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Harrison County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Harrison County, Kentucky.

Hancock County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names for Hancock County, Kentucky.

Henderson County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Henderson County, Kentucky.

Harlan County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Harlan County, Kentucky.

Grayson County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Grayson County, Kentucky.

Graves County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Graves County, Kentucky.

Sticking To His Plan: An Interview With Dedication Day Keynote Speaker Levar Burton, Anika N. Jensen

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

The week before Dedication Day I had the privilege of interviewing keynote speaker and Emmy Award-winning actor LeVar Burton, who has starred in Roots, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Reading Rainbow. I knew this was the perfect opportunity to engage in a serious dialogue about race, as the most dramatic and consequential presidential elections had been decided just a week previous, and I was thrilled when Mr. Burton answered all of my questions with poise and understanding, charging head-on into difficult but immensely relevant topics. The messages he conveyed are powerful and will stick with me …

Garrard County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names for Garrard County, Kentucky.

Fulton County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names for Fulton County, Kentucky.

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.

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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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. …

Estill County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names for Estill County, Kentucky.

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.

Clark County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Clark County, Kentucky.

Cumberland County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Cumberland County, Kentucky.

Clay County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Clay County, Kentucky.

Christian County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Christian County, Kentucky.

Clinton County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Clinton County, Kentucky.

Casey County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names for Carter County, Kentucky.

Crittenden County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Crittenden County, Kentucky.

A People’S Journey, A Nation’S Past: The National Museum Of African American History And Culture, Danielle E. Jones

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

On September 24, 2016, the National Museum of African American History and Culture was opened to the public after almost two decades of planning and more than a century of fighting for a memorial for African Americans. Starting in 1915, when a group of United States Colored Troops sought a memorial for their fallen soldiers, African Americans have worked to have their history remembered on a national scale. A congressional commission for a museum dedicated to African Americans was signed in 1929 by Calvin Coolidge, but the stock market crash in October prevented the museum from being built. The memorial …