Not too many historical highlights this weekend. My favourite is the article on gorgeous Italian libraries (check out the photos!).
First, here’s a blog post on how records are acquired by archives.
Scientists have a new estimate for the age of Serpent Mound, a Native American earthworks in Ohio.
“Why go to the library in Italy when all around you there is fantastic art, exalted architecture, deep history and intense passionate people? Because, as I discovered in the course of a rushed but illuminating week dashing from Venice to Rome, Florence and Milan, the country’s historic libraries contain all of those without the crowds.” Read more about the hidden treasures in Italian libraries.
Here’s a topic you might not have encountered: “British Women Photographers of the First World War”
If you’re interested in researching World War II photographs, here’s another post in a whole series from the U.S. National Archives that offers practical advice.
If you have time, you might like to watch this video simulation of a tour of Ancient Rome:
There is an Italy theme going on here lately! The page about Italian libraries was lovely. The WW 1 women photographers was interesting too. Imagine being a trailblazer in that context. Thank-you for the link to the Quote Investigator website that you mentioned in your latest newsletter. It’s very good, and I bookmarked it for the future.