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Rock Solid History Weekly Digest 03.05.21

3/5/2021

Girl Scouts share and celebrate the organization’s Black history
By Raven Santana for NJ Spotlight News

Ben Shahn, the Rockefellers and a town called Roosevelt, New Jersey
By Michael M. Cohen for The Jerusalem Post

Bite into a 30-pound jumbo bagel at O'Bagel in Hoboken New Jersey
By Miguel Amaya for ABC 7 Eyewitness News

You won't collect coins or weapons in this video game. Instead, you'll gain wisdom about northern Wisconsin tribal culture.
By Frank Vaisvilas for Green Bay Press-Gazette (photo above courtesy of GLIFWC)

Remnants of Black history rescued from pile of rocks in a farmer's field
By CollingwoodToday Staff (Canada)

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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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