDEO - An expert is helping to return one of Connecticut's best-known former slave's family gravesite to its proper place.
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