In February 2023, the skeletal remains of an unidentified individual were found in a tree line adjacent to the Veterans Administration Center in Taney County’s Branson, Missouri. Investigators found clothing including blue shorts, a discolored shirt, red Crocs shoes, and a safari hat. Eyeglasses, toiletry items, a glucose meter, and an insulin pen were also …
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Orange Mound Library in Memphis, Tennessee Wins National Award for Genealogy Records
The Orange Mound Library and Genealogy Center at 5094 Poplar Ave. Memphis, TN has been honored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Earlier this week, the library was given the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Award. It’s a national award given each year by the Trust.
NGS Announces Inaugural Cohort of the James Worris Moore Leadership Academy
The following is a press release written by the folks at NGS: The National Genealogical Society (NGS) has announced the inaugural cohort of participants in the newly established James Worris Moore Leadership Academy. The Academy honors the legacy of James Worris Moore (1934–2007), a pioneering African American archivist whose career spanned forty-two years at the …