 Genealogist and teachers team up to teach Black history in Lawnside, New Jersey By Alejandro Alvarez for The Philadelphia Inquirer Rutgers confronts ties to slavery with new historical markers By Robin Lally for Rutgers Missouri S&T students create digital story map to trace Trail of Tears journey through Missouri By Andrew Careaga for Missouri S&T (photo above, see map) Archaeologists search for historic Native American rock art By the National Forest Service for The News Herald (North Carolina) (photo below courtesy of National Forest Service) Two major Penang landmarks listed as national heritage sites By Audrey Dermawan for New Straits Times in Malaysia 
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 Black history is our history: Paterson firefighters breaking barriers every day in their community By Lisa Rozner for CBS New York (photo above courtesy of patersonfirehistory.com) South Jersey teen is the youngest girl to create a New York Times crossword puzzle By Melanie Burney for The Philadelphia Inquirer Student draws from own Native American background, spotlights Trail of Tears in musical tribute to lives lost, experiences suffered By Andrew Harrison for Centraljersey.com (painting below by Robert Lindneux courtesy of The Granger Collection, New York) Hero stones found at Vinnappalli village By Staff Reporter for The Hindu (photo courtesy of The Hindu) The story behind Oreo’s mysterious design By Mary Brown Malouf for Salt Lake Magazine   She was the first Black person freed by Lincoln; her grave was paved over & story hardly known Phil Luciano for the Journal Star (USA Today) (photo above courtesy of the Abraham Lincoln Association) Meet Woodland Park’s world-renowned taxidermist By Deborah Abrams Kaplan for NJ Monthly New Jersey holds record for largest paid music concert in the US Big Joe Henry for 101.5 FM African American history: a past rooted in the Hudson Valley David Levine for Hudson Valley Magazine Why Army helicopters have Native American names By Katie Lange for Defense.gov (photo below courtesy of Charles Rosemond)   Author Veronica MacDonald Ditko will give a fun presentation FOR KIDS about a unique piece of local history. It will be followed by a talk by the Hawthorne Historical Society.
This is organized by Hawthorne’s Green Team to support the community and local businesses, create awareness & encourage education. 💚 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83028232271?pwd=Vmp3b04zTjhNbTZsRjM0R09RUFh0UT09 Meeting ID: 830 2823 2271 Passcode: 520533  New Jersey City University women’s wrestling team making history By Steve Overmyer for CBSN New York Four-year-old girl discovers dinosaur footprint at Wales beach By Leah Sinclair for The Evening Standard (photo above courtesy of National Museum Wales) Rare Spanish Armada maps saved ‘for generations to come’ By April Roach for The Evening Standard (1588 painting of Spanish Armada below) Perspective: Learning about my identity shouldn’t have to be so difficult By Dariana González Aguilar and Ian Joyce for EdNC Making cookies the old-fashioned way with a taste of Old Colony history By Kristina Fontes for The Taunton Daily Gazette  |
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April 2021
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