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National Geographic History

National Geographic History magazine is coming to our subscription of the National Geographic Virtual Library which contains every page of every issue ever of National Geographic & National Geographic Travel. As of the time of publishing this blog post, History is not yet part of the browse function but will show up in search results.…

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Facial Recognition Activity

FamilySearch has a fun new feature as a part of their free family tree service. It uses facial recognition software to compare one face with another. Results vary depending upon quality of the picture, angle of the head, and age of the subjects, but it can help answer the question, "Do I actually resemble my…

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Flour, Yeast and Time?

Flour, yeast, time AND water? You've got bread! It's a great time to experiment with no-knead breads--they take longer to rise, but do not require much hands on. Here's one basic technique: Mix 6 1/2 cups flour With 3 cups lukewarm (about 100 degrees) water, 1 1/2 T yeast and 1 T salt  in a…

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Last Call for Starting Tomato Plants

There's still time to start your warm weather vegetables for this season: tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, basil--they all need a head start before planting out in the garden. Seeds need to be planted in the next few days/week to be strong/big enough to set out in the garden by the mid/end of May. For detailed instructions,…

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New Genealogy Television Show

Are you looking for ways to further your family history research?  One of the best ways to do this is to learn how others are facing their genealogy challenges.  Ancestry, the company which makes the online resource Ancestry.com available, has announced it is sponsoring a new television show debuting on NBC which features real people…

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Time to Start Vegetable Gardening

Now that we are past the Vernal equinox, the sun is stronger and it's time to start planting/planning for the 2020 growing season. If you have pepper, tomato, eggplant or basil seeds, you should be starting them now to transplant outside in 6-8 weeks. Plant them in small containers/flats, a few seeds in each container/cell…

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Free Photo Colorization from MyHeritage

Would you like see your family's black and white photographs in a new light? You may want to look into a service offered by the genealogy online resource MyHeritage. The company revolutionized the world of online genealogy web sites recently when the company announced that anyone could upload black-and-white photographs to MyHeritage.com and then the…

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Historical Newspapers

Something you might wonder about when staying safe inside is how people rose to meet other challenges in history. A good way to find out is through historical newspapers. In these you will be able to find headlines, articles, pictures, opinions and the even the weather report at that time. Here are Mount Prospect Public…

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New Web Resource: Newspapers.com Library Edition

Newspapers.com Library Edition is an extensive online database of 4,000+ historical newspapers from the early 1700s into the 2000s. It contains a diverse blend of well-known regional and local newspapers in the U.S. and other countries. Here, you will find articles from The Daily Herald from 1902 to 2009. Find all newspaper resources on the…

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Getting History Right: Mayflower’s 400th and Your Own Family Story

Thanksgiving Day, 2019 marks the start of the 400th annual celebration of the landing of the Mayflower ship at Plymouth, Massachusetts.  The celebration committee is working hard to look beyond the myth of Thanksgiving and colonial experiences to better tell the stories of the women of the Mayflower and the Native American tribes which lived…

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