Henry Cooper Log Cabin Museum to open

Source: Parkersburg Sentinel

PARKERSBURG - The Henry Cooper Log Cabin Museum in Parkersburg's City Park will open for the season on June 3 with tours and free admission. The Centennial Chapter of the Daughters of American Pioneers, which o ...
Full article at: Parkersburg Sentinel  More like this  3 hours ago

Advertisement

The Ancestor Allure: Exploring Why We Look Back

Source: Big Think

On Thanksgiving Day in 1896, while families across the forty-five states basted turkeys and mashed potatoes, Jerry Holly’s great-great-grandfather lay on the shore of Lake Michigan. He had drowned the day before. This tale is just one of many that H ...
Full article at: Big Think  More like this  3 hours ago

Art in the park

Source: The Westerly Sun

Hazy skies and sticky humidity didn’t stop area residents, and about 180 artists from near and far, from coming out to the Virtu Outdoor Arts Festival. Now in its 15th year, the festival, held at Westerly’s Wilcox Park, ha ...
Full article at: The Westerly Sun  More like this  4 hours ago

Latest stories

Eurovision Song Contest 2012 streamed Live Online
If you are bored tonight you can watch the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 online now.

 

Chevrolet Recalls 2013 Malibu Eco for Airbag Deployment Issue
Airbags could go off unexpectedly in some models

 

Fox, CBS, and NBC Sue Dish Network for Cutting Commercials
AutoHop under fire

 

Plan to do research at Library of Congress

Source: Tampa Bay Online

What if you could visit the world's largest library, home to millions of books? And what if that library also was an architectural feast for the eyes and filled with educational exhibits? No, you don't have t ...
Full article at: Tampa Bay Online  More like this  4 hours ago

Genealogy work brings more meaningful Memorial Day

Source: The Norwich Evening Sun

traced relatives all the way back to the Civil War, and begun to connect them through the generations. She's uncovered Confederate flags and sat thinking quietly just how she feels about that. It's a lot to take i ...
Full article at: The Norwich Evening Sun  More like this  5 hours ago

After 2-year legal battle, Chabad Jewish Center of Pierce County to open on Tacoma's West End

Source: TheNewsTribune.com

tool goes here After a two-year legal battle and nearly a year of construction, an Orthodox Jewish group is about to open its $2.4 million synagogue and education building between two houses on Tacoma’s West End. Workers s ...
Full article at: TheNewsTribune.com  More like this  10 hours ago, 5:05pm CDT

Her love of history was rooted in wartime service

Source: Orlando Sentinel

For a few years at a military hospital in Washington, Wesling cared for men who returned home wounded. She was honorably discharged when she became pregnant with her first child. "It was wartime, and she wanted to do something for her country, ...
Full article at: Orlando Sentinel  More like this  11 hours ago, 3:33pm CDT

What's an American Indian? Warren case stirs query

Source: Diggin' It

Native Americans have a high rate of intermarriage with other groups. Many are not identifiable by appearance, which has made it possible for almost anyone to assume a Native persona. That seems to have ...
Full article at: Diggin' It  More like this  12 hours ago, 3:14pm CDT

Ancestry.co.uk Adds Six Million British Probate Records

Source: Genealogy Blog

Ancestry.com has continurd to post images of the British “National Probate Calendar” (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966. Included in the entries are those of many famous folks, as well as many of our ancestors and relatives ...
Full article at: Genealogy Blog  More like this  12 hours ago, 2:31pm CDT