History

1776 Was A Leap Year

By |July 2nd, 2018|Access Insights, Featured, reference|Comments Off on 1776 Was A Leap Year

The United States will celebrate its Independence Day –  July 4th – this week. Fireworks, parades, cookouts, music–the typical content of a 4th of July celebration. It’s […]

Women Aviators: Then & Now

By |July 10th, 2017|Access Insights, Featured, reference|Comments Off on Women Aviators: Then & Now

A newly discovered photograph suggests aviator Amelia Earhart, who vanished 80 years ago on a round-the-world flight, survived a crash-landing in the Marshall Islands. The photo, […]

The Origins of Labor Day

By |September 5th, 2016|Featured, reference|Comments Off on The Origins of Labor Day

Every year in the United States, summer is unofficially kicked off with Memorial Day. The pools open, the BBQ grills are fired up and […]

Indexing History One Record at a Time

By |July 14th, 2016|indexing, News, reference, search|Comments Off on Indexing History One Record at a Time

Genealogy projects have long been a great example of proper indexing against a solid database that produces great findability. One such project that was […]

A Look at Women in Fiction

Over the years the availability of books and films that have improved upon the cliché roles women are given is getting better, though there […]