The Register-Herald12h
This week in West Virginia history
The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia ...
The Roanoke Times16h
CASEY: Treasure trove of Civil War documents finds a home at Virginia Tech
A Massachusetts woman and Hokie whose ancestors founded Radford has donated more than 1,200 Civil War-era letter and ...
Union Leader2h
Wheeler’s history of Newport includes the story of a Black settlement.
The History of Newport, New Hampshire, from 1766 to 1878, with a Genealogical Register,” by Edmund Wheeler provides a brisk, ...
The Pantagraph15h
100 years ago: 'Ancient grudge,' politics hold up DeWitt County highway
A century ago, a highway from Rockford to Cairo was hung up on a DeWitt County dispute variously attributed to real estate interests, politics and an "ancient grudge" between families. This local hist ...
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Historic Fellows
In 1935 she established the Annie J. Cannon Prize to recognize the achievements of women in astronomy. The American Astronomical Society still gives this prize today. Cannon officially retired in 1940 ...