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Baseball Cards 1887-1914
With the home run record of Mark McGuire being broken last year, this has caused a renewed interest in the sport commonly called the great American pastime. With that in mind, today’s FamSite takes a...
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The Wizard of OZ Exhibit
One of the most cherished children’s stories over the past 100 years is about a little girl who is whisked away from her home by a tornado, and visits a wonderful and mysterious land. One of the most...
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American Life Histories
Back in the days before the Internet (yes, there was such a time), back before there were even computers, the major form of communication was the written and printed word. Books, magazines, newspapers...
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Houdini
One of the greatest libraries in the world is the one located in our nation’s capitol. The Library of Congress has many, many treasures of the lifeblood of our country, so much that is would be...
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Houdini
One of the greatest libraries in the world is the one located in our nation’s capitol. The Library of Congress has many, many treasures of the lifeblood of our country, so much that is would be...
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Houdini
One of the greatest libraries in the world is the one located in our nation’s capitol. The Library of Congress has many, many treasures of the lifeblood of our country, so much that is would be...
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Baseball Cards 1887-1914
It’s playoff time, time for the hot dogs, peanuts, and popcorn and all that goes with baseball. There is a renewed interest in the sport commonly called the great American pastime. With that in mind,...
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American Life Histories Manuscripts from the Federal Writer’s Project 1936-1940
Back in the days before the Internet (yes, there was such a time), back before there were even computers, the major form of communication was the written and printed word. Books, magazines, newspapers...
View ArticleDead Sea Scrolls – the Library of Congress Exhibition
In 1947, goatherds looking for a missing animal stepped into a cave in Qumran, near the Dead Sea. In it, they found, not a missing goat, but an amazing array of jars filled with scrolls. The scrolls...
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It’s the largest collection of literature in the world. And, if you’re an American citizen, it belongs to you. Your tax dollars paid for it. It’s the Library of Congress, and its site is today’s...
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