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North Carolina Central University Materials Now Available for Viewing
The North Carolina Digital Heritage Center is pleased to announce that new materials from our generous partners at North Carolina Central University are now available for viewing and research purp… Feb 5, 2024 Uncategorized Read More
We Are Living in a ‘Digital Dark Age’ – Here’s How to Protect Your Photos, Videos and Other Data
If you have grown up with social media, chances are you have taken more photos in the last couple of decades than you will ever remember. When mobile phones suddenly became cameras too, social media t… Feb 5, 2024 Uncategorized Read More
District of Columbia Launches Interactive Map Featuring 300 Historical Sites in Black History
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 cal… Feb 5, 2024 Uncategorized Read More
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 de… Feb 5, 2024 Uncategorized Read More
(+) 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 … Feb 2, 2024 Uncategorized Read More
(+) 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 … Feb 2, 2024 Uncategorized Read More
World’s Oldest Person Lived Until 117 Ate the Same Thing Every Day for Her Entire Life
Want to live to a ripe old age? Just eat the same things over and over. Well, it’s a bit more complicated than that… When asked how she made it to the ripe old age of 117, Emma Morano had an i… Feb 2, 2024 Uncategorized Read More
World’s Oldest Person Lived Until 117 Ate the Same Thing Every Day for Her Entire Life
Want to live to a ripe old age? Just eat the same things over and over. Well, it’s a bit more complicated than that… When asked how she made it to the ripe old age of 117, Emma Morano had an i… Feb 2, 2024 Uncategorized Read More
Maudy Adkinson Johnson remembers walking across cow fields and busy roads as a child to get to her one-room schoolhouse in Spring Hill, Tennessee. It was the 1950s, and Johnson said the Lee-Buckner … Feb 2, 2024 Uncategorized Read More
Maudy Adkinson Johnson remembers walking across cow fields and busy roads as a child to get to her one-room schoolhouse in Spring Hill, Tennessee. It was the 1950s, and Johnson said the Lee-Buckner … Feb 2, 2024 Uncategorized Read More
This Newsletter May Become a Bit Erratic in the Near Future
I normally publish 2 to perhaps 5 new articles per day, occasionally even more. That may change in the next few weeks as I am moving. Starting next week, I am flying to Maine to finalize the purchase … Feb 2, 2024 Uncategorized Read More
This Newsletter May Become a Bit Erratic in the Near Future
I normally publish 2 to perhaps 5 new articles per day, occasionally even more. That may change in the next few weeks as I am moving. Starting next week, I am flying to Maine to finalize the purchase … Feb 2, 2024 Uncategorized Read More