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Rock Solid History News Digest 02.26.21

2/26/2021

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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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Rock Solid History News Digest 02.19.21

2/20/2021

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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

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Rock Solid History News Digest 02.12.21

2/12/2021

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​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)

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Save the date - March 2 @ 7:30 pm!

2/5/2021

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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

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Rock Solid History News Digest 02.05.21

2/5/2021

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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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