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Eggplant Activism: Philadelphia Community Gardens and COVID-19

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Local and State government hadn’t included specific regulations for gardens in their closure orders. McLean Library, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Community gardens are an important part of our Commonwealth’s food and agricultural system,” Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding said. July 23, 2020.

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Spotlight: Photographs Documenting the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

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According to John Salmond, author of The Civilian Conservation Corps, 1933-1942: A New Deal Case Study , “during its life span of nine years more than 2.5 They also help inform the public about government photographic resources that are available. Local Photo ID: 35-GE-3B-3.

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Collecting for continuity and for change: The web archiving experience in Westborough

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By Anthony Vaver, Local History Librarian and Archivist, Westborough Public Library. Still, I struggled to come up with a reason why someone from our growing South Asian population should visit our public library’s local history room. Local history at our library is accordingly going through a bit of a renaissance.