Michigan Daily Editor in Chief Donn Fresard has announced he plans join the controversial University of Michigan senior secret society formerly known as Michigamua. Fresard told the Daily for their own story he decided it was the “the right thing to do,” adding he found “nothing objectionable” about the group after their recent announced changes. […]
Preserving Maryland’s COMSAT Building
When it opened in 1969, the COMSAT building located along I-270 in Clarksburg was at the cutting edge of modern architecture. Designed by renowned architect César Pelli, the futuristic lines of the building’s exterior was inspired by aircraft design and its distictive glass and aluminum facade remains striking today. The interior spaces of the building […]
Portland Photos
I just uploaded 131 photos I took in Portland, Maine in November 2004 to Flickr. I originally posted many of these with explanatory text as part of my Portland Photo Project. (Only the static HTML of those posts are archived due to a hosting crash) > See my Flickr Portland set
Digitizing the National Archives
For the past eight months I’ve been spending lots of time at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) facilities in D.C. and College Park, Maryland conducting research for History Associates. While NARA has recently launched an ambitious program with Lockheed Martin to create a system to store electronic records, the entire operation is still […]
links for 2006-07-06
Palace of Wonders Grand Opening New bar on H Street NE is holding their grand opening is this weekend.
Well, That’s Done
After using PCs for my entire life I’m switching to a Mac. My black 13-inch MacBook should come in about a week. Looks like I’ll even be able to transfer my iTunes library, play counts and all. I got a free iPod Nano through their back-to-school deal on top of their student discount. Aside from […]
links for 2006-07-05
National Coalition for History Action Alert – NARA Budget Needs History group urges funding for the National Archives.