NOTICE: Cooking from historical books makes Norfolk so different
That’s the problem with the story – no matter what happened, there was always someone who knew it would happen. I wasn’t much of it, so I’m inclined to take a reasonable Norfolk stance and treat it all with a fair amount of suspicion. I’m known to step in when no one is looking to […]
Explore the Library: Door County Historical Books Online
by Laura Kayacan, Adult Services Librarian, Door County Library Two influential books of note for research on the history and people of Door County are History of Door County, Wisconsin: The Beautiful County by Hjalmar Holand and History of Door County, Wisconsin by Charles I. Martin. Both are available online in a number of places, […]
The Oxford Handbook of The Historical Books of the Hebrew Bible, edited by Brad E. Kelle and Brent A. Strawn
The Oxford Handbook Series is a new venture from Oxford University Press, seeking to provide in each volume a cutting-edge inquiry into current thinking and research using an international group of scholars in the given field. This particular volume on historical books provides resources for the books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, Chronicles, Ezra, and […]
“A Christmas Miracle”: Stolen Historical Books Returned to Sonora Church
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be out of date. Please look at the history’s timestamp to see when it was last updated. TUOLUMNE COUNTY, Calif. (KTXL) – Historical books stolen from a church in Tuolumne County have now returned to their rightful home, with the help of an […]
Best practices for digitizing historical books and paper documents – GCN
Best practices for digitizing historical books and paper documents By Amy O. Anderson May 28, 2020 This spring’s COVID-19 stay-at-home orders have made the need for digital access clearer than ever. Public and private sector organizations were forced to scramble to keep working despite the office closings, and some were more prepared than others for […]
Macleay Valley Historical Books on Sale | The Macleay Argus
The Macleay Valley Historical Society is holding a sale on a wide range of historical books that focus on the local area. The sale, which offers up to 50% off select books, will continue until all books are sold. There are also books available for purchase for the last time as the publication of the […]
Citing historical books, Hindu organization claims Babur did not build a mosque in Ayodhya, Aurangzeb did-India News, Firstpost
Mughal Emperor Babur neither visited Ayodhya nor ordered the demolition of the temple to build a mosque in 1528 at the disputed site of Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid, a Hindu body claimed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday. New Delhi: Mughal Emperor Babur neither visited Ayodhya nor ordered the demolition of the temple to build a […]
Connecting the Old and the New: Clapp Workers Preserve Historical Books in the Digital Age
With the advent of the Kindle and other e-readers, have bound spines and printed ink for physical books a thing of the past? Wellesley environmentalists and archivists say no, and they go further to bind the books that are falling apart. On the fourth floor of the Clapp Library, hidden behind direct-access doors, are the […]
Man from Virden says artifacts and historical books destroyed in ‘catastrophic’ fire at old school
George Armstrong had hoped that a former school he was helping to restore would one day become a place where children in the area could relearn. But now all that’s left is a blackened hole surrounded by charred bricks. “This place was just an absolute gem,” Armstrong said, looking at the remains of the building […]
Jean Fritz, author of biographies and historical children’s books, dies at 101
Jean Fritz, author of nearly 50 children’s books, most of which are fast-paced and vividly written historical and biographical works, died on May 14 at a nursing home in Sleepy Hollow, NY. She was 101 years old. The cause was complications from pneumonia, said her son, David Fritz. Ms. Fritz began her literary career by […]