Archive for May, 2005

Planning for the Future: Expert Advice On Creating a System to Preserve Valuable Records

By Loretto Dennis Szucs • May 1st, 2005 • Category: Features

Expert Advice on creating a system to preserve valuable records:
Two men are standing by the side of the road holding up signs that read, “The End is near! Turn yourself around now before it’s too late!”
They held up the signs to each passing car.
“Leave us alone you fanatics!” one driver yelled as he sped by. From around the curve the two men heard screeching tires and a big splash.



Making Tracks through Railroad Research

By George G. Morgan • May 1st, 2005 • Category: Features

All aboard. . .There is a certain sense of romance and adventure that comes from riding a train. Just hearing the sound of a steam locomotive’s whistle or a diesel engine’s horn in the distance evokes a kind of excitement.For many of us, trains have even more meaning. We may have ancestors who actually worked on the railroads or who migrated by train in the 1800s and 1900s.