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Greenup County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Greenup County, Kentucky.

Grant County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Grant County, Kentucky.

Gallatin County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Gallatin County, Kentucky.

The Family History Of John Brandon Parks, John B. Parks

Your Family in History: HIST 550/700

This is a final paper for a Seminar course covering genealogy and tying my family into the context of American history. It is an extensive examination of six generations of the family of John Brandon Parks.

Ada News - 11/21/2016, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Abdurraqib, Samaa, Iris Sangiovanni, Samar Ahmed

Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection

Samaa Abdurraqib is a Black, queer, Muslim woman living in Portland, Maine. Abdurraqib was raised in Columbus, Ohio. She attend the University of Ohio, and later the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she received a PhD in English Literature. After graduating she worked as a visiting professor at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. Next she went on to work the American Civil Liberties Union in Maine as a reproductive rights organizer. She now works for the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence. Her advocacy and organizing work has included places such as Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine, …

Lanthorn, Vol. 51, No. 26, November 21, 2016, Grand Valley State University

Volume 51, July 11, 2016 - June 5, 2017

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Little Raymond Alston, Jr.

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Franklin County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Franklin County, Kentucky.

Something Must Be Done: The Construction And Dedication Of The Soldiers’ National Cemetery At Gettysburg, Hannah M. Christensen

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

Not only did the armies leave something of a state of chaos behind them after the battle of Gettysburg; they also left their dead buried poorly almost everywhere. Within days, the combination of rain and pigs rooting around the battlefield had exposed multiple skeletons and partially-decomposed bodies. The smell was horrendous, and residents and visitors alike were shocked by the state of the burials.

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Vermette, Jean, Annie Holland, Olivia Tryon-Nadeau

Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection

Jean Vermette, born in 1954, is a transgender woman from Skowhegan, Maine. At the age of three, Jean knew that her biological sex did not match her gender identity. When Jean came out as transgender to her wife in the 1980s, her marriage soon dissolved. After Jean filed for divorce, she spent five years transitioning. In addition to working as a self-employed electrician, Jean has dedicated her adult life to advocating for Maine’s transgender community. She created the Maine Gender Resource and Support Service and spent over fifteen years speaking publicly to Maine college students and medical professionals about the …

Oral History With Jerome Wilson, Matthew R. Griffis

Oral History Archive

Dr. Jerome Wilson was born in Meridian, Mississippi in 1942. He attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Meridian from kindergarten to secondary school, whereupon he attended Dillard University in New Orleans to earn a BA in Chemistry and Mathematics.

Wilson later earned an MA in Immunology and Biochemistry from Cornell and, in 1983, earned his PhD in Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He spent much of his career as a researcher and a research administrator in the pharmaceutical industry, later transitioning to academe when he helped set up the department of epidemiology at Howard University. …

Mrs. Tammy Scott Wilson

African American Funeral Programs

Mrs_Tammy_Scott_Wilson.pdf - Funeral program for Mrs. Tammy Scott Wilson

Ms. Willie Mae Jordan

African American Funeral Programs

Funeral program for Ms. Willie Mae Jordan. Service was held on November 19, 2016 at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Statesboro, Georgia

Parsons, Betsy, Shanisa Rodriguez, Madison Leblanc

Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection

Betsy Parsons grew up in a Midwestern town in the 1960s and 1970’s in a middle class educated family active in the local community. Her father and mother were both teachers. Her mother and father met in Orono, Maine in English class before migrating to the Midwest. Parsons describes developing a love a teaching from her parents; she knew from a young age that she wanted to become a teacher herself and began teaching at Portland High School in 1977. She describes herself as a ‘late bloomer’ in terms of her sexuality; she didn’t come out to herself until her …

Two Generations Of Air Force Veterans Reflect On Honor Flight, Matt Bauer, Will Davis

Veterans' Voices on WYSO

The Veterans Voices series continues with the Honor Flight Network, a non-profit organization that celebrates America's veterans by transporting them to Washington D.C. to visit their memorials. Air Force veteran, and Wright State student Matt Bauer of Vandalia spoke to his grandfather, Air Force veteran Norbert Bauer about his recent Honor Flight trip, and his military service.

Hugh Frankin Harden

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Andrew James "A.J." Townsend

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Estill County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names for Estill County, Kentucky.

Trump And Putin: The Bros In Arms, Nicholas Hayes

University Chair in Critical Thinking Publications

No abstract provided.

Of Laggards And Morons: Definitional Fluidity, Borderlinity, And The Theory Of Progressive Era Special Education, Benjamin Kelsey Kearl

Education's Histories

Indiana University's Benjamin Kelsey Kearl uses a life history approach to study the history of special education through "the laggard" (Part 1) and "the moron" (Part 2).

Floyd County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Floyd County, Kentucky.

Edmonson County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names for Edmonson County, Kentucky.

Fayette County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Fayette County, Kentucky.

Daviess County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Daviess County, Kentucky.

Fleming County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Fleming County, Kentucky.

Elliott County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Elliott County, Kentucky.

Antonik, Thomas, Ethan Masselli, Kailyn Braley

Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection

Thomas Antonik is a gay man from Maine. Thomas moved to New York City in 1979 to attend the School of Visual Arts. He was diagnosed with HIV in the early days of the epidemic and one year later was diagnosed with AIDS. He was a part of the People with AIDS Coalition. In 1989, Antonik moved back to Maine and worked part time while also attending to his health. Antonik is an artist who works in painting and photography. He is also a practicing Quaker.

Citation

Please cite as: Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection, …

Wolfgang Grossman Interview For The Veterans' Voices, Wolfgang H. W. Grossman, Jeniffer Seavey

Veterans' Voices

Wolfgang H. W. Grossman enlisted in the United States Army in 1969. He served at Fort Campbell, Fort Gordon, Fort Dix, Fort Bragg, and in Vietnam. He was awarded the Bronze Star, the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Medal, and more. He attained the rank of Specialist (E-5) and was discharged in 1978.

Lanthorn, Vol. 51, No. 25, November 17, 2016, Grand Valley State University

Volume 51, July 11, 2016 - June 5, 2017

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.