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The Insurrection Act
Posted about 4 years ago by kathryn Coker
President Donald Trump’s warning to use the Insurrection Act in answer to protests following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers means the law might be […]
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A Conversation with U.S. Representative John Lewis On Social Justice
Posted about 4 years ago by kathryn Coker
The following is from the Executive Director of the National Archives Foundation. In this time of civil unrest, calling for social justice and an end to racism, we can all […]
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PO Box 1142
Posted about 4 years ago by kathryn Coker
The following is from my ongoing research on World War II Prisoner of War Camps in Virginia. It’s a steamy summer night in 1943 in Alexandria, Virginia,…and another Army bus […]
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Preserving A Warehouse of Forestry History
Posted about 4 years ago by kathryn Coker
According to a 2005 survey, American institutions retain over 4 billion items like books, manuscripts, photographs, oral history, maps, sound recordings, and digital collections. Libraries own 63 percent of them. […]
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Grocery Shopping from the Back Porch
Posted about 4 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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crafts and hobbies, Gardening, Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with e-books, gardening, novice gardener, seeds;, vegetable garden
Grocery Shopping from the Back Porch That’s my plan. At least, for vegetables. Last weekend a friend left some seeds on the porch that I planted in tiny seedling containers […]
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Law Day 2020
Posted about 4 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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| Tagged with 19th Amendment, Constitution, law, Law Day, Law Library, May 1, Representative democracy, rule of law, Vote, Women's Suffrage
What is Law Day? Law Day was established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958 as a national day set aside to celebrate the rule of law in the United […]
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A Glimpse at Virginia’s Organized Woman Suffrage Movement: Part II
Posted about 4 years ago by kathryn Coker
This is the second post in a two part series on the fight for woman suffrage in Virginia. Before Virginia’s Coralie Franklin Cook published her 1915 article, “Votes for Mothers,” […]
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A Glimpse at Virginia’s Organized Woman Suffrage Movement: Part I
Posted about 4 years ago by kathryn Coker
This is the first post in a two part series on the fight for woman suffrage in Virginia. Stay tuned as we commemorate the centennial of the 19th amendment’s passage. […]
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Money! Money! Money!
Posted about 4 years ago by Meg Raymond
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Spring is on the way! And April showers bring … financial literacy? April is “Financial Literacy Month”, which makes it a good time to take charge of your finances. Even […]
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The Tax Man Cometh
Posted about 4 years ago by Meg Raymond
April 15th will be here before you know it. That means it is time to <cue spooky music> COMPLETE YOUR FEDERAL TAX RETURNS!! (Virginia tax returns aren’t due until May […]
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