Maglev DEIS Prep Resumes, Some Design Changes Made
Planning work has resumed for the Baltimore-Washington Superconducting Maglev Project (baltimorewashingtonscmaglevproject.com). The proposed high-speed magnetic levitation train would run between Washington and Baltimore, with an intermediate stop at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. This is the first segment of a system envisioned to eventually connect metropolitan hubs and airports in the northeastern U.S. The project, […]
Newly Scanned Newspapers Will Soon Be Posted Online
Greenbelt in the 1960s: a libel suit filed against the News Review, Peace in Vietnam rallies, Spiro Agnew elected as Maryland’s governor (with hearty support from Greenbelt voters). Cecilia Franck is getting a taste of what life in Greenbelt was like back then while scanning newspapers for the Greenbelt Archive Project (GAP). Franck, a University […]
Archive Project Hits Milestone: Team Seeks Missing Papers
Volunteers reached an important milestone this week, transferring newspapers from 1943 through 1963 to University of Maryland Libraries (UML). Working under the auspices of the Greenbelt Archive Project the volunteers have been busy preparing old issues of the News Review and its predecessor, the Greenbelt Cooperator, for scanning. These papers will be scanned by a […]
Silent Auction and Luncheon Launch Digital Archive Project
A silent auction is being held in conjunction with the May 6 retirement luncheon for Mary Lou Williamson, long-time editor of the Greenbelt News Review. The auction will raise funds to digitize issues of the News Review and its predecessor, the Greenbelt Cooperator, from 1943 to 2001. The auction is sponsored by the Greenbelt Archive […]