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It was announced Monday that A-Basin would be purchased by Alterra, and that got us thinking about the ski area’s ownership history and the time period A-Basin was owned by a pet food company.

Kent District Library had a busy 2023.

The First Colony Foundation has published a book tracing what the nonprofit group has learned since forming in April 2003 about the fate of Sir Walter Raleigh’s Lost Colony.

The chance finding of a note in a 15th-century Hebrew prayer book fills an important gap in the historical Italian earthquake record, offering a brief glimpse of a previously unknown earthquake affecting the Marche region in the central Apennines. Paolo Galli, who found the note in the Apostolic

Gen Z and millennials are using public library resources, both in person or online, at a higher rate than previous generations, indicates a new report conducted by the American Library Association. Over half of respondents visited a library in the past year and said they have borrowed from a library’s digital collection. They also noted… Continue reading Gen Z And Millenials Use Public Libraries More Than Previous Generations, Study Says

It was written on the leaf of a prayer book from the 15th Century.

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Lancing Prep at Worthing is looking for people to bring their stories and objects relating to the Second World War to their Digital Collection Day on Saturday September 16 2023 at 10am-3pm.

When the big studios have big anniversaries, they tend to make a big splash. Warner Bros. is celebrating their centennial this year and their Home Entertainment unit is commemorating the occasion with--among other retail offerings—four themed film compilations on high-definition Blu-ray, 25 titles each for an appropriate total of 100. Staring down a list price of $150 per collection, I needed to be selective with my disposable income and after some research I ultimately settled on the 100 Year...

A digital humanities project cataloging the work of 19th century poets has unearthed a trove of work that sheds light on life, history and issues of the time, including the campaign to end slavery.