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| Source: The Urban News, Contents of the Vance Monument 1897 Time Capsule, http://theurbannews.com/local-news/2015/contents-of-the-vance-monument-1897-time-capsule/
This has been a hot issue for one NC community!
The actual contents were unveiled a couple of weeks
ago and this post has some images of some
of what was included.
A very interesting element of the time capsule is
that it included “only known copy of a black newspaper.”
This is not the first time capsule discovered in
2015. A 1795 time capsule was found in
And now,
What would you put in a time capsule to be opened in 100
years to represent your community today?
Has your community also recently opened a time capsule? What did it include?
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16 June 2015
What would you put in a time capsule?
15 June 2015
Many many libraries, archives, institutions and other entities have an online presence! Are you taking advantage?
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| http://www.vmi.edu/Content.aspx?id=4294972409&libID=4294972406
I saw a Facebook (FB) post from the Photo Detective about a photo archive (which of course makes sense). Well, when I visited the photo archive, I then “bumped up” a level to the main page where the photo archive was housed and the image above is what was revealed to me.
So, what started as a link to Virginia Military Institute (VMI) cadet images lead me to this wonderful online archive which is not just about VMI and about historical figures and military history.
All it took was a moment to “see” what else might be available ... and see what I found.
Are you doing this whenever you click a link? Are you checking to see what else might be available as part of that institutions online archive?
Please take a moment when you visit any online archive to see if it’s part of a bigger online archive.
Have you stumbled across a really neat online archive in an unexpected place? If so, please do share! I know that there are a
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12 June 2015
Genealogy & Cooking -- What do they have in common?
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This post comes about based on a newspaper article and a blog post I recently read ... one on genealogy and one on cooking ... Genealogy and Elitism: It Isn’t What You Say, It’s How You Say It (by Amy Johnson Crow) and The language of cooking (Andrea Weigl, The News and Observer).
What these articles have in common is reminding us that beginners to anything, whether it’s cooking or genealogy, won’t know all of the “lingo” endemic to these endeavors. We all also need encouragement as we try something new. It doesn’t mean that there aren’t right and wrong ways to do something. It doesn’t mean that there aren’t proper names and techniques for tools and skills needed. It does mean that it’s valuable for each of us to try and remember what it was like to be a beginner at cooking, genealogy, or anything, and use those memories to bring encouragement and guidance to those who are just starting (or want to start) dabbling their toes in doing family history research.
I actually read the cooking article first and she starts out by saying ...
I’ve been writing about food for so long that sometimes I forget what it’s like to be a beginner.
I don’t remember that recipes can seem like a foreign language to an inexperienced home cook. If you have barely picked up a spatula, words like simmer or sear, braise or sauté can stop you before turning on the stove.
I suffered from the same thing when I first became a food writer in 2007...
Then, Amy in her article, shares an incident she witnessed at a library (which is a variation on something similar we’ve probably all witnessed or been a party to) and concludes ...
Scolding can work for employees and children. It doesn’t work to scold someone who is doing an activity that they don’t have to do. After all, they can simply stop doing the activity and move on to something more enjoyable.
When we come across individuals who are interesting in pursuing their family history, let’s remember that much of the lingo, the methodologies and strategies, and other elements that the more experienced in our field use and embrace is totally alien to these newbies.
We also need to remember that we were all “new” at one time or another to genealogy (and to many other things in life)! We were greatly influenced by others – either by their criticism or by their enthusiasm and support.
Think of all the volunteer activities or hobbies you have NOT pursued because the individuals involved were just not fun to “play with.”
Yes, people will say that if you are TRULY interested you will persevere regardless. Really? Can we always say that that is true? Haven’t we each benefited from some benevolence as we try a new pursuit? Haven’t we each turned away from something when encouragement was lacking or we felt discouraged by those around us?
Passion about anything is something that the rest of us don’t have the “right” to squelch in others ... Passion can be molded and guided and it’s darn hard for anyone else to create it in a person. And, once lost, passion is something that can be very hard to regain!
So, next time you hear someone ask a basic genealogy question (and might want to roll your eyes) or misuse or misunderstand a term (and want to promptly and vigorously correct them) think about yourself when you were a beginning cook or genealogist and your journey to where you are today – the time, patience and encouragement of those who assisted along the way was invaluable.
Is there a person who you look back on as the single greatest influence in your success as a genealogist (or cook)? What was it about that person that encouraged and inspired you?
Editor’s Note: If you identify with this post, you might also read If Miss Manners, Emily Post, or other experts on etiquette did genealogy!
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11 June 2015
Couldn't Attend the Global Family Reunion -- No Worries -- Select Sessions Recorded & Available to Watch
If you weren’t able to attend, many sessions were
streamed and are now available in an online archive. You need to click on which venue
interests you and then select which video you would like to watch. Note that the video labels are not always
terribly descriptive (e.g. Theatre Session 5).
Here is a schedule of events which might help you correlate the archived sessions for the three
venues. The Vicusi Gallery archive
includes some names familiar to our genealogy community – David Rencher and CeCe
Moore.
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10 June 2015
Yesterday was International Archives Day -- Did you Celebrate?
Happy Belated National Archives Day!
Though I didn’t celebrate National Archives Day (yesterday), I did use the many online resources available for several archives as I plotted and planned some future research.
Per the International Council on Archives, an International Archives Day in 2015 announcement is available in many languages. The corresponding media release states ...
All around the world, archivists will unite their voices on International Archives Day, June 9, to make the public understand why it is important to support archives and the profession. An excellent opportunity to discover or better know the archival profession, and to get in closer touch with a fascinating domain!
June 9 was launched in 2007 as International Archives Day because on the 9th of June 1948, the International Council on Archives (ICA
On this important universal awareness day, the President of the International Council on Archives, David Fricker reminds us to recognise the unique quality of archives as authentic evidence of administrative, cultural and intellectual activities and as a reflection of the evolution of societies. We also recognise the role of archivists in supporting the creation of records and making records available for use.
David Fricker says: "Archivists are the keepers of memory, bringing the past into the present. Archivists make these primary sources available so that citizens can make their own sense of the past, to understand ourselves and to make informed decisions about the future" adding that "The Archivists true obligation is not to the past or even the present; archivists must always think of the future" ...
You can check out a gorgeous collection of images of documentary treasures held by archives here (click on View Photos in the upper right corner).
Though it’s important that we celebrate archives, libraries and other repositories invaluable to our research and our shared history, every day, it is nice to pause, even if for a moment, to consider how valuable these institutions are!
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08 June 2015
NHPRC Awards 33 Grants for Historical Records Projects
We always like to share when NARA
Grants went to 16 documentary editing projects to publish the papers of key American figures, including Jane Addams, Walt Whitman, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King, Jr., Eleanor Roosevelt, Thomas Edison, the Civil War Governors of Kentucky, and the Presidential Recordings project ...
Full list of grants awarded.
Editor's Note: The current crop of Grant Opportunities have deadlines ranging from 17 June to 8 October 2015. Full details here. [added 1:34pm 060815]
Editor's Note: The current crop of Grant Opportunities have deadlines ranging from 17 June to 8 October 2015. Full details here. [added 1:34pm 060815]
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05 June 2015
Family History Library -- FREE week-long US Research Seminar; 1/2 of classes offered as FREE webinars
The Family History Library (in Salt Lake City UT
The Family History Library and the Research Specialists of the United States and Canada U.S. U.S.
Read more about the seminar, how to registrar and bookmark the page since it also contains the links for the planned webinars.
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04 June 2015
Bible Records added to DAR Genealogical Research System
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is
excited to announce a new resource has been added to its Genealogical
Research System (GRS). The new
resource is an index of over 40,000 digitized family Bible records, and each day more records are digitized and added to the Index. This is
one of the largest known collections of such genealogical materials in
existence. The DAR collection spans many decades, so even those researchers who
are not looking for Revolutionary War era ancestors, may find the new Bible Records
Index useful ...
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