Archive for the 'Local History' Category

Preserving Our Cultural Heritage

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

What: A Preservation Workshop
When: December 9, 2009, 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Where: Pallister Conference Room, Jerome Library, BGSU
Presented by the Ohio Preservation Council and Intermuseum Conservation Association, this workshop is for anyone who cares for collections of libraries, museums, government agencies, churches, or non-profit organizations.
Learn about the difference between preservation and conservation, how to [...]

In Memoriam – Betty Neidecker (1920-2009)

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Betty Neidecker, 89, retired BGSU faculty member, died October 26, 2009 in Bowling Green. A native of Port Clinton, her teaching focused on the training of speech and hearing specialists for work in schools. A textbook she co-wrote School Programs in Speech-Language Pathology: Organization and Service Delivery remains important in the field.
Retiring [...]

Archival Chronicle: Tax Records, Great Depression

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Which came first, the government or the taxes?  We can’t answer that question, but but we can explain and describe county tax records.  Useful for both the social historian and the genealogist, tax records often hold surprising information about regional and personal finances.  
Gallery Feature: Alphabet Soup.  The New Deal paved the way for [...]