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RAIN 505 The Western Mail Welsh told to forget the Alamo May 4 2004 Colin Hughes, The Western Mail A WELSH flag has been unnecessarily flying above the Alamo for 70 years in the mistaken belief that one of its defenders was Welsh. But research has shown that Lewis Johnson, who was believed to be from Wales, was actually from Virginia, US. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_objectid=14207393&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=-welsh-told-to-forget-the-alamo-name_page.html http://snipurl.com/66nu Juneau Empire Web posted Wednesday, May 5, 2004 Photo partners documented history Juneau was fortunate to have resident photographers like Winter and Pond By Ann Chandonnet for the juneau empire Many American towns of a few thousand residents have little by way of photographic record. However, Juneau fortunate that its early years were documented extensively not only by tourists, prospectors, mountaineers and ethnographers passing through - usually during summer months only - but also by resident photographers, both amateur and professional. http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/050504/nei_historyphotos.shtml US Newswire Alsobrook Named Director of The Clinton Presidential Library 5/5/2004 12:09:00 PM To: National Desk Contact: National Archives and Records Administration Public Affairs Office, 202-501-5526 or 301-837-1700 COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Archivist of the United States John W. Carlin announced today the selection of David E. Alsobrook as Director of the William J. Clinton Presidential Library. The appointment is effective immediately. "I am very pleased with the appointment of David Alsobrook to the position of director of the William J. Clinton Presidential Library," said President Clinton. "Dr. Alsobrook has the experience, the credentials and temperament needed to guide and direct this library. We share the common goal of making history available and accessible. I look forward to working with him." http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=135-05052004 Tucson Citizen Napolitano signs bill for new archives building The Associated Press PHOENIX - Gov. Janet Napolitano has signed into law a bill to begin building a new structure to house the state's archives. http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/breaking/050504_archivesok.html Palm Beach Daily News Saving Pieces of Island History: Foundation obtains Mizner records By ROBERT JANJIGIAN, Daily News Fashion Editor Three bank inventories of possessions of architect Addison Mizner salvaged from Dumpster. Wednesday, May 5, 2004 _ What one deems trash, another may consider treasure. Such is the case with three inventories of the possessions of Addison Mizner, compiled by the Atlantic National Bank in the 1930s and retrieved from a Dumpster several years ago. The historic inventories have recently been acquired by the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach through the efforts of Sharon Kearns, the Preservation Foundation's member services manager. http://snipurl.com/66ny Kansas City Star Posted on Wed, May. 05, 2004 Black Archives backtracks on Juneteenth honor for Nace By STEVE KRASKE The Kansas City Star Last month Kansas City Councilwoman Becky Nace was told she would be the first white person to be honored as Ms. Juneteenth. Then a few days later came an about-face. The Black Archives of Mid-America, which sponsors the annual Juneteenth festival, notified Nace she wouldn't receive the honor after all. http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/8589680.htm? Chicago Sun Times Lincoln Library debut hits more snags May 5, 2004 SPRINGFIELD -- The completion of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library is being delayed by another 60 days because of problems in the building's vapor barrier that were uncovered while repairing another delay-causing problem. http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-lincoln05.html Philadelphia Inquirer Posted on Wed, May. 05, 2004 County history, by minutes A book recording the years 1777 to 1782 was found accidentally in Washington. By Nancy Petersen Inquirer Staff Writer Caleb Pierce was in a real jam. He was the tax collector for Thornbury Township, but the taxes that he was charged with collecting were for a war that the practicing Quaker didn't support. While the Revolutionary War raged around him, Pierce stood by his principles and refused to collect the taxes. http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/states/pennsylvania/8589951.htm Democratic Underground Taking Secrecy One Step Too Far May 5, 2004 By Tab Julius A quiet yet disturbing event happened recently in Washington. It has received precious little coverage, mainly a short report by NPR on Weekend Edition and an article by the Associated Press. It may be that compared to all the horrific fighting in Iraq, prisoner treatment scandals, kidnappings and more, news about a newly appointed National Archivist seems boring by comparison. Even on a quiet news day, it might be seemingly too mundane to put anywhere near the front page. Most people don't know what a national archivist is, much less why this particular change is newsworthy. http://www.democraticunderground.com/articles/04/05/05_secrecy.html Los Angeles Times GOVERNMENT Historian With a History The nominee for U.S. archivist has a penchant for dubious methods. By Jon Wiener, Jon Wiener is a professor of history at UC Irvine and contributing editor to the Nation magazine. His forthcoming book is "Historians in Trouble." E-mail: [log in to unmask] Go ahead, try. Name the archivist of the United States. It's a pretty fair bet you failed. The archivist, former Kansas Gov. John Carlin, oversees the nation's most important documents: the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights. The position has traditionally been one of the lower-profile jobs in the federal hierarchy, but, as its website notes, the National Archives is not simply "a dusty hoard of ancient history. It is a public trust on which our democracy depends. It enables people to inspect for themselves the record of what government has done." http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/sunday/commentary/la-op-wiener2may02,1,2041240.story ( Ex-chief sued over alleged info theft Saturday, May 01, 2004 By Ken Kolker The Grand Rapids Press Five months after leaving a prison halfway house, former Grandville Police Chief Kenneth Madejczyk is facing more legal troubles. Madejczyk, 61, is accused in a civil lawsuit of stealing a database on his laptop computer from a Cascade Township research company that hired him while he was on work-release. http://www.mlive.com/news/grpress/index.ssf?/base/news-14/1083406641196290.xml The Morning News Rotating Committee Will Watch AuthorityBreach of FOIA prompts council to watch group Wednesday, May 5, 2004 By Sarah Terry FAYETTEVILLE -- The Public Housing Authority board of directors will be monitored by a rotating committee of Fayetteville aldermen in the upcoming weeks, following a meeting last month when authority members reportedly violated the Freedom of Information Act. http://www.razorbackcentral.com/archive/2004/05/05/FayettevilleNews/196986.html Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask]