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Posted by: Neely Tucker
"Wuthering Heights," the classic 19th century British novel, so fascinated Candice Buchanan as a teen that it helped inspire her career as a genealogist and reference librarian. She recounts the story here and provides a new research guide for readers into genealogical fiction.
Posted in: Genealogy, Library Work and Employees, Womens History, Writers
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Mila Hill, a a junior fellow in the Office of Communications this summer, made a startling discovery when she was looking at the Blackwell Family Tree in the new Treasures Gallery -- she was part of the family.
Posted in: African American History, Exhibitions, Genealogy, Junior Fellows Program, Library Work and Employees
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Margaret Virginia “Maggie” Thompson spent most of her life in tiny Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, more than a century ago. When a Library genealogist came across Thompson's long-lost scrapbook recently, she set out to solve a mystery: Who were the other people pictured in her scrapbook?
Posted in: Civil War, Genealogy, Library Work and Employees, Music, My Job, Researcher Stories, Women's History