Two University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers are developing resources for studying the Deseret Alphabet, which was created by the Mormons and used briefly in the 19th century. Linguistics professor Ryan Shosted and computer science professor Neal Davis created the Illinois Deseret Consortium to make available online searchable transcriptions of texts written in Deseret for researchers to study and also to help people …
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Illinois Researchers Make Deseret Alphabet Texts Available for Study
Two University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers are developing resources for studying the Deseret Alphabet, which was created by the Mormons and used briefly in the 19th century. Linguistics professor Ryan Shosted and computer science professor Neal Davis created the Illinois Deseret Consortium to make available online searchable transcriptions of texts written in Deseret for researchers to study and also to help people …
Waxahachie, Texas Cemetery Vandalized, Over 200 Headstones Damaged
You have to wonder why anyone would do this. Waxahachie police are searching for those responsible for vandalizing hundreds of gravestones in its city cemetery. There is a major fundraising effort underway for repairs. Organizers say so far, they have only raised around a third of the money needed to get it back to what …