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Long-time MSC Contributor Linda Landcaster Dies 

Long-time MSC Contributor Linda Landcaster Dies 

 We are saddened to learn that our friend Linda Louise Woods Gabitzsch Lancaster died October 17, 2022, at home in the arms of her husband following a sudden heart attack.  Linda was born March 4, 1948, to Roger Louis and Dolly (Best) Woods in Tucson, Ariz. She was raised in Phoenix and graduated in the top 2 percent of her […]

by · December 3, 2022 · 0 comments · Feature Article
Navaho Blankets Represent the Highest Skill Level

Navaho Blankets Represent the Highest Skill Level

By Barry Krause  The Navaho developed blanket weaving skills to the highest degree of excellence with their beautiful work with sheep’s wool in the historic period after contact with European immigrants.  Wool was unknown to American Indians in Arizona and New Mexico until the Spaniards brought sheep there in the 16th century. The Pueblo tribes did their best with weaving […]

by · December 2, 2022 · 0 comments · Feature Article
Panini, the Originators of World Cup Sports Cards

Panini, the Originators of World Cup Sports Cards

Excerpted From 60 Minutes, November 20, 2022  The 2022 World Cup kicked off on Nov. 20 in Qatar, and while you’ll hear all manner of “Oles” and “Allezs” over the next four weeks, this might be the event’s ultimate soundtrack: got, got, need. It’s not the scalpers hawking tickets, it’s the refrain of fans sifting through packs of World Cup […]

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American History, December Anniversaries

December 6 Washington Monument completed (1848-1884) December 7 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day December 15 National Bill of Rights Day (1791) December 16 Boston Tea Party (1773) December 18 First National Day of Thanksgiving (1777) December 22 Continental Congress creates a Continental Navy (1775) December 23 George Washington resigns as Commander in Chief (1783) December 24 UK signs Treaty of Ghent, […]

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The History of Voting

The History of Voting

By Evan Andrews  Why Is Election Day a Tuesday in November? The answer lies with America’s 19th-century farmers. Americans first began the custom of weekday voting in 1845, when Congress passed a federal law designating the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November as Election Day. But why a Tuesday in November? The answer stems from the agrarian makeup […]

by · November 3, 2022 · 0 comments · Feature Article