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Kenilworth is home to WNC's oldest public Black cemetery. Meet the men who saved it.
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoASHEVILLE - Kudzu-choked and overgrown, Western North Carolina's oldest public African American...
Wreath-laying ceremony set for Saturday
Muskogee Phoenix, Okla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 14—Thousands of veterans buried at Fort Gibson National Cemetery are to have wreaths placed at their headstones Saturday. "It's a gift from whoever places it to that veteran, whether it ...
Military tributes to fun festivals, Memorial Day weekend events planned across Oklahoma
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoDespite the continuing bouts of springtime storms, the unofficial start of summer has almost...
Celebrate Memorial Day weekend in Oklahoma with festivals, military tributes and fun runs
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe unofficial start of summer is almost here. From military tributes and family-friendly festivals...
Greg Jordan: Cemetery preservation shows respect for past generations
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNov. 2—I've visited many cemeteries since I moved to Mercer County years ago, but I know there must be many more I know nothing about. Big cemeteries near cities like Bluefield and Princeton ...
National Trails Day is June 1. Celebrate the outdoors on one of these 7 Springfield trails
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoCorrection: An earlier version of this story misnamed the Frisco Highline Trail and Ozark Greenways....
Righting the past: Paulina Beard, Molino elder, dies at 86
AOL Gannett Aggregated· 8 months agoEditor’s note: This is the 21st in a series of historical obituaries written today to honor the men...
Memorial Day: Marion honors 'veterans who did not make it home'
The Marion Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMaintaining a proper perspective about the true meaning of Memorial Day was the running theme during...
Dale C. Maley: Kramers were a newspaper family
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn 1901, James Patterson started work at The Blade newspaper as a "printer's devil." His assignment was to clean the messy printing presses and perform other odd jobs. Mr. Patterson worked 53 ...
Boyd: Black history is Indiana history. Indiana Landmarks saves it one building at a time
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEditor's note: This column was originally published in 2022. Representation matters. That phrase has become rather cliché recently, but I like those two words because they’re simple but pack ...
