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A mystery for the ages from our historical newspaper archive: In 1921, a commercial schooner ran aground in North Carolina. The Coast Guard found everything in seemingly good order, but all 12 occupants were gone. What happened to them?
Read all about it: go.loc.gov/9uOZ50MFTV8
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
Want to learn more about successful literacy practices?
Join us February 16th from 3 – 4:30 PM EST for the THIRD of a five-part 2022 #LiteracyAwards webinar series. This session will highlight Successful Practices Honorees. Register at loc.zoomgov.com/webinar/regist
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#OnThisDay in 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment was ratified. Learn more about Voting Rights on the Constitution Annotated: constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/a #constitution #SCOTUS
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Nothing makes me happier than meeting with librarians.
Today I sat down with some of them from across Southern California and discussed the issues they are facing. At a time when intellectual freedom is threatened it is more important than ever that librarians stay united. #rmwf
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NEW: The latest episode of our "Folklife Today" podcast discusses Groundhog Day traditions. Staff discuss the history and folklore of the holiday, including groundhog traditions among the Pennsylvania Dutch and more. Listen now: go.loc.gov/OA6A50MHWwT
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Today in History: an important entry in the diary of future president Theodore Roosevelt, 1880 #otd #tih loc.gov/item/today-in-
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Lesson planning for #BlackHistoryMonth? There are plenty of ideas and primary sources for you on BlackHistoryMonth.gov, from the Library &
blackhistorymonth.gov/for-teachers
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We have 8 maps designed in 1897 by Chicago railway mail clerk, Frank H. Galbraith, to help employees of the Railway Mail Service quickly locate counties and post offices. Zoom in to see the images he used to help remember town names!
See all 8 maps here: loc.gov/maps/?q=galbra
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Just Brew It! Today on the blog, Rebecca, a former intern with the Digital Resources Division, brings us a post on the legislative history of homebrewing in the United States. blogs.loc.gov/law/2023/02/ju #ICLBlog #HomeBrewing #UnitedStates
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One of our prized sights of #ArchivesBlackDesign on film in the #NatScreeningRoom is footage of famed mid-century jewelry designer Art Smith!
He appears in the 1954 film "One Tenth of a Nation: the Arts", celebrating Black artists:
loc.gov/item/202060072
#ArchivesHashtagParty
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There are hundreds of land ownership maps - like this one of Kalamazoo County, Michigan from 1861 - in the Geography & Map Division collections. Here, many residents are listed by name & occupation.
Take a closer look: loc.gov/resource/g4113
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New York City’s Grand Central Terminal train station opened its doors to the public on this day in 1913. Read more about it in our historic newspaper archive.
chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn8905203 #OTD #ChronAm
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What's that up in the sky? During the Civil War, balloons were used to spy on enemy positions and provide artillery spotting
blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2021/
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TODAY at 1 p.m. ET: The Literacy Awards Applicant Information Session will provide an overview of the 2023 Literacy Awards Program application and evaluation criteria.
More: ow.ly/msPV50MAh9w
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TODAY at 1 p.m. ET: Join Legal Reference Librarians for an "Orientation to Legal Research" webinar for an overview of “U.S. Federal Statutes.” This entry in the series provides an overview of U.S. Statutory and legislative research, and more.
Join in: go.loc.gov/XbSR50MAhVc
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Today in History: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ending Mexican War signed, 1848 #otd #tih loc.gov/item/today-in-
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How can a single document help your students understand the arrangement and organization of an event like the March on Washington? blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2023/ #edchat #sschat #ncss #BlackHistoryMonth
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The population of #LosAngeles rose more than 200% between 1900 and 1910, tripling the number of inhabitants! This panoramic map is a snapshot of that decade, made in 1909! Zoom in to see the names of businesses written on the buildings.
View map here: loc.gov/resource/g4364
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This gorgeous map of Hungary from the World Digital Library features illustrations of landscapes & towns, including the two towns of Buda & Pest, which united in 1873 to become Budapest.
Zoom in here: loc.gov/resource/gdcwd
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TODAY at 1pm ET: Join the #LiteracyAwards Applicant Information Session to learn about the Literacy Awards and application process. Register at loc.zoomgov.com/webinar/regist The deadline to apply is March 1, 2023. #edchat #lmchat #aasl #literacy
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For #BlackHistoryMonth explore this petition from 1865 signed by South Carolinians asking for equal rights. blogs.loc.gov/loc/2023/02/a-. If you want to see the item it can be found at loc.gov/item/mss33555d #edchat #SouthCarolina #sschat #genealogy
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Celebrate World Read Aloud day with National Ambassador for Young Peoples Literature Meg Medina. blogs.loc.gov/catbird/2023/0 #elemchat #tlchat #aasl #ncte
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It is my honor to interview Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Doerr at about his book “Cloud Cuckoo Land.” This novel allows your imagination to soar. My kind of book.
Thank you Anthony for dedicating your novel to librarians and your love for libraries.❤️
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On this day in 1960, four African American students in Greensboro, North Carolina staged a sit-in at the lunch counter of Woolworth’s to protest racial segregation. Their actions sparked similar protests throughout the South.
chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn9206385 #OTD #ChronAm
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It's World Read Aloud Day! If you enjoy being read to, we have a treat for you. Click the link to hear and see Meg Medina, the new National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, reading you her book, "Tía Isa Wants a Car." #WorldReadAloudDay go.loc.gov/GQ2p50MH6EC
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Join us tomorrow, February 2, for the second webinar in our Orientation to Legal Research Series on U.S. Federal Statutes at 1:00 PM. For more information and to register, please visit: loc.zoomgov.com/webinar/regist
#LawLibraryOfCongress
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Dr. Carter G. Woodson, foundational to #BlackStudies, walked from his home/office to to do research for his many books, articles and talks. 4 miles round-trip! (2/6)
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For more photos, newspaper pages, interviews & more documenting the civil rights movement, explore the Library's newest primary source set for educators: loc.gov/classroom-mate #sschat #BlackHistoryMonth
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On this day in 1960, four African American students in Greensboro, North Carolina staged a sit-in at the lunch counter of Woolworth’s to protest racial segregation. Their actions sparked similar protests throughout the South.
chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn9206385 #OTD #ChronAm
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You will be so sad if you don't participate in this year's summer PD. You won't be able to teach your students how to use primary sources to do critical thinking & analysis. You won't get to be excited watching them grow as scholars. Come join us. blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2023/
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Film legend Buster Keaton died #OnThisDay in 1966.
Immerse yourself (har har) in the making of one of his favorite of his own films, "The Navigator" (1924), on our blog!:
blogs.loc.gov/now-see-hear/2
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TOMORROW at 1 p.m. ET: The Literacy Awards Applicant Information Session will provide an overview of the 2023 Literacy Awards Program application and evaluation criteria.
More: ow.ly/msPV50MAh9w
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Mary Church Terrell, first African American woman appointed to DC Board of Education, founding president of National Association of Colored Women, a co-founder of NAACP, devoted educator, fearless civil rights advocate: crowd.loc.gov/campaigns/mary
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This 1744 German map of Asia is packed with detail from Siberia to Sumatra - some of it, like the names and locations of many of the Pacific Islands, conjectural and unverified.
Take a closer look: loc.gov/resource/g7400
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Happy birthday, Alan Lomax! Lomax was an important American folklorist who recorded folk music around the world. Explore the Lomax collections that By the People volunteers have transcribed: loc.gov/collections/jo | loc.gov/collections/al
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College football standout Jackie Robinson, who later became the first professional baseball player to break major league baseball’s color barrier, was born on this day in 1919.
chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn7900008 #OTD #ChronAm
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We love our maps of imaginary places, including this colorful interpretation of the Wonderful World of Oz made in 1988!
Zoom in for all the details here: loc.gov/resource/g9930
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Thinking about activities for African American history month? You might want to "Remember the Ladies". blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2023/ #edchat #BlackHistoryMonth #sschat #ncss #WomensHistoryMonth
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