About being a librarian in congress. I can remember that because i was surprised, i had been advising and consulting because this was an opportunity for the Library Community to weigh in basically on what would be needed for the library of Congress Going into the next few decades so my name was put forward as a person that i should talk to and that went on for a little while and then i was asked, would you consider being considered for the position yourself and it took me back a little bit and i had to think about what i was currently doing, really publicservice innercity that the state had the Public Library be the state library of baltimore and maryland, this was a very unique situation and i had become a Baltimore Ian and was really working on the issues and i had to think, how can i go from serving the community to serving a country. And what contribution could i make. Why did you say yes . Because when i really thought about the treasures and what is contained in the library of co
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
Professor talks about her book, constructing cultural memory. She highlights some of the tutes of pioneer mom pioneer mothers in the kansas city area. Welcome everyone, thank you for being here. I manager of the Missouri Valley special collection. Our Research Room was headquartered across the hall. Otherll find journals and Research Materials document and kansas citys early histories the frontier town, and out better for traveler setting out on the santa fe trail. It was november 12, 1927 when the sculpture was dedicated. It not only celebrates kansas citys pioneer history, but is also a tribute to those who suffer great hardship and loss while traveling across the plains in search of a better life. In her new book, constructing historiandentity, the and rediscovering 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 o
Fantastic day. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2019] tvthis is America History where every weekend we spent 48 hours exploring our nations past. Isthe cspan cities tour exploring the american story as we take book tv in American History tv on the road with the support of our Comcast Cable partners. Coming up in the next hour and 15 minutes, the story of how this Central Michigan town became a state capital. Minutes we will have a job or of the state capital, which is been in continuous use since 1879. Learn aboutll lansings rich history. We begin at the turner dodge home. James turner was a pioneer. It was not until the state legislature designated this area that he came with other folks into the capital. You might have expected a more sensible approach. We did not do that. We had 10 months to build the capital city and that was a
Right now on news4 this week, investigations going digital. Ho a local Maryland County is using digital forsics to solve crime cases. Also a witness to history. A longtime d. C. Journalistre ects on the 50th anniversary of the washington plays and the stories told about the lgbtq community. Plus women giving back. Aan local orgation helping to provide clothing for women, and how it inspired one woman to help others in need. Announcer welcome to news4 this week. Hello, everyoneeo im l harris. There is a new team of cyber sleuths in Charles County. The Sheriffs Office there just opened up the doors to a new Digital Forensics lab in waldorf. As derrick ward explains, this new invtigative tool is the result of Lessons Learned from a disturbing case in the county. As technology grows, the Sheriffs Office and Law Enforcement entities have to grow alongha with technology. Reporter the Charles County Sheriffs Office just unveiled its new Digital Forensics lab in waldorf. Its meticulous work. N