George Armstrong Custer died 132 years ago on this date during the Battle of the Little Bighorn, called the Battle of the Greasy Grass by the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne. Two years ago, when gasoline was less than $2.00 per gallon, I stood on the battle site and marveled at how little was actually there. …
Monthly Archives: June 2008
Connection: Assessing Teach for America
Teach for America is a popular program among recent Hope College graduates and students thinking about “what next” as they reach their senior year. Critics and proponents of the programs have shared an interest in seeing Teach for America’s teachers assessed. The Urban Institute has done just that through a comparison of standardized test results …
A Classic
John T. Quinn was a good friend to the Hope College Libraries. He generously donated many wonderful and well-chosen resources from his own collection, helped me make decisions about some of our other donations, and served enthusiastically as liaison from his department. Recently, after discussing the reviews with John, I purchased the HBO series Rome …
One Hundred Years and Counting
On June 19, 1865 Union soldiers landed at Galveston,Texas with the news that the war had ended and the slaves were now free. This date became Freedom Day, Emancipation Day, or just Juneteenth: a day now recognized by 26 states, including Michigan, as a holiday. Almost one hundred years later people who would come to …
Connection: HSRT’s Production of "Forever Plaid"
Hope Summer Repertory Theatre opens the musical Forever Plaid on June 2oth. A look at musical groups in the 1950s, Forever Plaid made its debut as an Off-Broadway play in 1990. Read Stephen Holden’s review of it from The New York Times. Other production reviews are also available in the library’s online archive of content …
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Prize lists
There are many lists in the literary world: bestsellers, prize winners, someone’s favorite. A fairly new prize is The Sami Rohr Prize, established in 2006 by Mr. Rohr’s familty to honor this businessman and philanthropist’s love of Jewish literature. We happen to have the winner: The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: My Family’s Exodus …
Hope and D-Day
The invasion of Normandy began on June 6, 1944, the date most people think of when they hear the term D-Day. What was life like here in Holland during that war?? Thanks to a gift from Elton Bruins, we have a circulating copy of a new book edited by two members of the Hope College …
Connection: Liverpool
Hope College jazz musicians are headed to Liverpool, the 2008 European Capital of Culture. Read more about Liverpool in this Financial Times article. Lots has been written about Liverpool’s renaissance. Inquire about additional sources from news and cultural sources by visiting the Reference Desk.