19 April 2013
Millions of digitized books, pictures, and manuscripts from the nation’s top public and academic libraries are now available in one spot. It isn’t Amazon or Google, and it’s free.
Ashley was born as Ashley Tyler Ciminella on April 19, 1968 in Granada Hills, California. She is the daughter of Naomi Judd, a country music singer and motivational speaker, and Michael Charles Ciminella, a marketing analyst for the horseracing industry.
Caretakers of one of Georgia’s oldest cemeteries say the scene was heart-breaking: A toddler’s bones were spilled on the ground. The uniform buried with a soldier in another plot was strewn on the ground.18 April 2013
Almost every Australian World War I history lesson will include an insight into how difficult life was as a soldier. Just as likely is that there will be no mention of Australian nurses who, says actress Carolyn Bock, were as inspiring as the men on the front line.17 April 2013
Scholars have found a collection of food recipes dating back to the twelfth-century, making them the oldest western medieval culinary recipes known to exist. How good they are will be revealed later this month when Durham University has them recreated during a special lecture on medieval food.
Genealogical research can be tedious and time-consuming. St Pölten, the capital of Lower Austria, is the first diocese of Austria, which has put all parish registers online. This means that everybody in the diocese can easily find out about their ancestors.
A seminar on digitization of archives and management of digital media began in Belgrade on Tuesday, its organizers being the French National Audiovisual Institute (INA) and the Yugoslav Film Archive as part of the project entitled “Balkans’ Memory”.
Visitors to the Smithsonian Institution and the National Archives will notice changes to summer hours and exhibitions as of May.16 April 2013
Bonhams announced the sale of the Jasper L. Moore Collection of Drawings by John Constable, as part of the Old Masters Sale to be held at New Bond Street on the 3rd July. The star lot of the collection will be a worked-up pencil sketch of Coleorton Hall.
The Georgia Archives will find itself on more stable ground in the coming year, thanks to several key victories in the recently-closed legislative session.15 April 2013
These are applications for the unpaid wages, or pensions of deceased officers or their widows. Frequently the applications are from next of kin.
Northumberland man Hilton Dawson is leading a project to explore the history of every family in his hometown of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea. He wants to preserve memories and stories which "might be lost".
From handwritten employee ledgers to black-and-white photographs, the Port of Los Angeles' past is being revived for public consumption, thanks to an archivist and a port director whose passion is history.
A woody area with ties to the past now has new life is returning to the sacred place. And one boy is doing his part to make sure history isn't forgotten. Less than six months ago, all you could see was a jumbled mess of fallen trees and debris.Older Posts - page 6 of 387 - Newer Posts