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Archive: 2009 (16 Posts)

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Traveling for the holidays….

Posted by: Donna Scanlon

Did you know…… about 91% of holiday long distance travel is by personal vehicle the average long-distance trip length over the Christmas/New Year’s holiday is 275 miles about 50% of us make same-day trips, the other half averages about 4 nights away the average age of the Christmas/New Year’s holiday travelers is slightly above 36 …

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New Venture for the New Year

Posted by: Donna Scanlon

Ever thought about starting your own business or maybe doing something out of your home? This seems to be a topic on the minds of many people recently. The number of questions about starting a business that have been received through our Ask a Librarian service has increased, and there have also been other blog …

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Come Fly Away with Me, Courtesy of Wilbur and Orville

Posted by: Jennifer Harbster

December 17 marks the date of the Wright Brothers’ “First Flight” at Kitty Hawk in 1903. This notable milestone in the history of aeronautics is well documented in the collections of the Library of Congress. If  you are curious about the Wright Brothers or the history of flight, then the Library of Congress has many …

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Gardens for all the months of the year

Posted by: Jennifer Harbster

Brrr…winter is approaching!!  For those of us in the northern hemisphere, the temperature drops and the landscape begins to be covered in frost, ice, and snow. I used to dread this time of year.  The trees are bare, the flowers are gone, and more time is spent indoors.  But this year, I am opening my …

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Macy’s and the parade

Posted by: Donna Scanlon

Yesterday I watched the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade from beginning to end for the very first time. I’ve always caught parts of it, but when I lived in California it just started too early for me. There were bits of trivia about the parade provided throughout the broadcast that piqued my curiosity so I went …

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Black Friday

Posted by: Donna Scanlon

No, not the financial crisis of 1869*, but what is considered by many to be the biggest shopping day of the holiday season! The day after Thanksgiving, often referred to as “Black Friday,” is a day that many retailers kick off their holiday sale season. One myth is that this day is when retailers begin …