Mary McLeod Bethune was an American activist, humanitarian, and above all an educator. Born on July 10, 1875 in South Carolina, Mary was the fifteenth of seventeen children. Her parents, Samuel and Patsy McLeod, were formerly enslaved, and most of her siblings had been born into slavery. As a child, she worked hard with her parents and siblings on their own farm. Her passion for education started at a young age when the granddaughter of her mother’s former owner snatched a book away from Mary, shaming her for not being able to read.
Record Archivist David Staniunas is responsible for managing new collections. In this week’s OGA In Focus, he describes his work from moving historical items into the building to getting them on the shelves and into the database.
Marvin Kroeker passed away in Fresno, California. This is the full obituary story where you can express condolences and share memories. Services by none.
In July 1954, the Rev. Dr. Walter Soboleff (1908-2011), pastor of Memorial Presbyterian Church in Juneau, Alaska, was broadcasting his sermons and general news updates in Tlingit, offering messages to those who had few opportunities to hear their native tongue.