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Rock Solid History News Digest 04.30.21

4/30/2021

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African American Civil War veterans honored in Matawan
By Matthew Ward for Matawan-Aberdeen, NJ Patch 

Basking Ridge Old White Oak remembered; call for more pictures
By TAP into Basking Ridge

At N.J.’s new 3D art museum, you can look like you’re climbing the Statue of Liberty
By Allison Pries for NJ Advance Media & NJ.com 

How new technology is revealing Civil War secrets of an old house
By Andrew Beaujon for The Washingtonian (photo above courtesy of RB Toth Associates)

Fingerprint from 5,000 years ago found in Orkney
By BBC News (photo below courtesy of Jan Blatchford)
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Rock Solid History News Digest 04.23.21

4/23/2021

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'Proudly she served:' Late Montclair woman honored with painting
By Eric Kiefer, Patch

Big Bird meets Calder on the Metropolitan Museum’s roof garden
By Margie Goldsmith for Forbes (photo above courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Hidden history: Archaeologists turn to technology to look for clues at Fort Owen
By Perry Backus for Ravalli Republic (Montana) 

Salem's Chinatown unearths cemetery shrine
By Kimberli Fitzgerald for Salem Reporter (Oregon) (photo below courtesy of Willamette Heritage Center)

French officials perplexed by gold bars and coins found stashed in old house
By The Guardian
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Rock Solid History News Digest 04.16.21

4/16/2021

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Mason Gross student’s 360-degree dance video project brings Princeton Battlefield to life
By Rutgers University–New Brunswick’s Mason Gross School of the Arts (photo above courtesy of merlivguerra.wixsite.com/timetravelerslens)

'A magical place': Hinchliffe Stadium, former Negro Leagues ballpark, being restored to its former glory
By Bob Nightengale for USA Today 

New Jersey's Bebop's donuts is taking their family recipe nationwide
By Miguel Amaya for ABC 6 Action News 

Loveland artist: Sculpture tells ‘untold story’ of Native American influence on women’s suffrage
By Pamela Johnson for Loveland Reporter-Herald 

Egyptian archaeologist reveals details of ancient city: brick houses, artifacts, tools from pharaonic times
By The Associated Press (photo below by Mohamed Elshahed)

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Rock Solid History News Digest 04.09.21

4/9/2021

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VFW post preserves massive drum corps memorabilia collection
By Kevin Riordan, The Philadelphia Inquirer (pictured above: a drum corp from Wilbraham, Mass.)

Cranford Canoe Club moves closer to National Historic Nomination
By TAP into Cranford 

The story of America’s only native parrot, now extinct for over 100 years
By Kevin R. Burgio, University of Connecticut, for KRQE

Renewed push to expand Lower Manhattan’s African Burial Ground and preserve history
By Gabriele Holtermann for am NY

This groundbreaking new museum holds the largest collection of Inuit art
By Vanita Salisbury for Thrillist (photo below of Tuniigusiia/The Gift courtesy of artist Goota Ashoona) 

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Rock Solid History News Digest 04.02.21

4/2/2021

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Clara Barton Schoolhouse welcomes Girl Scout Troop 25891 for Women’s History Month
By Steven Bassin for Centraljersey.com (photo courtesy of clarabartonmuseum.org)

All-but-forgotten Bergenfield cemetery is resting place of former slaves
By Ricardo Kaulessar for NorthJersey.com

Selfie Stations NJ: ‘New Jersey’s first selfie museum’ opens in Westfield
By Matt Kadosh for TAP into Westfield

Hoboken's century-old Antique Bar and Bakery is keeping the fire burning amid the pandemic
By Miguel Amaya for ABC7 Eyewitness News

Findings in Theopetra cave shed light on Neolithic era in Greece
By Philip Chrysopoulos for The Greek Reporter (photo credit below: Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports)
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