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Antique Maps of Israel Were Created With Painstaking Effort During the Renaissance, Not to Reflect Reality or Aid Navigation but to Tell a Story Now the Most Significant Collection of European Maps of the Area Is Being Donated to the National Library of Israel

Odd Winter weather could have potential effects on maple season and maple syrup production this year.

Odd Winter weather could have potential effects on maple season and maple syrup production this year.

When the first Catholic, Jewish and Protestant cemeteries in Los Angeles were abandoned by 1910, the displaced dead were scattered to other cemeteries. But not all were found and reburied.

By Sheryl Swingley— MUNCIE, IN—“In Mixed Company – Mapping Women’s Suffrage History in Muncie and Delaware County” will be the next free program from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, at the E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center. Speaker Melissa Gentry, supervisor of the Ball State University Libraries GIS Research and Map Collection, will enlighten attendees about some of the Muncie women who battled for the ballot and some of the “suffrage spots” around the city and county. Gentry also will...

The "McKinley Reserve," the original name for the 20-acre tract of land now home to St. Mary Catholic Church and St. Michael Catholic School.

The “Notable Women of Muncie and Delaware County” project will sponsor its annual Women’s History Workshop 9 a.m.-noon July 20 at Minnetrista.

The New Castle-Henry County Public Librarys new self-checkout stations can check out a stack of up to five books at once.

The Multicultural Center and GIS Research and Map Collection came together to host “Women of Ball State,” not only to honor memorable women in the Delaware County community, but to also raise awareness about community resources for women.

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