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The Common Uncanny: Ghostlore And The Creation Of Virginia History, Alena R. Pirok

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Ghost stories have a long and diverse history, they appeared in religious contexts, in secular traditions, in entertainment, and in therapy and healing. Few elements of human culture have been as dynamic as the idea that the dead return to the living world as immaterial beings. Since the late nineteenth century Virginians have used ghost stories to talk about, interpret, and understand the historical significance of place. This dissertation argues that Virginians have used ghost stories to identify and make meaning of historical sites since the turn of the last century. These historical ghost stories sought to highlight the presence …

Local History Collection, Brooklyn College Library And Academic It

Finding Aids

The Local History Collection contains documents that are related to the borough of Brooklyn, ranging from the 1600s through the 2000s. The collection is divided into two series: miscellaneous subject files and oversized files. Both series are organized alphabetically by subject, and a full list of the subjects present in this collection is provided in the Collection Outline.

2017-2018 Ursinus College Course Catalogue, Office Of The Registrar

Ursinus College Catalogues, 1869-Present

A digital copy of the 2017-2018 Ursinus College Catalog. It contains details of the curriculum, departmental requirements and courses of instruction as well as core requirements such as the Common Intellectual Experience (CIE) and Independent Learning Experience (ILE). Academic policies, special opportunities and scholarships, off-campus programs and graduation requirements are also outlined.

Book Review: Kentucky And The Great War: World War I On The Home Front

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Book Review

Kentucky and the Great War: World War I on the Home Front

George Humphreys

Book Review: The Flood Year 1927: A Cultural History

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Book Review

The Flood Year 1927: A Cultural History

Matthew Himel

Book Review Of, Embracing A Western Identity: Jewish Oregonians, 1849 - 1950 By Ellen Eisenberg, Natan M. Meir

Judaic Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations

Natan M. Meir is the Chair of the Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies at Portland State University. Here he reviews the book "Embracing a Western Identity: Jewish Oregonians, 1849 - 1950" by Ellen Eisenberg.

Traces Volume 45, Number 2, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Traces, the Southern Central Kentucky, Barren County Genealogical Newsletter

Traces, the South Central Kentucky Genealogical Society's quarterly newsletter, was first published in 1973. The Society changed its name in 2016 to the Barren County Historical Society. The publication features compiled genealogies, articles on local history, single-family studies and unpublished source materials related to this area.

Editor's Remarks

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Editor's Remarks

James S. Humphreys

Friends Of Humanity, Enemies Of Bondage: Kentucky's Antislavery Evangelicals And Their Legacy

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Friends of Humanity, Enemies of Bondage: Kentucky's Antislavery Evangelicals and Their Legacy

Andrew Landreth

The Historical Context Of The Mexican Expedition Of 1916

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The Historical Context of the Mexican Expedition of 1916

William Schell, Jr.

Memories Of Mayfield, Kentucky During World War Ii: An Interview With Mrs. Frances Bennett

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Memories of Mayfield, Kentucky during World War II: An Interview with Mrs. Frances Bennett

Megan Dobrose

Book Review: Bushwhackers: Guerrilla Warfare, Manhood, And The Household In Civil War Missouri

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Book Review

Bushwhackers: Guerrilla Warfare, Manhood, and the Household in Civil War Missouri

Melony Schemberger

Book Review: Forrest: On The Way To Fort Pillow

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Book Review

Forrest: On the Way to Fort Pillow

Marvin Downing

President's Remarks

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President's Remarks

William H. Mulligan, Jr.

Book Review: The Rivers Ran Backward: The Civil War And The Remaking Of The American Middle Border

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Book Review

The Rivers Ran Backward: The Civil War and the Remaking of the American Middle Border

Carl C. Creason

Book Review: Paducah And The Civil War

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Book Review

Paducah and the Civil War

Brent Taylor

2016-17 Meetings Of The Jackson Purchase Historical Society

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2016-17 Meetings of the Jackson Purchase Historical Society

William H. Mulligan, Jr.

Does Quilting Matter?

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Does Quilting Matter?

Bobbie Smith Bryant

Book Review: Andrew Jackson, Southerner

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Book Review

Andrew Jackson, Southerner

John R. Burrow

Book Review: Farming In The Black Patch

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Book Review

Farming in the Black Patch

George Humphreys