SUNY Plattsburgh Site of Broad-Ranging State History Conference

The following news release was written by New York Historical Association Staff: A conference on the history, people and culture of New York will draw hundreds of historians, librarians, archivists and more to SUNY Plattsburgh June 4-6. The 30th annual Continue reading SUNY Plattsburgh Site of Broad-Ranging State History Conference

Arline Mills School Census: Dist 117 – Pierce Co, WA – 1 May 1912

The following Images are from the original completed census form for Pierce County School District No. 117, Arline Mills, taken 1 May 1912. This form, along with a number of other Arline School documents was found in a satchel on Continue reading Arline Mills School Census: Dist 117 – Pierce Co, WA – 1 May 1912

Arline Mills School Census: Dist 117 – Pierce Co, WA – 1 May 1911

The following Images are from the original completed census form for Pierce County School District No. 117, Arline Mills, taken 1 May 1911. This form, along with a number of other Arline School documents was found in a satchel on Continue reading Arline Mills School Census: Dist 117 – Pierce Co, WA – 1 May 1911

My Home “Town” For 40 Years – Arline Mills, Pierce Co., Wash.

I was raised from my birth on a “farm” of sorts in a small community on the South Prairie-Carbon River Road between the Pierce County towns of South Prairie and Orting, Washington. I spent the first 18 years of my Continue reading My Home “Town” For 40 Years – Arline Mills, Pierce Co., Wash.

New Newspapers Posted Over the Weekend at NewspaperARCHIVE

In the last four days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted many turn of the century newspapers, as well as numerous papers from the 1870s and 1880s. Twenty-one states are represented this time around. Iowa is again the clear winner when it comes to Continue reading New Newspapers Posted Over the Weekend at NewspaperARCHIVE

All-Night Research Event at the West Virginia State Archives Friday

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – If your idea of a good time is after-hours access at the West Virginia State Archives, your lucky night is Friday. The Mining Your History Foundation and Archives & History sponsors the annual all-night event at the Continue reading All-Night Research Event at the West Virginia State Archives Friday

Stow – Munroe Falls Library to Move their Historical Collection for Better Access

The Stow-Munroe Falls, Ohio, Public Library will soon be relocating their historical collection which contains documents and records that were formerly kept in an “historical room” which was sometimes closed. The historical items will be moved near the information services Continue reading Stow – Munroe Falls Library to Move their Historical Collection for Better Access

The Diary of Jacob W. Stiverson of South Bloomfield, Ohio

Diaries can be a delightful window into the lives of our ancestors. The Historical and Genealogical Library in Circleville has a copy of the diary of Jacob W. Stiverson, beginning January 1, 1888. Following is an excerpt from the article Continue reading The Diary of Jacob W. Stiverson of South Bloomfield, Ohio

Property Owner Rejects Historic Marker, saying “They should have talked with me beforehand.”

MALTA [New York] — The blue-and-gold metal historic marker cast for the 200-year-old Alexander Weed house has been sitting in the highway department’s garage for five years, gathering dust. It’s a $700 reminder of a bungled attempt at a town Continue reading Property Owner Rejects Historic Marker, saying “They should have talked with me beforehand.”

The Historical Collection of the Bridgeport Connecticut Library to Have Hours Cut to 3 days Per Week

BRIDGEPORT [Connecticut] — A tight budget is forcing one of the best-known departments of the Bridgeport Public Library to be partially shelved. After July 1, patrons of the library system’s main Burroughs and Saden Library will have only three days Continue reading The Historical Collection of the Bridgeport Connecticut Library to Have Hours Cut to 3 days Per Week

Soldier’s Remains Identified During Tucson Cemetery Relocation

It has now been eight months since archaeological researchers removed the last of the more than 1,300 remains from the downtown Tucson, Arizona cemetery. According to the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services, it believes it has identified at five sets Continue reading Soldier’s Remains Identified During Tucson Cemetery Relocation

Warren, Rhode Island, Historic Town Records in Preservation

The Warren, Rhode Island, Town Hall vault, contains birth records, death records, land evidence forms, and marriage licenses and at one time the town was in jeopardy of losing 300-years worth of information to deterioration. That is changing. Following is Continue reading Warren, Rhode Island, Historic Town Records in Preservation

Morgan County, Alabama, Archives Receiving $3000 for Historic Document Preservation

The Morgan County, Alabama, Archives will receive a grant of $3000 from the Alabama Historical Records Advistory Board to help provide shelving, archival containers, and a database index for historical estate case files. The records, dating back to 1825, offer Continue reading Morgan County, Alabama, Archives Receiving $3000 for Historic Document Preservation