Our first “This Day in History” comes from The Daily Freeman Journal, published in Webster City, Iowa. I pulled two segments out of the Hamilton County Community History Archive, one published on March 24th, 2009, and the other on March 27th, 2009. On March 24th, they highlighted the 1989 Exon Oil Spill in an Alaskan […]
This Week in History- March 10th through March 16th
On March 11, 2011, the Tohoku Region of Japan shook with forces stronger than any earthquake they had experienced before. A 9.1 Magnitude earthquake with an epicenter just off the coast of the mainland struck in the afternoon of an otherwise normal day. The earthquake was so powerful that it was felt all the way […]
History is not just something that happened—it’s something happening right now.
Access to historical records has never mattered more. Libraries, archives, and educators are on the front lines, fighting against efforts to erase, rewrite, or whitewash history. What’s at stake isn’t just the past—it’s the ability of future generations to learn from it, understand it, and ensure the full truth is never lost. These materials in your archives do more than help us remember; they help us learn, question, and grow. They show us how oppression is justified, how movements for justice are built, and how power is wielded—sometimes for progress, sometimes for control. They remind us that history is not just something that happened—it is something that is happening right now.
Spotlight: The Petersburg Public Library (Alaska)
The Petersburg Public Library The Petersburg Public Library digitizes Historic Petersburg newspapers from 1913 – 2021 to give the local community easier access to Petersburg’s history. The Petersburg Public Library offers free access to its extensive collection of historical newspapers and documents through a partnership with Advantage Archives. The archives encompass over 45,317 pages of the Petersburg Pilot (1974-2021), along […]
This Week in History- March 3rd – March 9th
Even if you don’t follow college women’s basketball, you almost certainly know the name Caitlin Clark. The record-breaking player from the University of Iowa quickly made a name for herself in the world of sports, and has since brought thousands of new fans to the WNBA. On March 3, 2024, Clark broke the NCAA Division […]
