Monthly Archives: September 2012

Phi Beta Kappa writing internships

The national office of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest honor society, is looking for participants for its writing internship program for students at colleges and universities with Phi Beta Kappa chapters. The internships are open to juniors and seniors,

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Become a savvy voter

November 6 is just around the corner; and if you haven’t registered to vote yet, time is running out!  You have until Tuesday, October 9 to register for this general election.   For information on registration and other aspects of the

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A collection of creepy creatures

“Frightful Fauna: A Spooky Sampling of Works from the E. A. McIlhenny Natural History Collection” is now on display in the Lecture Hall at Hill Memorial Library. The exhibition is free and open through November 21, 2012. Image: Turkey Buzzard

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Searching for past lives: The Digitizing Louisiana Newspapers Project presents an introduction to Chronicling America for Genealogists

The Digitizing Louisiana Newspapers Project is pleased to accept an invitation to the September 2012 meeting of GENCOM, the Genealogical Computer Society of North Louisiana. As part of the meeting, project manager Laura Charney will deliver “Searching for Past Lives”

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New Acquisition: Pliny’s History of the World

Special Collections recently made an exciting new acquisition: the first English edition of Pliny the Elder’s Natural History. Translated by Philemon Holland (1552-1637) and published in London in 1601 as The Historie of the World, this compendium of ancient knowledge about the natural

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