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LEXINGTON, Va., April 20, 2009 – VMI is making available a live webcast of the first annual historical symposium sponsored by the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission on Wednesday, April 29, in the Turman Room of Preston Continue reading Webcast of Civil War Symposium Available at Virginia Military Institute Library – April 29
The state Senate in Hartford has unanimously passed a bill making June 24 Canadian-American Day in the state of Connecticut. Now – if you go north to Quebec, Canada on June 24, you will be there on a Canadian national Continue reading Canadian-American Day in Connecticut?
Jeff Bockman just posted a great article on using historic maps on his Genealogy According to Jeff website. This was one of the best how-to articles that we printed in the Jan-Feb 2007 issue of the Helper. Now Jeff has Continue reading Using Historic Maps to Find Your Ancestors
The following Images are from the original completed census form for Pierce County School District No. 117, Arline Mills, taken 1 May 1911. This form, along with a number of other Arline School documents was found in a satchel on Continue reading Arline Mills School Census: Dist 117 – Pierce Co, WA – 1 May 1911
I was raised from my birth on a “farm” of sorts in a small community on the South Prairie-Carbon River Road between the Pierce County towns of South Prairie and Orting, Washington. I spent the first 18 years of my Continue reading My Home “Town” For 40 Years – Arline Mills, Pierce Co., Wash.
In the last four days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted many turn of the century newspapers, as well as numerous papers from the 1870s and 1880s. Twenty-one states are represented this time around. Iowa is again the clear winner when it comes to Continue reading New Newspapers Posted Over the Weekend at NewspaperARCHIVE
The following news release was written by FamilySearch staff: SALT LAKE CITY—FamilySearch expanded its Knowles Collection—a free popular database of Jewish records hailing from the British Isles. The collection builds upon work commenced by the late Isobel Mordy—a well-known historian Continue reading Popular British Jewish Database Grows to 40,000 Records
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – If your idea of a good time is after-hours access at the West Virginia State Archives, your lucky night is Friday. The Mining Your History Foundation and Archives & History sponsors the annual all-night event at the Continue reading All-Night Research Event at the West Virginia State Archives Friday
The Stow-Munroe Falls, Ohio, Public Library will soon be relocating their historical collection which contains documents and records that were formerly kept in an “historical room” which was sometimes closed. The historical items will be moved near the information services Continue reading Stow – Munroe Falls Library to Move their Historical Collection for Better Access
Diaries can be a delightful window into the lives of our ancestors. The Historical and Genealogical Library in Circleville has a copy of the diary of Jacob W. Stiverson, beginning January 1, 1888. Following is an excerpt from the article Continue reading The Diary of Jacob W. Stiverson of South Bloomfield, Ohio
MALTA [New York] — The blue-and-gold metal historic marker cast for the 200-year-old Alexander Weed house has been sitting in the highway department’s garage for five years, gathering dust. It’s a $700 reminder of a bungled attempt at a town Continue reading Property Owner Rejects Historic Marker, saying “They should have talked with me beforehand.”
BRIDGEPORT [Connecticut] — A tight budget is forcing one of the best-known departments of the Bridgeport Public Library to be partially shelved. After July 1, patrons of the library system’s main Burroughs and Saden Library will have only three days Continue reading The Historical Collection of the Bridgeport Connecticut Library to Have Hours Cut to 3 days Per Week
According to reports, nearly half the Minnesota Historical Society staff might be laid off or see their hours cut this summer. State funding cuts of about $2.8 million in each of the next two years – along with what will Continue reading Minnesota Historical Society to Cut Staff & Hours
PHILADELPHIA – John Sotos has a theory about why Abraham Lincoln was so tall, why he appeared to have lumps on his lips and even why he had gastrointestinal problems. The 16th president, he contends, had a rare genetic disorder Continue reading Test of Lincoln Death Pillow Fragment for DNA Requested
It has now been eight months since archaeological researchers removed the last of the more than 1,300 remains from the downtown Tucson, Arizona cemetery. According to the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services, it believes it has identified at five sets Continue reading Soldier’s Remains Identified During Tucson Cemetery Relocation