Matthew Ballard
Vol. 6, No. 2 Although society laments the apparent death of objective journalism, bias in the media is far from a new phenomenon. In fact, the concept of nonpartisan news is just…
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Matthew Ballard
Vol. 5, No. 39 October is American Archives Month and is a wonderful opportunity to feature some of the collections within the Department of History. Although the County Historian maintains…
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Matthew Ballard
[caption id="attachment_1836" align="alignnone" width="620"] Maj. Marion Patterson, born at Clarendon, NY - 22nd U.S.C.T. & 19th U.S.C.T.[/caption] Vol. 5, No. 12 The recent vote by the Hoag Library Board of…
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Matthew Ballard
[caption id="attachment_1796" align="alignnone" width="612"] Amos Alonzo Stagg (left) and Stella Robertson Stagg (right) as newlyweds, c.1894; University of Chicago Photographic Archive, [apf1-07768]. Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library.[/caption]Vol.…
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Matthew Ballard
Vol. 4, No. 50 The Christmas season is upon us and it is customary to write a piece about Charlie Howard, his Santa Claus School, or Christmas Park. If I…
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