A raccoon has tested positive for the rabies virus in Mechanicsville, according to the Chickahominy Health District of the Virginia Department of Health. 11-01-1973 (cutline): James Jackson polishes a mirror on one of Engine Co. No. 23's fire trucks at the…
News November 4, 2026 How did a rare medieval wood notebook and pieces of silk tissue end up in a toilet? The Music of Time September/October 2026 Digs & Discoveries July/August 2026 Why Neolithic and Bronze Age farmers in the Alps built their…
On the front page of the July 31, 1875, issue of Augusta’s Daily Kennebec Journal, nine doctors chose to list themselves under the heading “Professional Cards.” In the order of the cards, they were: [Cushnoc House was a well-known 19th-century hotel and…
Readers who have been following this series on doctors who practiced in selected central Maine towns have likely noticed two glaring omissions. One is that very few sources explained why a man with a medical degree, whether brand-new or a…
The old Lamar’s Restaurant and Motel near the southwest corner of E. M.L. King Boulevard and Central Avenue is currently being razed as part of the city of Chattanooga’s on-call demolition contract with Tower Construction. The sound of bricks coming…
Bristol's first woman doctor has been honoured with a blue plaque at the site of her former hospital. Dr Eliza Walker Dunbar, who was born in 1845, was one of the 'Zürich Seven', the first seven women in the world to…
George Baldwin Selden was a brilliant New York patent attorney, but his passion was inventing. George only became an attorney at the insistence of his father, Henry Selden, a prominent attorney who defended Susan B. Anthony in her 1873 trial for voting…
Whether you're a lifelong resident or new to the community, this is a great opportunity to explore our city's rich history and see familiar places in a whole new way. We hope you'll join us as we celebrate and preserve…
A mysterious epidemic killed up to a third of Athens’ population in 430 B.C. Could a deadly strain of salmonella been a culprit? A 1655 painting by Michiel Sweerts depicting the Plague of Athens. In the summer of 430 B.C., a mysterious epidemic…
Carroll County's Sierra Anaya focuses on the next obstacle as she exits the Army crawl obstacle while participanting in the Urban Ninja Warrior obstacle course in November 2016. Trimble County's 4-H specialty act variety show performers were: Paul Hodge, Donald Coyle,…
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