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May 29, 2007

Tuesday’s Treasure

Ahh yes, summer fun! Maybe this year I’ll finally get to Great America to check out those antique carousels they have up there, or should I say carousel? I’m not quite sure. Anyway, here’s a postcard from the Lake County Discovery Museum of the Merry-go-round at the Toledo Zoo.

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May 24, 2007

Ancestry US Military FREE UNTIL JUNE 6th

Ancestry has launched their largest collection of U.S. Military records - covering all conflicts over 4 centuries with over 90 million names. There is a ton of stuff available and it’s all free until June 6th so fire up the computer this Memorial weekend and get busy!! Full Press Release

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May 22, 2007

Tuesday’s Treasure

With Memorial Day coming up, I thought I’d find something from a Memorial Day ceremony. This happens to be from Ft Sheridan in 1972 from the Lake County Discovery Museum’s collection.

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May 18, 2007

Veterans History Project

The Library of Congress has released a new Field Kit for those who would like to participate in the Veterans History Project. I know many are already involved but if you are not and wish to be, this would be a great stepping off point for you. Remember, interviews (whether audio, video or transcriptions of such) are welcome on Digital Past, as are supporting documents/images.

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May 15, 2007

Tuesday’s Treasure

A good friend just went to her senior prom so I’m thinking, it’s time to dig out one of those! How about this photo of one from 1967 at Lake Forest Academy?

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May 9, 2007

Typology of Information and Communication Technology Users Quiz

Pew Research has a quiz out to see where you fit in their Typology of Information and Communication Technology Users research. It’s really kind of interesting, especially the different typologies and percentage of population in that group. I came out as a “connector” which is about 7% of the population. I wouldn’t say ALL of it directly applies to me, but you know how these classification things work - there’s some stuff that’s right on and some that’s not so true. I’ve actually been online since before “online” was what is now called “online.” I got my first e-mail address in 1988…

Here is who they are:

Connectors, which make up 7% of the population, have a median age of 38, with a majority (54%) in the 30-49 age range. Ethnically, it is mostly white (72%); 16% are Black and 12% are English-speaking Hispanics. The typical Connector has been online for 9 years, which suggests they were a second-wave of late 1990s adopters. Most are women (55%) and they rate above average in educational attainment and income.

Try it out!

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May 8, 2007

Tuesday’s Treasure

I’m dreaming of less traffic on the roads because schools are going to be letting out soon and that always makes the traffic less so I can get to work faster! So, with that in mind, I found this adorable 1904 photo of a first grade class in the Public School in Park Ridge. Enjoy!

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May 7, 2007

New Exhibit at Digital Past

We have a new exhibit at Digital Past from the Cook Memorial Public Library District! Their exhibit Libertyville In The Twenties showcases a decade of history from our town. Our schools, churches, and businesses from the 1920s are highlighted, as well as local personalities, crime, entertainment and other facets of village life.

Check it out, have a walk down memory lane, or, uh, curiousity lane or something!

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Chicagoland Cave Discovered Full of “Ancient Wonders”

That’s right, this falls under “Historical Finds!” For those who think space is the only frontier left, apparently you haven’t been spelunking lately! I used to love to go spelunking in high school/college and I’ve even gone rappelling (twice - once aboveground on a high cliff and another time into a cave). You thought I only rode horses, huh?

Anyway, this is an exciting find, recently a new cave was discovered “near Chicago” - two hours from. For understandable reasons they don’t tell exactly where this new “Plotnik’s Cave” is, as it houses North America’s oldest conifer tree and some ancient scorpion parts (yes, scorpions in Illinois), plus some pristine plant samples and evidence of prehistoric forest fires. You never know what you’re going to find…so check out the article to see that yes, there is still unexplored wilderness nearby.

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May 2, 2007

Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project

Carnegie Mellon University has created the Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project covering the following papers: The Jewish Criterion (1895-1962), The American Jewish Outlook (1934-1962), and The Jewish Chronicle (1962-Present). These are all full-text and fully-searchable. I flipped through a few of the papers and they were easy to read and work with (even though the first one I clicked on had several blank pages ahead of the front page for some reason). This is a great resource for researchers - enjoy!

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