| Do you have a little more time to surf the Internet now that classes are finished? You may want to check out this potpourri of quirky and informative web sites recommended by library staff:
Interesting–Switzerland and Italy will have to resurvey their common border, because the glacial ridge it was based on in 1941 is melting. The little joys of global warming…. This is a New York Times 5-part series describing how a photograph of children found on an unknown solder during the Civil War led to finding out his identity through extensive historical research Recently found in the archives of the State Library of New South Wales – an original typed list of 801 names compiled by Oskar Schindler and dated April 18, 1945. The pages are available for online viewing. The Four Corners marker showing the only place in the US where 4 states meet (Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, & Utah) was misplaced by 1,807 feet due to how measurements were taken. We have all surfed Google maps to see satellite views of our neighborhood, now you can enter zip codes and get US census data about an area, too. Working with woven paper, Christoph Niemann examines his own history with the Berlin Wall. A Skull a Day – need we say more? And finally…the farewell to finals at Muhlenberg- |
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