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Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
1. What is your background? I hail from Silver Spring, Maryland, about fifteen miles away from the Library. I currently attend Montgomery College where I am studying Psychology and Neuroscience. Before starting college I had the opportunity to live in Israel where I studied Jewish texts such as the Talmud. It was a once in …
Posted in: Five Questions, Military science, Technical Reports and Standards
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Today’s post is by 2011 Junior Fellow Brian Horowitz of Montgomery College in Maryland. Brian is also the author of the Art of War…and of Sandwich Making and Stumbled upon in the Stacks– a brief biography of Brevet Major Alfred Mordecai. In elementary school my favorite lunch consisted of a peanut butter and jelly (PB&J) sandwich in a brown …
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food, Inventions
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
1. What is your background? My family currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin. I have also lived in Davenport, Iowa; Modesto, California; and Edwardsville, Illinois. I finished my first year at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. I am a Younglife leader for a group of high school freshman girls, an Admissions Ambassador, a member of …
Posted in: Five Questions
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Tuesday’s 5.8 earthquake located in Virginia reminded me that the earth is alive. It also reminded me that it is important to always be prepared, because you never know what Mother Nature has in store for us. As expected, earthquakes and their effect on buildings and other structures are hot topics right now. If you want …
Posted in: Weather
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
1. What is your background? I’m a true Midwesterner! I am from the Chicago suburbs and attend college in Rock Island, Illinois. I am a sophomore at Augustana College and will pursue a double major in Anthropology and Religion. I love learning about people’s cultures, values, and beliefs, which drove me to …
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food, Five Questions
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
This month we have been featuring pictures and stories about our current interns. I thought it would be fun to change it up and take a look back at the Library’s interns from yesteryear. With that said, our Pic of the Week features the Library’s 1965 intern class. These interns were outstanding library school graduates …
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Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This post looks at information found in old post office directories.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Our Pic of the Week features our Junior Fellow Brian Horowitz meeting the Librarian of Congress, Dr. James Hadley Billington. Dr. Billington was appointed by President Ronald Reagan and sworn in as the 13th Librarian of Congress on September 24, 1987.
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Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Today’s post continues our “Intern Month” theme and is written by Laura Beth Jackson of Mississippi State University. I have a sweet tooth. I’ll admit it. I’d choose sweets over “real” food any day. So, I was delighted—and surprised—to find so many bakeries around D.C. And they are crowded! In contrast, last summer I visited …
Posted in: Business, Cookbooks and Food