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  • 26 Aug 2024 8:35 AM | Anonymous
    The following is a press release written by the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Diabetes Education Team:

    DIABPEDIA resource on a phone

    A free and trusted comprehensive online library of educational videos that cover all you need to know about diabetes has been launched.

    The online resource, DIABPEDIA, provides evidence-based information for people wanting to understand more about the management of type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes.

    The videos are delivered in bite-sized pieces and topics include “What is the glycaemic index?”, “What is diabetes distress?” and “Diabetes monitoring and technology”, and useful resources like “Managing type 2 on sick days” and “Food label reading”.

    DIABPEDIA was developed by the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Diabetes Education team with funding support from the Telematics Trust. The online resource launched at the Australian Diabetes Congress in Perth this week.

    “A diabetes diagnosis can be overwhelming, and incorrect or poor management of diabetes can have significant impact on the health of someone living with diabetes, so it’s vitally important that people can access correct and appropriate information,” Associate Professor Neale Cohen, head of the Baker Institute Diabetes Clinical Research lab, said.

    “We developed DIABPEDIA because we wanted there to be a comprehensive resource that is a trusted, single destination for diabetes information.

    “There is a lot of information that can be found about diabetes online and on social media, but it’s not always evidence based. Our team of diabetes experts at the Baker Institute have pulled together the information contained on DIABPEDIA so visitors to the site can be safe in the knowledge that the information they are seeking is accurate, up to date, and backed by research.”

    While DIABPEDIA does not replace a diabetes management team, it is a useful resource for anyone touched by diabetes, including those who live with the disease, their carers, and teachers and sports coaches.

     DIABPEDIA builds upon the suite of evidence-based resources housed on the Baker Institute website’s Health Hub, which includes fact sheets, diabetic-friendly recipes, and information about the Institute’s clinical research trials.

  • 26 Aug 2024 8:11 AM | Anonymous

    The following is a press release written by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission:

    The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) has announced new and revised finding aids recently made available online, along with fresh uploads to the Texas Digital Archive, its repository of electronic items.

    The State Archives preserves and documents the heritage and culture of Texas by identifying, collecting and making available for research the permanently valuable official records of Texas government, as well as other significant historical resources. Finding aids are written guides to archival records, including descriptive information and a folder inventory, and help researchers in the use of holdings that have been prepared for research. 

    The full list of recent updates to finding aids and digital images can be found in the State Archives’ quarterly blog post, New Online.

    Maintaining the official history of Texas government, TSLAC preserves more than 200 million pages of archival documents and more than two million volumes of printed library materials. The State Archives holds records dating back to the 18th century, as well as newspapers, journals, books, manuscripts, photographs, historical maps and other historical resources. The Texas Digital Archive manages, preserves and facilitates access to TSLAC’s electronic records collections, including those transferred by state agencies or digitized by the State Archives. All records visible in this portal are unrestricted and available for public use. Browse, search, view and download more than ten million digital items at www.tsl.texas.gov/texasdigitalarchive.

    Highlights of these newly accessible records include a variety of state, local and manuscript collections. The Texas Department of Agriculture audiovisual materials consists of 16 mm motion picture films and digital copies of the original audiotape and video recordings documenting the department’s activities, including many of the agency’s programs and events, public appearances of commissioners Jim Hightower and Rick Perry, and interviews with agricultural producers in Texas, 1969-1999 and undated. The majority of the films have been digitized and are available to view online in the Texas Digital Archive.

    A revised finding aid for the Texas Secretary of State colonization records is also now available. Colonization records were created to document the efforts of the Republic of Texas to encourage the immigration of new citizens by the signing of contracts with agents, similar to the Mexican government’s empresario grants, and the enforcement of the agreements contained within those contracts. Types of records include lists of immigrants, contracts, correspondence, reports, resolutions, petitions and proclamations, 1820-1879, and undated. Alphabetical name card indexes of people emigrating to Texas as colonists under the Peters, Castro, and Fisher-Miller contracts have been digitized and are part of the Texas Digital Archive.

    The Texas State Parks Board Civilian Conservation Corps drawings, including an online search portal, has been updated. Records comprise blueprints, maps, drawings, correspondence and reports that detail the plans for additions, renovations and construction of parks and park facilities in Texas by the CCC, 1905-1974, and undated, bulk 1933-1945. These records document designs intended for 40 sites across Texas that were for the most part developed to be state parks, though materials on several municipality-operated parks are also present. The designs describe a range of park facilities, including common buildings, landscaping, cabins, roads, bridges, water and sewer systems, dams and site furniture.

    Additional Texas Supreme Court records have been digitized (with Opinions and M case files added periodically) to the Texas Digital Archive. The records consist of case files, applications, opinions, dockets, indexes, register, and minutes covering the period 1840-2004. Also present are the records of the Texas Commission of Appeals, consisting of opinions, dockets and minutes, dating 1879-1892, 1918-1943. 

    Newly revised local records finding aids include Galveston County (Tex.) County Court records, 1838-1956, and Galveston County (Tex.) Justice of the Peace records, 1870-1976.

    The Joseph Dillard Gates manuscript collection, 1818-1925, and undated, is also available for research, with the majority of the materials now digitized and part of the Texas Digital Archive. The Gates family were landowning Anglo-Texans in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with members who served in the Texas Revolution and in the Civil War for the Confederacy, and who were first based in Gonzales County, where they were active in ranching and local politics. The collection documents the financial and business lives of Samuel Hardin Gates, his son, Joseph Dillard Gates, and his grandson, Amos Hardin Gates, as they amassed an estate of more than 644 acres between 1852 and 1920.

    Researchers are invited to visit the State Archives during public service hours: 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month. Appointments to use archival materials are encouraged but not required. For more information, see www.tsl.texas.gov/arc/visit.

    Other newly published finding aids include the Texas Department of Agriculture meeting minutes, agenda, and supporting documentation, 1924-2021; Texas Historical Commission Historic Sites Division presentations, 2011-2015; Texas Historical Commission executive director files, 1953-2009; Texas Historical Commission Archeology Division records, 1995-2001; Texas Veterans Land Board records, 1968-2019; Texas Department of Water Resources water planning files, 1954-1974; Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Law Enforcement Division records, 1960-1996; Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Texas Sesquicentennial project files, 1975, 1984-1987; and Texas Board for Supplying the Public Buildings and Grounds of the State with Water minutes and report, 1883.

    Additional recently revised state records finding aids include the Texas Attorney General’s Office Hetty Green case file, 1891-1941; Texas Secretary of State candidate campaign contribution and expenditure records, 1918-1992; Texas Secretary of State political action committee campaign contribution and expenditure records, 1972-1993; Texas Secretary of State voter registration lists, 1867-1870; Texas Education Agency Office of the Commissioner of Education records, 1929, 1933-1937, 1940-1971; Employees Retirement System of Texas records, 1942-2022; Texas Governor Mark White records, 1947, 1962-1987; Texas State Board of Pharmacy records, 1907-1949, 1969-1970, 1984-2023; Texas Department of Agriculture records, 1924 to 2021; and Texas State Board of Control records, 1854, 1885-1890, 1909-1979, 1987.

    A full list of all of TSLAC’s finding aids may be viewed at www.tsl.texas.gov/arc. A comprehensive, up-to-date list of all recently added and updated finding aids can always be found in TSLAC’s online catalog at https://bit.ly/TSLACnewcollections.

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    The Texas State Library and Archives Commission provides Texans access to the information needed to be informed, productive citizens by preserving the archival record of Texas; enhancing the service capacity of public, academic and school libraries; assisting public agencies in the maintenance of their records; and meeting the reading needs of Texans with disabilities. For more information, visit www.tsl.texas.gov.
  • 23 Aug 2024 4:32 PM | Anonymous

    The following is a Plus Edition article written by and copyright by Dick Eastman. 

    Downloading files with any of the conventional file transfer systems may be expensive for businesses and annoying for consumers. It loads a lot on the file server housing the file(s). Thousands of users might try to download the files at once whenever a corporation uploads fresh software into its file servers. The burden is overwhelming if the data are big, say a full CD or DVD disk. Take the 1940 U.S. census, for example, which was just published recently. Unable to manage the volume generated by thousands of genealogists seeking to download and examine the census photos, the servers slowed to a crawl.

    Hardware and bandwidth to handle the load have cost many businesses tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of dollars. Regarding Microsoft's servers used for software patch distribution, the business has spent millions of dollars on infrastructure and bandwidth required to manage updates alone.

    Those businesses who neglected to invest in hardware and bandwidth found their servers crippled under strain and thousands of unhappy consumers unable to get the files they were looking for.

    Bram Cohen began considering the difficulty in distributing thousands of copies of massive files. Eventually the college dropout began programming code to offer a better path. At last he called his program BitTorrent. It replaces the several file download systems that have been applied in the past. Bram hands his program away free of charge. 

    The file transfer protocol now makes about forty-three percent to seventy percent of all the Internet traffic. 

    Millions of downloads of BitTorrent today include both official software releases and other massive files as well as illicit download of copyrighted movies and music. Though, like many other things, users have discovered ways to engage in illicit activities using BitTorrent, the protocol itself is 100% lawful.

    The remainder of this article is reserved for Plus Edition subscribers only. If you have a Plus Edition subscription, you may read the full article at: https://eogn.com/(*)-Plus-Edition-News-Articles/13397237 (A Plus Edition password is required to access that article.)

    If you are not yet a Plus Edition subscriber, you can learn more about such subscriptions and even upgrade to a Plus Edition subscription immediately at https://eogn.com/page-18077
  • 23 Aug 2024 3:50 PM | Anonymous

    Located in the eastern portions of Muskogee County is a cemetery that is both a national historic landmark and final resting place for Trail of Tears survivors, outlaws and Cherokee Nation dignitaries. 

    The Cherokee National Cemetery was designated by the tribe as a national cemetery before the Civil War and maintained until 1906. That year it was transferred to the town of Fort Gibson in Indian Territory as part of the federal government’s suppression of the Cherokee Nation and implementation of Oklahoma statehood. After the transfer, the cemetery became known as the Citizen’s Cemetery to avoid confusion with the federal government’s Fort Gibson National Cemetery one half-mile north. It is now known as the Cherokee National Cemetery. 

    “We have a portion of the cemetery that is Cherokee, White and mixed,” said local historian and Cherokee Nation citizen Marcia Blackard Elliott. “More acres have been added on the lower portion and the upper portion, where all the dignitaries are buried. You don’t have to buy a lot if you wish to be buried there if you are descended from any of those people. But on the lower portion, which is also known as the Citizen’s Cemetery, you do have to buy your lot.”

    The cemetery was deemed the Cherokee National Cemetery by the Benge and the Willey families, Cherokee families who deeded it over to the town of Fort Gibson when it became the Citizen’s Cemetery for a while. 

    “We still have a plaque out front that says Cherokee National Cemetery,” Elliott said. 

    Twelve people buried in the cemetery survived the Trail of Tears. Their graves have been marked with metal plaques by the Oklahoma Trail of Tears Association. 

    You can read more in an article by Will Chavez published in the cherokeephoenix.org web site at: https://tinyurl.com/na4b2rte.


  • 23 Aug 2024 3:37 PM | Anonymous

    The following is a press release written by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission:

    The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) has announced new and revised finding aids recently made available online, along with fresh uploads to the Texas Digital Archive, its repository of electronic items.

    The State Archives preserves and documents the heritage and culture of Texas by identifying, collecting and making available for research the permanently valuable official records of Texas government, as well as other significant historical resources. Finding aids are written guides to archival records, including descriptive information and a folder inventory, and help researchers in the use of holdings that have been prepared for research. 

    The full list of recent updates to finding aids and digital images can be found in the State Archives’ quarterly blog post, New Online.

    Maintaining the official history of Texas government, TSLAC preserves more than 200 million pages of archival documents and more than two million volumes of printed library materials. The State Archives holds records dating back to the 18th century, as well as newspapers, journals, books, manuscripts, photographs, historical maps and other historical resources. The Texas Digital Archive manages, preserves and facilitates access to TSLAC’s electronic records collections, including those transferred by state agencies or digitized by the State Archives. All records visible in this portal are unrestricted and available for public use. Browse, search, view and download more than ten million digital items at www.tsl.texas.gov/texasdigitalarchive.

    Highlights of these newly accessible records include a variety of state, local and manuscript collections. The Texas Department of Agriculture audiovisual materials consists of 16 mm motion picture films and digital copies of the original audiotape and video recordings documenting the department’s activities, including many of the agency’s programs and events, public appearances of commissioners Jim Hightower and Rick Perry, and interviews with agricultural producers in Texas, 1969-1999 and undated. The majority of the films have been digitized and are available to view online in the Texas Digital Archive.

    A revised finding aid for the Texas Secretary of State colonization records is also now available. Colonization records were created to document the efforts of the Republic of Texas to encourage the immigration of new citizens by the signing of contracts with agents, similar to the Mexican government’s empresario grants, and the enforcement of the agreements contained within those contracts. Types of records include lists of immigrants, contracts, correspondence, reports, resolutions, petitions and proclamations, 1820-1879, and undated. Alphabetical name card indexes of people emigrating to Texas as colonists under the Peters, Castro, and Fisher-Miller contracts have been digitized and are part of the Texas Digital Archive.

    The Texas State Parks Board Civilian Conservation Corps drawings, including an online search portal, has been updated. Records comprise blueprints, maps, drawings, correspondence and reports that detail the plans for additions, renovations and construction of parks and park facilities in Texas by the CCC, 1905-1974, and undated, bulk 1933-1945. These records document designs intended for 40 sites across Texas that were for the most part developed to be state parks, though materials on several municipality-operated parks are also present. The designs describe a range of park facilities, including common buildings, landscaping, cabins, roads, bridges, water and sewer systems, dams and site furniture.

    Additional Texas Supreme Court records have been digitized (with Opinions and M case files added periodically) to the Texas Digital Archive. The records consist of case files, applications, opinions, dockets, indexes, register, and minutes covering the period 1840-2004. Also present are the records of the Texas Commission of Appeals, consisting of opinions, dockets and minutes, dating 1879-1892, 1918-1943. 

    Newly revised local records finding aids include Galveston County (Tex.) County Court records, 1838-1956, and Galveston County (Tex.) Justice of the Peace records, 1870-1976.

    The Joseph Dillard Gates manuscript collection, 1818-1925, and undated, is also available for research, with the majority of the materials now digitized and part of the Texas Digital Archive. The Gates family were landowning Anglo-Texans in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with members who served in the Texas Revolution and in the Civil War for the Confederacy, and who were first based in Gonzales County, where they were active in ranching and local politics. The collection documents the financial and business lives of Samuel Hardin Gates, his son, Joseph Dillard Gates, and his grandson, Amos Hardin Gates, as they amassed an estate of more than 644 acres between 1852 and 1920.

    Researchers are invited to visit the State Archives during public service hours: 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month. Appointments to use archival materials are encouraged but not required. For more information, see www.tsl.texas.gov/arc/visit.

    Other newly published finding aids include the Texas Department of Agriculture meeting minutes, agenda, and supporting documentation, 1924-2021; Texas Historical Commission Historic Sites Division presentations, 2011-2015; Texas Historical Commission executive director files, 1953-2009; Texas Historical Commission Archeology Division records, 1995-2001; Texas Veterans Land Board records, 1968-2019; Texas Department of Water Resources water planning files, 1954-1974; Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Law Enforcement Division records, 1960-1996; Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Texas Sesquicentennial project files, 1975, 1984-1987; and Texas Board for Supplying the Public Buildings and Grounds of the State with Water minutes and report, 1883.

    Additional recently revised state records finding aids include the Texas Attorney General’s Office Hetty Green case file, 1891-1941; Texas Secretary of State candidate campaign contribution and expenditure records, 1918-1992; Texas Secretary of State political action committee campaign contribution and expenditure records, 1972-1993; Texas Secretary of State voter registration lists, 1867-1870; Texas Education Agency Office of the Commissioner of Education records, 1929, 1933-1937, 1940-1971; Employees Retirement System of Texas records, 1942-2022; Texas Governor Mark White records, 1947, 1962-1987; Texas State Board of Pharmacy records, 1907-1949, 1969-1970, 1984-2023; Texas Department of Agriculture records, 1924 to 2021; and Texas State Board of Control records, 1854, 1885-1890, 1909-1979, 1987.

    A full list of all of TSLAC’s finding aids may be viewed at www.tsl.texas.gov/arc. A comprehensive, up-to-date list of all recently added and updated finding aids can always be found in TSLAC’s online catalog at https://bit.ly/TSLACnewcollections.

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  • 23 Aug 2024 9:23 AM | Anonymous

    The following is an announcement written by Findmypast:

    There are new additions from Broadstairs to Bath for you to discover this week.

    We've added 6,284 parish records from three English counties this week. If your family tree has roots in Buckinghamshire, Kent or Somerset, you may spot a familiar name or two within these three updated record sets. 

    Comprising baptisms, marriages and burials, these records are from intermittent years between 1924 and 1998. 

    We've also added a new Nottinghamshire title to our newspaper collection - read on to discover all that's been added this Findmypast Friday.

    Buckinghamshire parish records

    We added 626 new baptism and marriage records from Buckinghamshire this week. These additions are from 1924 and 1939.

    Kent parish records

    With the addition of 4,896 baptisms, marriages and burials from 1924, 1940 and 1999, our Kent parish record collection is bigger than ever. 

    Maidstone, Kent, c.1890.

    Maidstone, Kent, c.1890.

    If your family tree has branches in the Garden of England - be sure to search these three updated record sets today. 

    Somerset parish records

    Rounding off our trio of parish updates, we have 762 records for the country of Somerset. These brand-new transcriptions cover 1924, 1940 and 1998.

    285,136 new pages to discover

    We added a new title - Chad (Alfreton) - to the archive this week. 

    Chad (Alfreton), 14 April 1989.

    We also updated 21 existing publications, with over 280,000 new pages for you to explore.

    Here's everything we added to our newspaper archive this week.

    New titles:

    • Chad (Alfreton), 1989-2002

    Updated titles: 

    • Batley News, 1992-1993, 1999
    • Berwick Advertiser, 1999, 2001-2003
    • Brechin Advertiser, 1992
    • Brighouse Echo, 1988-1989, 1991-1992, 1998, 2000-2002
    • Broughty Ferry Guide and Advertiser, 1992-1993
    • Buckingham Advertiser and Free Press, 2002-2003
    • Carluke and Lanark Gazette, 1989, 1999
    • Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, 1991-1992, 1994, 1996, 1998
    • Forfar Dispatch, 1992
    • Glossop Times, 1869-1876, 1878-1888, 1892-1893, 1895-1897, 1899-1901
    • Hemel Hempstead Gazette and West Herts Advertiser, 1993-1994, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003
    • Kirkintilloch Herald, 1957-1958, 1960, 1962-1974
    • Kirriemuir Herald, 1992
    • Leighton Buzzard Observer and Linslade Gazette, 1989-1992, 1999, 2003
    • Montrose Review, 1993
    • Morpeth Herald, 2002-2003
    • Musselburgh News, 1991
    • Ripon Gazette, 1978, 1980-1981
    • Stornoway Gazette and West Coast Advertiser, 1993
    • Warwick Courier, 1996-1997, 2000-2002
    • Wolverhampton Express and Star, 1997-1998, 2000-2003

    Last week we added Roman Catholic records from England, Scotland and the United States. Don't miss out - explore the full release for yourself here

    Tune into the all-new Family History Expert Hour

    Join Jen Baldwin for your fortnightly dose of family history wisdom, featuring new records and so much more. 

    Whether you want to solve a mystery or deepen your genealogy know-how, join the Findmypast community as we come together to share in our love for all things family history. This session isn't to be missed - be sure to tune in at 4 pm on Friday 23 August.

  • 23 Aug 2024 8:59 AM | Anonymous

    The following is a press release written by the (U.S.) National Archives and Records Administration:

    The National Archives Building has joined the distinguished ranks of National Park Service-designated National Historic Landmarks. This milestone—held by only 2,600 structures across the country—was achieved in December 2023, and the official plaque was unveiled with a ceremony today, August 22, 2024.

    The accomplishment was a significant undertaking led by National Archives Historian Jessie Kratz over the past decade.

    “When architect John Russell Pope designed the National Archives Building, he not only intended for it to be the first permanent home for historically valuable records of the federal government, but he also wanted it to be an inspiring structure to rival the great monuments of the nation’s capital,” Kratz said. “Today’s ceremony is recognition that he achieved his goal. This building’s art and architecture are unparalleled.”

    Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan provided opening remarks at the ceremony. 

    “The National Archives, the building we are standing in right now, is equidistant between the White House and the Capitol, signifying that the National Archives is the repository of the records from both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue, representing all of the people, preserving the history of the United States,” Shogan said. “I'm very thankful that [Pope] thought of things in that way because it is functionally important that we are situated where we are, but it also is, of course, symbolically important for where we are. It is fitting, therefore, that this building joins its rightful place as a National Historic Landmark.”

    Brian Joyner, acting superintendent of Rock Creek Park, served as a representative from the National Park Service, the federal agency that oversees the Landmark program, and spoke at the event. 

    “This historic location we celebrate today physically represents the origins of this nation by both contributing to a more perfect union through access and education, by reminding us to look backwards and learn from our past while we look forward to a more perfect union,” Joyner said. “I am struck by the murals and paintings on the wall here, ‘study the past, and the past is prologue.’” 

    Joyner continued, “The nomination for the National Archives was funded by the National Park Service. It's part of the [America] 250th initiative, and we are pleased to have worked with a partner like you all, the National Archives and Records Administration, to recognize this unique place. NARA has carefully stewarded this property since its construction, preserved its beauty and stories, kept it open as a place for the public to learn. The National Park Service and the Department of the Interior look forward to continuing our partnership with the National Archives as it continues to steward this special historic place and the peoples and stories reflected in it."

    The process to gain National Historic Landmark status began in earnest in 2014 with an initial application. In 2021, the National Archives hosted Dr. Steven Bedford to present his completed National Historic Landmark study on the national significance of the National Archives Building, a critical step toward achieving Landmark status. On August 16, 2023, the National Park Service Advisory Board voted to recommend their approval on the National Historic Landmark nomination for the National Archives Building, moving the building another step closer to the status fully achieved later that year in December. 

    As Kratz notes in her Pieces of History blog post regarding her process over the years:

    “To become a Landmark, a site must have national significance. It must also demonstrate exceptional value or quality in illustrating or interpreting the heritage of the United States in history, architecture, archeology, technology, and culture. A National Historic Landmark must possess a high degree of integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association, and meet one or more from six additional criteria.” 

    An Archives.gov Special Topics page looks closely at the “most ornate structure in Washington, DC’s Federal Triangle.” 

    National Historic Landmark records in our holdings document buildings coast to coast with proven intrinsic historic value. The record generated by the application will also provide future stakeholders with a concise history of the cultural and historical value of the National Archives Building. Now the National Archives’ own flagship building publicly displays its new plaque that testifies to its historical and architectural importance. 

    “The National Archives is proud of this achievement, and to share it with visitors as one of the first and most prominent sights upon entering the National Archives Building from Constitution Avenue,” Shogan said.

  • 23 Aug 2024 8:40 AM | Anonymous

    More than eighty years ago, Japanese Canadians came together to sustain The New Canadian, the only newspaper specifically for the community that was allowed to be published through the Second World War.

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      Page 1 of The New Canadian newspaper from December 12, 1941, after the Pearl Harbour attack. More than eighty years ago, Japanese Canadians came together to sustain the New Canadian, the only newspaper specifically for the community that was allowed to be published through the Second World War.

      More than eighty years ago, Japanese Canadians came together to sustain The New Canadian, the only newspaper specifically for the community that was allowed to be published through the Second World War.

      Now the community has come together again — and may have saved the newspaper's archives from the digital scrap heap.

      Supporters say the newspaper that published from 1938 to 2001 was a pillar of the community during the turmoil of the war when Japanese Canadians were interred, stripped of assets and had their patriotism questioned.

      The New Canadian's digital archives had been facing deletion, after Simon Fraser University Library announced recently it would no longer host them on its servers from this fall.

      But after the announcement sparked outcry — and more than 3,000 people signed an online petition calling for the archive to be saved — SFU said in a statement on Monday that it recognized the importance of preserving access to sources including The New Canadian, and it would continue to host the archive until an accessible online alternative is found.

      You can read much more on the richmond-news web site at: https://tinyurl.com/muf7fdew

    • 23 Aug 2024 8:31 AM | Anonymous

      Screen Australia launches Where to Watch feature on the Screen Australia website.

      The Screen Australia website is home to a wealth of information and data including The Screen Guide where users can search for Australian film, television, VOD titles and games. To further support Australian audiences to discover Australian titles, Screen Australia has implemented a content discovery function – Where to Watch – that will allow users to find Australian content anywhere in the world. The widget will help users to find local and international cinema session times and streaming opportunities for over 2500 Australian titles.

      COO Screen Australia Grainne Brunsdon said, "We are committed to ensuring that our bold and distinctive Australian screen stories are celebrated at home and also discoverable on a global stage. Our new 'Where to Watch' feature is designed to bridge the gap between audiences and Australian content, making it easier than ever to find and enjoy our stories no matter where you are in the world. We invite you to explore this exciting new tool and share your feedback as we work to support and elevate Australian screen content globally."

      Discover live cinema listings where you can book tickets for the newest Australian films in your local area - or watch old favourites at home with available streaming and on demand platforms in your country.

      The program is in a trial phase for the next 12 months as we test its functionality. The database of film and television on the platform is constantly being updated and Screen Australia invites you to provide feedback via communications@screenaustralia.gov.au.  

      For more information on the Where to Watch program, see the full story by Screen Australia at: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/screen-news/2024/08-22-where-to-watch.

    • 22 Aug 2024 6:12 PM | Anonymous

      As an archivist, Emma Prince often finds herself in dusty museum storage rooms and sometimes-moldy home attics.

      She and her nearly all-women team of genealogists and historians build archives for museums, schools and other organizations through her St. Louis-based company, Backlog.

      In her work organizing catalogs and tracking down lost ancestors, Prince also challenges popular notions about who does this kind of research.

      “I think that people imagine old men in tweed jackets [as archivists],” Prince said. “That's definitely not our staff. [It’s] kind of fun to show up to meetings and be a little bit more modern and kind of move the profession forward.”

      Since founding Backlog in 2021, Prince’s clients have included the City Museum, Walt Disney Hometown Museum and St. Louis University High. Backlog’s historians also connect with people virtually by hosting webinars about archiving digital work, or decoding old documents. Prince said the company’s specialized services often come into play when individuals get stuck.

      “We do a lot of ‘brick wall’ research, like, ‘Hi, my family’s from St. Louis [and] we can't connect to this different generation. Can you help us?’ So archives [work] is more the organization of stuff, and the genealogy [work] is doing research sometimes with that stuff.”

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