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14 Georgia College advance printmaking art students are exchanging watercolor drawings with kids overseas Author: Molly Jett (13WMAZ) Updated: 1:03 PM EDT April 3, 2021 MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — Georgia College student artists with big hearts and lots of creativity are creating screen prints with watercolors to send to students in Cameroon.  Maya Whipple is one of 13 Georgia College art students exchanging drawings overseas. "I did like the Earth and the children, ...

Daily diaries, paintings, and a photo of a birthday cake shaped like a roll of toilet paper—all among the artifacts people have chosen to memorialize the year since COVID-19’s arrival. “When the pandemic began, we … thought immediately of the dilemma of how we archive such an important and dramatic unfolding event,” says Sarah Knott, professor of history at Indiana University Bloomington. At Indiana University, Knott and archivist Carrie Schwier launched an archive and invited volunte...

Friends of Hungary Foundation Members Receive Order of Merit Awards The Hungarian government has announced this year’s recipients for the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary. This year many members of the Friends of Hungary Foundation (MOBA), publisher of Hungary Today, received the various prestigious crosses thanks to their extensive work in the Hungarian community, both at home and abroad. Three types of order of merit crosses have been awarded: The Commander’s Cross, the Officer�...

Arizona Highways magazine from 1996. For nearly 100 years, Arizona Highways magazine has captured the history and culture of the state. Their latest achievement: They’ve now digitized every issue of the storied magazine. Robert Stieve is the editor of Arizona Highways magazine.  "Its purpose, really, was to tell the Arizona story. And weve been doing that for almost 100 years." So thousands and thousands of pages covering the history, culture, landscape, and people of Arizona.  "And over t...

UVA historians and researchers weigh in on fourth annual Liberation and Freedom Day Liberation and Freedom Day celebration By Elizabeth Holmes | March 3, 2021 at 6:32 PM EST - Updated March 3 at 7:20 PM CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Bells tolled at the University of Virginia’s chapel on Wednesday afternoon commemorating Liberation and Freedom Day, the start of a long path to freedom for enslaved laborers. In a virtual panel called “Marching Toward Emancipation: Commemorating the Arriva...

"War is terrible... but 5,000 Canadians did answer the call," said Gulf War veteran Bob Crane.

Reporting from Beijing —  When Li Yaqin was 16, she ate what her family could scavenge: dandelion leaves, alfalfa, rice sprouts, corn husks ground and pressed into cakes. As her college-age granddaughter quietly captured her on digital camera, the 73-year-old told of watching her father starve to death. “He was sleeping on the bed and couldn’t move because he was too hungry,” said Li, her jet-black bangs framing an expression taut with lingering despair. “He called me to pull him up...

Author of the article: Lorraine Payette  •  For Postmedia Network Publishing date: Feb 22, 2021  •  February 22, 2021  •  4 minute read  •  Chief Petty Officer Ken Truesdell served as a shipwright on HMCS Hallowell, part of the escort that led convoys across the Atlantic Ocean during WWII. He celebrates his 100th birthday on February 25. Supplied by Bill Beswetherick Photo by Bill Beswetherick Article content Second World War veteran Ken Truesdell, of Fox Run by the River ...

That community of about 50 families was known as Linnentown. The proclamation offered “a deep and sincere expression of apology and regret for the pain and loss stemming from this time and a sincere commitment to work toward better outcomes in all we do moving forward.” Hattie Whitehead, who was a child when her parents lost their home in Linnentown, said she appreciated the mayors proclamation. “I felt good, as did all of the first descendants. This has been a long time coming, but the h...

Register Staff Despite the challenges of the pandemic shut-downs, Napa Valley students have continued to create art. Arts Council Napa Valley (ACNV) began 2021 by recognizing 11 students from Calistoga to American Canyon for excellence in the arts. Each student was singled out by their teacher for “going beyond,” “always showing up,” and most importantly, “inspiring others.” ACNV judges agreed two studio art students at the high school and middle/elemen...