On April 18, 1984, an unidentified white female was located off a dirt road near Lake Dorr in Altoona, Florida. It was determined that the remains were that of a female between 17 and 20 years old, who stood 5’0” to 5’1” tall and weighed approximately 100 pounds. Upon investigation, it was estimated that the …
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Announcing the Launch of the MHS Digital Archive
The Massachusetts Historical Society collects, preserves, and provides access to collections that document the history of Massachusetts and the nation up to the present day. Information is increasingly being created and communicated in a digital environment, which means many twentieth and twenty-first century collections include or consist entirely of digital files, such as PDFs and …
First Comprehensive Searchable Database of Holocaust Educational Resources Launches
The Mark Schonwetter Holocaust Education Foundation (MSHEF) announced today the expansion of their website, mshefoundation.org, to include the first-ever national searchable database of Holocaust education resources. Known as the only organization that provides grants nationwide directly to teachers, the MSHEF funds Holocaust resources and programming for their classrooms, such as books, field trips to Holocaust Museums, …