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Posted by: Jennifer González
“The Tryals of Major Stede Bonnet “describes the return of Blackbeard and Bonnet to the Carolinas in June 1718, aboard together on Blackbeard’s ship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge.
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Robert Brammer
Join the Law Library of Congress online on December 8, 2022 at 3p.m. EST for our annual Human Rights Day event. Please register here. Human Rights Day was established to commemorate the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 1948. This event will feature a …
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Jennifer González
A description of Samuel Morse's life and inventions, including the telegraph and Morse Code.
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Posted by: Nathan Dorn
Erika Hope Spencer discusses avenues for research in Library of Congress collections on the subject of Witchcraft.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Women's History
Posted by: Jennifer González
A brief history of how the promotion of homespun clothing in the American colonies traces its origin to resistance on the part of colonists to several British laws that required the taxation of imported goods.
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Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This post summarizes the future queens of Europe.
Posted in: Law Library, Women's History
Posted by: Kelly Goles
The following is a guest post by Mattie Aguero, a former intern with the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress. While cultural customs surrounding death may differ, every society practices some form of ritual for the final disposition of the deceased. In the United States, this ritual is referred to as funeral rites. …
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Posted by: Nathan Dorn
Last September, I published a post on this blog about Chancellor James Kent in which I wrote about Chancellor Kent’s role in promoting the professionalization of court reporting in America. In this post, I thought I would expand on the subject of legal research in early America by highlighting the first American author to publish …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Goles
Today’s interview is with Sarah Friedman, a Presidential Management Fellow working in the Public Services Division at the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born and raised in New Bedford, Massachusetts, where I was always just a short drive away from the beach and many beautiful coastal New England towns. Growing up, my …
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