Michigan State University Libraries - Vincent Voice Library The Badass of the Week: Blenda and the Women of Smaland Blenda Life as a Viking woman was pretty hard. Sure, Viking women enjoyed more freedom than many of their counterparts in other parts of the world, but Viking men were really really into raiding and plundering and killing and all that good stuff, and as a result they were usually "away on business" nine months out of the year doing their whole "sacking towns and pillaging monasteries" thing. Sure, a dude's got to pay the bills somehow, but if you were a Viking wife you were generally expected to hang out around the homestead, raise the children, fend for yourself, and keep the community running pretty much on your own most of the time. Regardless, this was the case one day in the early twelfth century when the King of Sweden decided that he wanted to go off and fight the Norwegians for some reason. On this particular instance, the first target in the Danish army's line of fire was the border town of Smaland, which, according to legend, was the home to a young girl named Blenda. Links:
Archaeology | This Old Mission: Conservation Program The Alta California Mission Research Project of the CSU Monterey Bay Institute for Archaeology constitutes that dimension of research and teaching and learning devoted to the archaeology and ethnohistory of the early California missions and presidios of the Monterey Bay. Currently, project initiatives have been devoted to the archaeological and historical study of the Old Mission so as to interpret the architectural and social histories of the site, while at the same time providing a critically needed resource base for assessing the historic preservation needs of the Old Mission and community of San Juan Bautista. Student projects and project-based learning experiences currently center on the development of interpretive resources for the historic preservation and archaeological salvage of the Old Mission of San Juan Bautista. The project-based learning labs launched under the direction of Principal Investigator and Project Archaeology Dr.
California State Archives (CSA) California's first legislature, meeting in 1849–50, charged the Secretary of State to receive "…all public records, registered maps, books, papers, rolls, documents and other writings…which appertain to or are in any way connected with the political history and past administration of the government of California…" The California State Archives, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State, continues to serve in the spirit of those early instructions, providing a repository for the state's permanent governmental records as well as other materials documenting California history. The California State Archives serves a wide variety of researchers whose interests range from legislative intent and public policy to genealogy and railroad history in California. Archives staff continually organize and describe the records we receive to provide easier and faster access for researchers.
Benchmarking Studies | College Benchmarks | Library Benchmarks Librarian Chick - Free and Open Source Educational Resources 9 Places to Find Creative Commons & Public Domain Images When students create multimedia projects they might be tempted to simply do a Google Images search and use the first images they see. But as educators we have a responsibility to teach students to respect copyright holders' rights. One of the ways that we can do that is to teach students to use Creative Commons and Public Domain images. Morgue File provides free photos with license to remix. Wylio is an image search engine designed to help bloggers and others quickly find, cite, and use Creative Commons licensed images. William Vann's EduPic Graphical Resource provides free photographs and drawings for teachers and students to use in their classrooms. The World Images Kiosk hosted by San Jose State Universityoffers more than 75,000 images that teachers and students can use in their academic projects. ImageBase is a personal project of professional photographer David Niblack. Photos 8 is a great place to find thousands of images that are in the public domain.
Dig offers insight into Native American History of California California's industrial revolution has its roots in a small grist mill built by an ex-pirate on a 40-acre farm at the San Gabriel Mission, archaeologists said. Archaeologists working with the Alameda Corridor-East Construction Authority have a chance to uncover more information about the story of Chapman's Mill and other important mission and Native American artifacts buried just across the street from today's mission building. The dig began in December and will continue through mid-March, officials said. Artifacts found so far include a brass religious medallion, a Spanish coin from 1816, tiles, pottery, beads and animal bones. "This is an unprecedented opportunity for us to delve into the history of San Gabriel and the San Gabriel Valley as a whole," said John Dietler, the lead archaeologist. The mill was finished in 1823 and was built by Boston native Joseph Chapman. "The mill got destroyed when the whole world was distracted by World War II," Hart said.