Why you can’t find everything online RIGHT NOW. (And a shout out for collections volunteers) A supplemental post by Elizabeth Thornburg Who needs Libraries and Archives? Everything I need is online! Said no Genealogist...
Remembering Mary. . . It is a bittersweet day. Mary Cornelius, 91 years young, passed away yesterday. Mary was a spit fire who never withheld her opinion. She stated the facts as she...
Grab your haversack, Springfield and messkit—it’s time to eat! During the American Civil War, each side had a Commissary charged with dispensing food to the troops, but soldiers...
“History Makers” are not just famous political or military leaders with long beards who lived over a century ago. Nor are they limited to inventors and Noble Prize winners. “History Makers” are people in...
THV Adult Programs & Services Director Stephanie Suszek is marathon runner turned triathlete turned ultra runner. Combining a love of challenging athletic endeavors and history, she will attempt to run her first-ever 100-mile trail...
Hashtag Throwback Thursday, or most simply #TBT, is currently the most popular trend in weekday themes on social media. In practice, we see it used for images from a week ago, a previous vacation...
THV Adult Programs & Services Director Stephanie Suszek is marathon runner turned triathlete turned ultra runner. Combining a love of challenging athletic endeavors and history, she will attempt to run her first-ever 100-mile trail...
Buildings as Artifacts: Move it or lose it. Unidentified newspaper clipping chronicling the brick by brick reconstruction of the Poppleton school. What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you...
It’s tree tapping time. . . For centuries those living near eastern deciduous forests have made maple syrup and sugar by boiling down the sap from sugar maple trees. This wonderful pure food sustained...
THV Adult Programs & Services Director Stephanie Suszek is marathon runner turned triathlete turned would-be ultra runner. Combining a love of challenging athletic endeavors and history, she will attempt to run her first-ever 100-mile...
Rosemary Kornacki explains simple machines. We give fourth graders credit for their good attention. Leap Day and Leaping into Schools. “But you are 21!—“sings Mabel, who is interrupted by Frederic. “I’ve Just discovered—that I...
THV Adult Programs & Services Director Stephanie Suszek is marathon runner turned triathlete turned would-be ultra runner. Combining a love of challenging athletic endeavors and history, she will attempt to run her first-ever 100-mile...
THV Adult Programs & Services Director Stephanie Suszek is marathon runner turned triathlete turned would-be ultra runner. Combining a love of challenging athletic endeavors and history, she will attempt to run her first-ever 100-mile...
I’m a late-in-life tech nerd. I didn’t start studying computer programming until I was 30 years old. Naturally, I then looked to combine my new love of tech with my long-time love of history. ...