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    Welcome the Travelling Family Curators

    Are you like so many folks with a box of old photographs pushed under the bed or shoved in the far back of a closet. Perhaps along side that box of fading pictures, are some old VHS tapes of family movies or a box of letters; yes, people did once upon a time write letters; back in the olden days before email and texting. And then there are the memories residing inside our minds and the minds of our relatives.”We keep meaning to tape record Uncle George telling about his time in WW ll” or “Someday we will sit down with grandmother and hear about her recollections of living through the…

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    Memorial Day History

    A Brief History of Memorial Day Full Article http://www.pbs.org/memorialdayconcert/meaning/ Originally called Decoration Day, Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for those who have died in service to our country. It was first widely observed on May 30, 1868, to commemorate the sacrifices of Civil War soldiers, by proclamation of General John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of former sailors and soldiers. Read More

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    Lawrence of Arabia Dies

    Full Article Lawrence of Arabia dies. (2012). The History Channel website. Retrieved 1:45, May 19, 2012, from www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lawrence-of-arabia-dies. T.E. Lawrence, known to the world as Lawrence of Arabia, dies as a retired Royal Air Force mechanic living under an assumed name. The legendary war hero, author, and archaeological scholar succumbed to injuries suffered in a Read More

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    Oldest woman to climb Mount Everest

    73-year-old becomes oldest woman to climb Mount Everest – CNN.com By Manesh Shrestha, for CNN updated 10:38 AM EDT, Sat May 19, 2012 Full Article http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/19/world/asia/nepal-everest-cimb/index.html?hpt=hp_t3 Tamae Watanabe, pictured in June 2004, joins the 4,000 people who have climbed Everest. Kathmandu, Nepal (CNN) — A 73-year-old Japanese woman on Saturday became the oldest woman to climb Mount Everest breaking her own 10-year-old record. Read More

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    Historic IPO

     Robert Hof, Contributor |Full Article http://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthof/2012/05/17/its-official-facebook-raises-16-billion-in-historic-ipo/ 5/17/2012 @ 5:16PM |1,310 views It’s Official! Facebook Raises $16 Billion in Historic IPO It may be no surprise, but Facebook just announced it will indeed go public at $38 a share, raising $16 billion in an initial public offering that values the No. 1 social network at $104 billion. That’s the highest ever for a U.S. company, at least  Read More