Archives /tags/archives Archives en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 22 Aug 2024 21:37:23 GMT How a St. Louis-based archival company catalogs messy museum storage rooms /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-08-22/need-to-archive-old-photos-or-find-ancestry-info-this-woman-led-company-can-help Archivist and entrepreneur Emma Prince helps build archives for places like the City Museum and people like Carmelite Sisters in Los Angeles. Thu, 22 Aug 2024 21:37:23 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-08-22/need-to-archive-old-photos-or-find-ancestry-info-this-woman-led-company-can-help Ulaa Kuziez National veterans record center in St. Louis County is clearing massive backlog /government-politics-issues/2024-01-31/national-veterans-record-center-in-st-louis-county-is-clearing-massive-backlog After the pandemic, the backlog grew to 600,000 requests, leaving veterans waiting for needed services. Last week, the National Personnel Records Center based in St. Louis County reported it’s nearly caught up. Wed, 31 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-01-31/national-veterans-record-center-in-st-louis-county-is-clearing-massive-backlog Will Bauer In 1973, a fire in St. Louis County changed American history — by destroying it /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-11-10/in-1973-a-fire-in-st-louis-changed-american-history-by-destroying-it No one knows how the fire started. It burned 16-18 million military records. Fri, 10 Nov 2023 17:30:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-11-10/in-1973-a-fire-in-st-louis-changed-american-history-by-destroying-it Danny Wicentowski How the Army Corps of Engineers uses ‘a lot of rocks’ to give job training to veterans /culture-history/2022-09-23/how-the-army-corps-of-engineers-uses-a-lot-of-rocks-to-give-job-training-to-veterans The Veterans Curation Program teaches former troops how to do curation work, while also preparing them for jobs in other fields. Fri, 23 Sep 2022 10:00:00 GMT /culture-history/2022-09-23/how-the-army-corps-of-engineers-uses-a-lot-of-rocks-to-give-job-training-to-veterans Eric Schmid This Illinois Synagogue Can Be Yours For $150,000 /arts/2019-10-18/this-illinois-synagogue-can-be-yours-for-150-000 B’nai Sholom temple has stood on a quiet, tree-lined street in Quincy, Illinois, for almost 150 years.But the historic Jewish synagogue — one of the… Fri, 18 Oct 2019 19:28:01 GMT /arts/2019-10-18/this-illinois-synagogue-can-be-yours-for-150-000 Shahla Farzan Following Blues’ Stanley Cup Win, St. Louis Public Library Is Growing The Team’s Official Archive /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-06-28/following-blues-stanley-cup-win-st-louis-public-library-is-growing-the-teams-official-archive Two and a half weeks ago, the St. Louis Blues made history with their first Stanley Cup, and the memories are still fresh for lifelong and recent fans… Fri, 28 Jun 2019 19:52:31 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-06-28/following-blues-stanley-cup-win-st-louis-public-library-is-growing-the-teams-official-archive Evie Hemphill Digitizing Documents Helps Tiny Community Of Crystal Lake Park Remember Its History /economy-business/2019-01-12/digitizing-documents-helps-tiny-community-of-crystal-lake-park-remember-its-history A small community in west St. Louis County has just completed the first part of a project to help preserve its history.Crystal Lake Park, which borders… Sun, 13 Jan 2019 01:00:54 GMT /economy-business/2019-01-12/digitizing-documents-helps-tiny-community-of-crystal-lake-park-remember-its-history Wayne Pratt 'The stories are almost unknown': The search for Holland's African-American liberators /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-10-12/the-stories-are-almost-unknown-the-search-for-hollands-african-american-liberators Some of the U.S. soldiers who helped liberate Holland in September 1944 during World War II never made it home, and many of them are buried or… Fri, 12 Oct 2018 21:50:44 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-10-12/the-stories-are-almost-unknown-the-search-for-hollands-african-american-liberators Evie Hemphill An inside look at the legacy of William Gass through his literary papers, peers /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-03-30/an-inside-look-at-the-legacy-of-william-gass-through-his-literary-papers-peers The writings of the late author and philosopher William H. Gass have a reputation for being cerebrally intimidating to some would-be readers. But when… Fri, 30 Mar 2018 20:27:03 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-03-30/an-inside-look-at-the-legacy-of-william-gass-through-his-literary-papers-peers Evie Hemphill In 100 years, will today's digital files be accessible? Planning for 'digital obsolescence' /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2017-08-02/in-100-years-will-todays-digital-files-be-accessible-planning-for-digital-obsolescence If you’ve happened to glance through an old family album, it is likely you’ve found photographs still around from over a century ago. Perhaps, too, you’ve… Wed, 02 Aug 2017 18:38:02 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2017-08-02/in-100-years-will-todays-digital-files-be-accessible-planning-for-digital-obsolescence Kelly Moffitt