June 2023

On Thursday, August 25 at 4:30 p.m., the Boothbay Region Historical Society presents Jon Dunsford’s illustrated lecture “Boothbay’s Early Shipyards,” a look at the first hundred years of shipbuilding in our region. Using images from the…

Timothy Edward Sullivan, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the economics department at Towson University, Baltimore, Maryland died peacefully at his home in Baltimore on August 27. He was 67 years old. Family and friends remember…

APRIL 12, 2022 – UTSA recognizes and celebrates Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month with events in April and May. Created by the United States Congress in 1977, AAPI Heritage Month is celebrated nationally in…

JACKSONVILLE, Florida., February 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Heritage Capital Groupan investment bank and financial advisory firm serving mid-growth and emerging companies in the United States and globally, is pleased to announce that its…

The Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture at the College of Charleston has received $100,000 from the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation’s new Broadening Narratives grant. Broadening Narratives is a…

Labor Day always falls on a Monday, but the exact date changes every year. Angela Lang / CNET The last hoorah of summer is just over two weeks away, and while you may know Labor…

Find this story and others like it in our bi-weekly gender and identity newsletter. Click here to register. Like many women, I was taken aback when I realized someone was following me home. It was 10 years ago and late at night. I…

By Glenda Smith For the company May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, recognized in the United States since 1949. It was founded by Mental Health America, formerly the National Association for Mental Health. Mental Health Month…

The Schenectady Heritage Foundation was established in 1979 to help preserve historic monuments in the Stockade area. Since then, the Foundation has grown not only to preserve and maintain the historic monuments of the Palisade, but…

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Life insurance is no fun to think about, and those who buy it certainly hope they never need it. Yet if you die, your loved ones will likely be relieved that you have purchased a policy. Although life insurance covers deaths from…

YORK, Maine – Jacob Perkins of Wells appeared in court in January 1731 for striking a man enslaved to him, Tom, on the head with an ax as Tom was going about his work in the commons one afternoon. An Old York Historical Society…

July 22, 1929 – October 17, 2021 Bob was born in Elgin, Illinois on July 22, 1929 to Ruth and E. Earl McCoy. At the age of 14, he worked on a mink ranch with German prisoners of war. His shared lunches with them led to a…

Pieces of San Antonio’s African-American heritage have disappeared over the years. Many San Antonio hotels, gas stations and other businesses listed in a “green book” from the 1930s as safe places for black travelers to visit no longer…

Posted on October 19, 2022 Nonprofits are also helped by the Morris County Small Business Program The Morris County Historical Society received a $15,000 grant from Morris County Board of Commissioners this week across the county Small…

LANSING, Mich. (WJMN) — The Historical Society of Michigan has announced the winners of its 2022 Upper Peninsula History Awards. Each year, the Michigan Historical Society awards two UP-based awards: the Charles Follo Award for…

Workers at an office of US insurance giant Geico have embarked on an organizing campaign in the face of what they say are aggressive and unfair management tactics to prevent them from forming a union. Workers at the roughly 2,500-employee…

The group that operates the historic tug Lyttelton plans to stop using coal to power the boat and switch to a more environmentally friendly fuel.The Tug Lyttelton Preservation Society is considering new options to power the 115-year-old!--break-->…

In the beginning… the “Hā” – the breath of Life – hovered on the surface of the waters. “He lepo ke kanaka.” (Man is dust.) “Na ke Akua i hana.” (By God he was created.) (An excerpt from He Mele No Ka Ke Akua Hana Ana (A Mélé on…

Fun harvest event for the whole family! Bring the family to the 2nd Annual Weston Historical Society, “Jack O’Lantern Stroll,†Sunday, October 24 from 2 to 5 pm at 104 Weston Road in Weston, CT. Tickets can be purchased in…

The first book in the 9/11 series is “Doorway to Freedom: The Story of David Kaufmann,†by William Ramsey and Betty Srier. Michelle Setlik will lead the program. Heritage Hour is a new monthly series that will feature resources…

The merger of semi-autonomous bodies like the Film Division, the Children’s Film Society, the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), the Directorate of Film Festivals and the National Film Archive of India (NFAI ) with the National…

Claflin University The life and legacy of Chief Justice Ernest A. Finney, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Carolina, was honored by the South Carolina Supreme Court Historical Society in April at its annual…

Photo courtesy of the Trumbull County Historical Society Wilhelmein Viets, left, and her sister, Vivian “Vera” Viets, recorded much of Cortland’s history via audio tape in the 1950s. These recordings were then transcribed into a book.…

U.S. inflation expectations, based on the 10-year breakeven inflation rate according to data from the St. Louis Federal Reserve (FRED), fell for the third day in a row to a new low since late February at the end of Wednesday’s North…

World’s Greatest Sniper Program FREMONT — Sandusky County Historical Society Vice President Jim Weaver will present a program on the Fremont man who was once known as the world’s greatest sniper at 2 p.m. July 10 at the Museum of…

Fifty-two years ago, on Valentine’s Day, a three-year-old boy boarded a small plane with his older brother, older sister and mother. Not knowing why Dad was not with them, he embarked under his mother’s guidance and left behind a…

Father-son duo Dante and Massimo Liberatore brought their legacy to Frederick with the opening of Cucina Massi. Look out the restaurant window and you will be greeted by a mural depicting the Italian town of Palena, where their family…

Echoing the same, Bharat Lal said: “Decentralized, demand-driven and community-run – Jal Jeevan is about community-based programs. “ WATCH THE FULL SESSION VIDEO HERE: Bharat Lal stressed that the government’s mission in Jal Jeevan…

ROCKY RIVER, Ohio – For too long, American politicians, media organizations, and therefore most citizens, have accepted Israel’s account of the so-called Palestine-Israel conflict. Americans are constantly fed the same tired stories…

More commonly known in town as Fert, Faust went to Visit Brainerd on Tuesday afternoon under the impression he was going to be a tour guide for an Illinois family reunion group. Instead, he was taken aback by the news of being named…

Elise Faircloth Blackwell died peacefully on January 15, 2022 at her home in Birmingham. She was born November 13, 1936, in Clinton, North Carolina, to James Manning Faircloth and Annie Moore Parker Faircloth, and grew up in Tuscaloosa,…

The price of the new Montana Heritage Center currently under construction in Helena has risen from $ 52.7 million to a projected $ 72 million, and officials cite inflation, rising supply costs, supply shortages and labor issues as the…

India’s equity benchmarks hit new three-month highs on Friday, jumping for the third session in a row, led by gains across most sectors. Gains in financials, oil and gas, and computer stocks pushed major indices higher. Hopes for the…

Murder and Mystery will travel to the sleepy town of Amherst in October as the Amherst Historical Society, 113 S. Lake St., presents “The Death of Dr Pepper,” a murder mystery dinner. Sandy Kaiser, executive director of the Amherst…

Time flies and so do the people who preserve the history of the Camarillo area. The Pleasant Valley Historical Society will open the expansion of its Camarillo Museum on June 26, paving the way for more exhibits, tours, and events that…

Rainier Historical Society board members, from left to right respectively, Delyla Laughlin, Treasurer Martha VanNatta, President Kay Heflin, Vice President Duane Bernard, Secretary Sherry Evans and Rainier Mayor Jerry…

Lipstereo are Australia’s newest rock band from the south-east suburbs of Melbourne featuring loud guitars and loud Australian bars under legendary producer Mark Opitz. Mark Opitz produced Cold Chisel ‘East’ and ‘Circus Animals’, INXS…

A hedgehog As the days get longer and the temperature rises, warmth will seep into the hidden nests of hedgehogs across the country, letting them know it’s time to come out of their long hibernation. Fay Vass, chief executive of the…

Regulators 12and annual DC Trust Report – published today (January 27) – revealed that in December 2021, the number of DC plans stood at 27,700. This is a drop of 2% since the last report in March 2021. In today’s findings, TPR said that…

STATEN ISLAND, NY – The Staten Island Museum celebrates black history throughout the month of February, partnering with community organizations and individuals and offering intriguing programs for adults and children. On tap will be a…

Although some guests were miles apart, many gathered via Zoom for the annual Vintage Valentine Tea sponsored by the Irving Heritage Society on Sunday, February 13. Guests were welcomed by Tea Committee Chair, Karen Martin. Several guests…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., November 2, 2021 / PRNewswire-PRWeb / – PharmaPoint is proud to announce that Heritage Valley Kennedy, formerly Ohio Valley Hospital, has chosen XchangePoint to serve its patients across the continuum of care. The…