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      National Register of Historic Places nomination for the self-unloading barge TRANSFER. Includes in depth history, archaeological site description, photographs, and map.

      I welcome the pause of self-isolating/social distancing as it made me realized of all the excess, unnecessary chaos, chatter, noise our society has been indulging unconsciously. As a result, I am more mindful and grateful for the little daily blessings, our health care support, and every essential ...

      A short gratitude journal during tough times.

      Several of the organizations I am involved with have started using technology to have group online meetings. They have used Skype for Business, and Zoom. I have been thoroughly frustrated at the meetings by Skype for business and Zoom- not being able to see all participants, pictures cutting in ...

      A Pandemic Christmas The year 2020 will go down in history, Such changes we've seen, the future's a mystery, It started in China with a wee small bat And quickly spread over the world map. Put a mask on your face if you care, Don't shake a hand, don't you …

      I've started experimenting with the virtual board(online*) games, here is what I have found out: Any board game where nobody has any secrets can be played online with a good webcam. Cooperative board games(where players work together against a set of rules) work very well for this. One ...

      The Subjects Checklist is a new feature, released with the VITA 6.1 upgrade. This link allows you to review all subjects assigned to your agency records and strategically update or remove those terms to help clean the thesaurus and enable better aggregation of your collection items.

      During these unusual days I have discovered a new best friend....myself. I live alone with my cat who is very gracious and lets me share her house. When this pandemic began, I was very nervous but as time has past, I am coping very well. I have a daughter and …

      What do you when you hear you are going to be laid off? I panicked. The same day I got that news, my husband and I had made a firm offer on our first home, a lucky find well below our max (and low) budget in this small town locked …

      Poem written by Victoria West

      Poem by Victoria West

      I stay home. I work from home. I don't spend time in traffic. I don't spend money on things I don't need. I don't travel abroad. I live in sweatpants. I don't dress up. I don't apply makeup. Sweatpants are the new dress pants. I save up money. My garden …

      It brings us hope. Hope to get together again. Hope to speak to each other in person. Hobe to kiss and hug each other. Hope to love each other in real life. Hope to travel. Hope to go to concerts, football games and movies. Hope to enjoy ourselves at parties. …

      The Subjects Checklist allows you to review all subjects assigned to your agency records and strategically update or remove those terms to help clean the thesaurus and enable better aggregation of your collection items.

      If you need to relabel the page numbers or section numbers for a newspaper issue, this should help with quick tips for navigating to the issue in question, identifying supplements, deleting duplicate page images, and navigating between issues. The relabelling process can also be used for multipage items like books, …

      While under a 14-day quarantine my wife and I made much use of library resources. For me, the web-link to Cornell Lab's live "Birdcam" (included in "Home for Coronovirus") was particularly valuable. This photo is of me watching the live-Cam of bird-feeders near a marsh. On the screen are a …

      When one has a lot of time at home, what do you do? Renovate your bathroom!

      The cactus symbolizes endurance in the face of hardship. But when given loving care and nurturing, will reward us with a bounty of blossoms. At Christmas, at Easter, it all reminds us of the wonder of, and joy of, events in the Christian calendar. But the cactus can also be …

      Good advice from our sidewalk artist neighbour. She set up an activity route for her family and anyone else passing by. Unfortunately, the dog walker is going (coming) the wrong way. Hopefully she can read backwards and upside down and KNIHT A YPPAH HGUOHT

      While social distancing and other restrictions have played havoc on our routines, it’s the unexpected that can truly throw a wrench into things. A fall, a broken hip, ambulance and fire attendants in hazard equipment, a locked-down hospital where I cannot visit to see my beloved and cheer him while …