He is an ohio native, graduate of miami university. While working for avery dennison, he was part of the team that set up the first commercially successful selfadhesive postage stamp. He has written 20 books. His biography won multiple awards, including the a prize for confederate history. He has written several articles for the gettysburg magazine and other historical publications. Scott and his wife debby reside in north pennsylvania. Scott . Welcome. Scott thanks for coming today. I want to talk about the railroads in pennsylvania. I have written three books on the railroads. They were from east to west, the philadelphiawilmington baltimore railroad. The northern central railway, harrisburg to baltimore. The third key railroad that ran between maryland and pennsylvania during the civil war. The Cumberland Valley railroad will be the subject of our talk today. All three railroads were targeted by the army during the civil war. Two had their bridges burned near baltimore from 1861, 18
And im included what i think of less frequently mentioned topics of this period. Here we have before us images of top jacks jackson square, ridge high. Happy valley. S50 plant and steam plan at k25 site. With here. Change. E of the time is certainly there was a change from the arm corps of engineers Atomic Energy commission. There was change in the town and labor. Congress, the Atomic Energy act. Searcher spice. Came to search for spies development and you see at articles, these are titles of articles in the nat 0 10en. 14, 1946 two big things that day. A will get into that in minute. Im very appreciative of ed escott and others that were involved in not only recording history but writing about it so about our past. Thank you, ed. An eye chart. His is Manhattan Project employment. There is total employment across Manhattan Project at any given time the top line. 124,000 of employment 1944. Ne of here we have total construction, 90,000, to s than the operation and research on curve. Tha
And the Edward Kennedy institute for the u. S. Senate, the Young Leaders network aims to promote in the next generation of leaders the spirit of Public Service as embodied for decades on capitol hill by ted kennedy. Our goal is to provide students with programs that enrich their experience while interning in washington, d. C. And to help them create a network of peers as they lay a groundwork for a career in Public Service. Tonights program, uncovering the treasures of the library of congress will focus on the importance of collecting physical information and materials in the modern digital age. Our distinguished speakers will discuss the work of the Nations Library by providing Public Access to some of the most valuable treasures and documents in the nation. Please give a warm welcome to the librarian of congress, dr. Carla hayden point by broadcast joined by broadcast journalist and nyu alum, ray suarez. Ray i figure the applause is my cue. [applause] carla hayden, welcome. Dr. Hayde
Have on dday, if you get an opportunity, i hope you will go over and visit it while you are here. It looks at the relationship between Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill as they prepared for dday. The special exhibit will be up through the end of the year. How many people here are members of the library . Raise your hand. That is fantastic. It is your support that allows us to do programs like this. We really appreciate it. I think it is important Public Programs allow us to bring authors and experts in from around the country. Today we have a real remarkable historian and author with us. William casto has written a series of books. He is a Paul Whitfield one professor at texas tech. His scope of Historical Books range from Foreign Affairs and the constitution of age of fighting sale. And the Supreme Court in the early republic. He jumped ahead in his latest book about robert jackson. Robert jackson is truly a remarkable figure in the era. The solicitor general, attorney general
History as a frontier town, and outfitter for travelers setting out on the santa fe trail. It was november 12, 1927 when the pioneer mother sculpture was dedicated in Penn Valley Park. It not only celebrates kansas citys pioneer history, but also as a tribute to those who suffered great hardship and loss while traveling across the plains and search of a better life. In her new book, pioneer mother monuments constructing cultural identity, historian Cynthia Prescott walks through more than a century of recognition and rediscovering a Pioneer Monuments erected across the nation, including those in the kansas city region. We are honored to have her here today to discuss her research. Dr. Prescott is an associate professor of history at the university of north dakota. Her research focuses on gender and the american west. Specifically intersections of gender, social class, and historical memory. Her work in these areas has been published in the journals in the journal of the west, historica