“Hey, people like history. Some love it. They read books, go to history-themed movies, visit museums and historic sites, preserve buildings, research their family genealogies, participate in re-enactments, support local historical societies, and hold never-ending debates about historical subjects that matter to them. History is fun, yes, and even entertaining. But it’s more than that. A good history program educates people and makes them better citizens. It builds an appreciation for our sense of place and raises the quality of life for everyone. And it helps promote economic growth.” Bob Weible is the state historian of NY. The resources of the state library, museum and archives are available online. LINK PDF

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Trolling the internet for suffrage news involves visiting a variety of online sites. I wouldn’t have expected the Catholic Church, for example, to consider sainthood for suffragist Dorothy Day who served jail time for the vote. LINK PDF Unlikely reference to suffrage in green building post. LINK PDF Quilters 2012 sew a block about universal suffrage. LINK Have you registered yet for One Billion Rising in February 2013? LINK

December newsletter for Sewall-Belmont House. Link #1. New Hampshire women stand on strong shoulders. Link #2. Link #2a. Rethinking voter registration. Link #3. Link #3a. Vote for grandmother. Link #4. Link #4a. Ulster’s suffrage centennial in Northern Ireland. Link #5. Link $5a. Formerly banned suffrage speech in the Bahamas. Link #6. Link #6a. Anniversary of woman’s suffrage in the Phillipines. Link #7. 2012 election outcome. Link #8. Link #8a.

Exhibit of Christmas cards with social themes, including suffrage. Link #9. Link #9a. Mark Twain support of suffrage included with other social issues. Link #10. Link #10a. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Hurricane Sandy. Link #11. The soul of voting and other civil rights movements shouldn’t be forgotten. Link #12. Link #12a. The Oregon suffrage centennial continues. Link #13. Link #13a. Women and the 2012 vote. Link #14. Pews dedicated to Mrs. Pankhurst in the UK will have to be moved. Link #15. Link #15a. Susan B. Anthony remembered in Kansas. Link #16. Link #16a. People revisiting Emily Davison’s death in the UK. Link #17. Link #17a. Call for more suffrage scholarship in the UK. Link #18. Link #18a. Anti Suffrage postcards important to study today. Link #19. Link #19a. More centennial events in Oregon. Link #20. Link #21. Celebrating over tea Susan B. Anthony’s attempt to vote. Link #22.

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