The nation’s capital is home to key moments in Civil Rights history, and a new interactive map highlights the cultural, political, and social impact of those moments and the Black leaders that called D.C. home. Anita Cozart, director of the DC Office of Planning, told WTOP that the agency has been working on the project for a …
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Arkansas Introduces New Website to Find Unclaimed Cash
Thursday was National Unclaimed Property Day, and Arkansas kicked it off with the “Great Arkansas Treasure Hunt.” One in four Arkansans are owed money from things ranging from utility deposits, stocks, or even items left behind in safe deposit boxes. Arkansas State Auditor Dennis Milligan wants to make sure you get any money that is …
(+) The 1890 U.S. Census: Not Everything Was Destroyed
The following is a Plus Edition article written by and copyright by Dick Eastman. Beginning U.S. genealogists soon learn that the 1890 census records were destroyed in a fire in the basement of the Commerce Building on January 10, 1921. Many people who would like to see these records just shrug their shoulders and move …