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Posted by: Jennifer González
Today’s interview is with Quinn Smith, who is working with Julie McVey as a metadata technician on our digital projects this summer. Describe your background. I grew up on the Eastern Shore. I lived in Delmar, Maryland, but attended school in Delmar, Delaware (Delmar: The town too big for one state). I have 2 sisters …
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Posted by: Jennifer González
Today’s interview is with Ashley Breymaier, a remote metadata intern for the Digital Resources Division. Describe your background I am a military brat who grew up traveling all over the world. I left Maryland when I was seven years old and moved to Harrogate, England. When I was eleven, we moved to Bad Abiling, Germany …
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Posted by: Jennifer González
Where can you get back issues of the Federal Register online? The Law Library of Congress has now completed the collection of historical volumes of the Federal Register available online. The Law Library acquired this collection from William S. Hein & Co., Inc. to make all volumes of the Federal Register available in open access …
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Posted by: Jennifer González
The following is a guest post by Fernando O. González, who has previously had his photos featured on several blogs. Fernando is a 13-year Army Veteran currently serving as an Army Reserve Career Counselor, providing guidance and support to Army Reserve Soldiers and their families. June 14th is recognized as Flag Day in the United …
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Posted by: Jennifer González
Today’s interview is with Julie McVey, a metadata technician working with the Digital Resources Division this summer on our digitization projects. Describe your background. I’m from a small town in Arkansas near Little Rock and moved to the D.C. area with my husband in fall 2014 for graduate school. I’ve always been passionate about history …
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Posted by: Jennifer González
Today’s interview is with Kevin Sitarski, a remote metadata intern working with the Digital Resources Division. Describe your background I am originally from the picturesque Finger Lakes Region of Upstate New York, where my first job during high school was working as a page at the local public library. My early work experiences, including my …
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Posted by: Jennifer González
Today’s interview is with Sara Hoover who works remotely as a volunteer metadata technician with the Digital Resources Division. Describe your background. I was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, but grew up in Blacksburg, Virginia. Blacksburg is home to Virginia Tech and growing up in a college town gave me an early appreciation for …
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Posted by: Jennifer González
Today’s pic of the week celebrates Earth Day. We pass this globe every day and it reminds us of our global collection and staff, but today we honor the globe for the 46th anniversary of Earth Day. Today, it is also fitting for us to remember Henry Diamond who passed away February 21st. Mr. Diamond …
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Posted by: Jennifer González
Today, the United Nations commemorates the 55th anniversary of First Human Space Flight. On April 12, 1961, the first human went to space. The UN General Assembly adopted a Resolution on April 7, 2011 for the International Day of Human Space Flight. This date serves as an opportunity to reaffirm the “important contribution of space science …
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