Tag: library of congress

  • Discovering the Civil War Online with American Military University, Part 1

    UPDATE: The Discovering the Civil War Online Presentation is available to everyone free online. I “attended” a webcast put on by American Public University and hosted by Dan Soschin on March 3, 2010.  Fellow bloggers Rene Tyree, Jim Schmidt, James Rosebrock and  Rea Andrew Redd were in attendance. The webcast featured three presentations related to […]

  • Horatio Nelson Taft Diary

    The Library of Congress continues to digitize its collection and make it available online. One of the latest is the diary of Horatio Nelson Taft, who worked in the patent office. Taft was also unusually close to the Lincolns, since their children often played together. Washington during the Civil War: The Diary of Horatio Nelson […]

  • Civil War Talk Radio: October 2, 2004

    Air Date: 100204 Subject: Library of Congress Guest: LoC Curator John Sellers Guest Host: Gaston Espinosa Summary: Learn about the Library of Congress’s resources and hear the stories behind them from curator John R. Sellers. Civil War Talk Radio airs most Fridays at 12 PM Pacific on World Talk Radio Studio A. Host Gerry Prokopowicz, […]