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Rock Solid History Week Digest 09.25.20

9/25/2020

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​103-year-old family farm perseveres through a century of challenges
By ABC News San Francisco (photo above by Richfield Farms)

Airports, Buzz Aldrin, and other New Jersey facts
By Joseph Albright of The Jersey Journal

‘Something Special': Project Breaks Ground at Long-Abandoned Historic NJ Mansion
By Gaby Acevedo and Jennifer Vazquez of NBC4 New York

Bones to Chew On: 8,400-Year-Old Stone Age Dog Grave Found in Sweden
By Igor Kuznetsov of Sputnik News 

British-Spanish Study of Cave Paintings Reveals More Clues to Neoloithic Life in Spain's Andalucia
By James Warren of Olive Press (photo below by Martinez-Sevilla of Antiquity)

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Rock Solid History Weekly Digest 09.18.20

9/18/2020

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A long-silent organ in a historic New Jersey church is installed in Clifton
Sarah Murphy, special to the Catholic Herald (photo above by Mike Murphy)

Texas Teacher Takes Her Students On A Road Trip Through U.S. History — Remotely
From Weehawken to Gettysburg
By nhpr.com (photo of Alexander Hamilton statue in Weehawken below by Cbrancato8)

Historic Rutherford church hidden inside doughnut shop may be in danger
By David M. Zimmer of NorthJersey.com

In Salem County, farming links Black and Jewish families — and history
By Kevin Riordan, inquirer.com 

Traditional storytelling adapts to 21st century media
By Dedeepya Guthikonda, Edina High School for the Star Tribune

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Rock Solid History Weekly Digest 09.11.20

9/11/2020

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'Plantation' building renamed decades after construction at Dey Mansion in Wayne   
By northjersey.com

Moses, Satchel, Smokey Joe, Cool Papa: The Negro Leagues celebrate 100 years of great, and sadly overlooked, baseball
By NJ.com (photo above of Satchel Paige courtesy of Scratch Hit Sports blog)
 
Contractor in Madison digs up historic ceramic bottle
By Madison Eagle 
  
What was the biggest earthquake to shake N.J.? Freehold event was small by comparison.
By NJ.com 
 
Montoursville's new resident, an albino deer, has a unique history
By NorthcentralPA.com ​(photo below courtesy of Steve Bagwell)
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Rock Solid History Weekly Digest 09.04.20

9/4/2020

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Historical Walking Tour: A Guide to Journal Square in Jersey City
By Nicole Gittleman of Hobokengirl.com (photo credit of Jackie Robinson statue above: Hobokengirl.com)

More than 40,000 sign to replace a Christopher Columbus statue with black trans activist Marsha P. Johnson
By Christina Maxouris of CNN

Springsteen’s ’69 Chevrolet Chevelle heads to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
By Troy L. Smith of Cleveland.com

History Minute: Apgar’s system saves countless lives
By Dr. Ken Bridges of Eldorado News

Monkeys Found Buried in 2,000-Year-Old Egyptian Pet Cemetery
Alex Fox of Smithsonian Mag (photo below by Marta Osypińska)
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