Forests: Tracing the cause of yellow-cedar mortality
Low-snow freezes blamed for killing vast stands of culturally and economically important trees in Alaska By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Forest Service scientists say huge Alaska tracts of yellow-cedar trees have been dying because their roots are freezing during cold weather in late winter and early spring, when there’s no snow to protect the [...]
Tracing your African American roots at your library
The Santa Rosa County Library System will offer a genealogy workshop entitled “Tracing Your African Roots” on Tuesday, Feb. 28 from 5 - 6:30 p.m. at the Milton Library located at 5541 Alabama Street. The program will feature a short presentation...
New Contour Tracing Feature Leverages Background Data in Vector-Based PDFs
New version of software for calculating cut and fill includes a “Get Vectors” button that unlocks the data.
Arrows tracing path of Comanche chief
Line by line, arrow by arrow, the lifetime of Quanah Parker is being pieced together by historians of the Texas Plains Trail Region.
Appeal for help tracing Norton tree vandals
VANDALS with chainsaws have butchered a number of trees planted by Norton schoolchildren around 20 years ago.
Tracing power shifts in Arab world
The undisputed Arab leader in the 1950s and 60s, Gamal Abdel Nasser was a source of influence on the Egyptian neighbors fighting two wars with Israel.
Escapes: Tracing black history in Richmond’s Jackson Ward neighborhood
Green and white awnings and a small sign are all that distinguish the Richmond home of Maggie L. Walker from neighboring duplexes that have been carefully restored to their appearance circa 1925. What distinguished Walker in her day was her skill at overcoming all the obstacles society could place before a black woman living under Jim Crow segregation laws. Read full article >>
Tracing the concept of middle age
“In Our Prime: The Invention of Middle Age” (Scribner), by Patricia Cohen: Most Americans tend to define middle age as the period between 40 and 60, give or take a few years either way. But they may be surprised to learn that the concept of middle age only took root at the end of the Civil War.
Tracing birth mother led to stunning news
When Donna Van Dyke gives one of her motivational presentations, she starts off with the same question: