Major US Folk Music Archive Makes Online Debut - NPR

Major US Folk Music Archive Makes Online Debut NPR So the song that comes to mind is "Rock Island Line." And "Rock Island Line" was recorded by Leadbelly himself and John Lomax, Alan's father during a collecting visit to Cumins State Farm in Gould, Arkansas in October, 1934. And then, Leadbelly later ...

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Traveling Back through the Door County Advocate archives: May 19 - Green Bay Press Gazette

Traveling Back through the Door County Advocate archives: May 19 Green Bay Press Gazette At times rain and hail fell in such quantities as to be considered a cloudburst. The big barn of Nic Nelson in Clay Banks burned to the ground. The home of Fritz Rabach in the Third Ward was hit by lightning as well but little damage resulted. and more »

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'Give me your tired ...' - South Bend Tribune

'Give me your tired ...' South Bend Tribune Like the 12 million people who were processed through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1954, Fountain's first sight of the United States was of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, albeit from an airplane rather than a ship. At the time, in 1985, ...

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Old Madison Beach Hotel had storied past; now open to begin new chapter - Shoreline Times

Old Madison Beach Hotel had storied past; now open to begin new chapter Shoreline Times Historic photos courtesy of Charlotte L. Evarts Memorial Archives, Inc., Madison, CT. Why should we care about a Civil-War draft-dodging itinerant shipbuilder by the name of Emery Wildes—in particular, in relation to the newly reconstructed Madison ... and more »

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Obama delivers the laughs - Brisbane Times

Brisbane Times

Obama delivers the laughs Brisbane Times And he said after his own appearance on Jimmy Fallon's late-night TV show last week, Romney ''asked if he could get some equal time on the Merv Griffin Show'''. Appearing before the official entertainer of the evening, Jimmy Kimmel, Obama also targeted ... and more »

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Pair from state among recipients of Presidential Medal of Freedom - The Seattle Times

The Seattle Times

Pair from state among recipients of Presidential Medal of Freedom The Seattle Times William Foege, the Vashon Island physician and epidemiologist who came up with a vaccination plan that ultimately rid the world of small pox; and Gordon Hirabayashi, a Seattle sociologist and Japanese American who refused to be sent to an internment ... and more »

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Lee Ranaldo: The Cream Interview - Nashville Scene

Nashville Scene

Lee Ranaldo: The Cream Interview Nashville Scene As indie-rock's Rolling Stones, Sonic Youth was a decades-spanning dynasty. So to call it a shock when the band announced an indefinite hiatus — in light of evermore-shocking news that its fronting power couple Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore were ... and more »

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