Archive: July 2016 (2 Posts)

Refined by: (Author) Cheryl Lederle; (Year) 2016; (Month) July

One woman watches as another examines with a magnifying glass an ornate, decorative image on a printed page

Your Students Can Archive the Internet — Apply Now

July 27, 2016

Beginning with a pilot program in 2008, the K-12 Web Archiving Program has engaged hundreds of middle and high school students from schools around the United States in selecting, describing, and preserving Web content. Through September 16, the program is accepting applications for new and returning partners from middle and high schools.

Posted in: News and Events

Liberia, Africa’s Oldest Independent and Democratic Republic, Celebrates the 169th Anniversary of Its Independence

July 26, 2016

Posted by: Cheryl Lederle

The West African country of Liberia shares special historical ties to the United States, dating back to its founding in 1822 by former slaves and free-born blacks from the United States under the sponsorship of the American Colonization Society (ACS).

Posted in: African American History, World History

Refined by: (Author) Cheryl Lederle; (Year) 2016; (Month) July