Daily Genealogist

In 1938 amateur photographer Charles Cushman began experimenting with color film, and he continued taking pictures until his death in 1972. Today, his 14,500 color images are housed at the Charles W. Cushman Photograph Collection at the Indiana University Archives. An NPR Lost and Found audio and image presentation tells the story.

An opinion piece by historian James C. Cobb of the University of Georgia discusses the recent decision to close the Georgia State Archives on November 1.

“Archaeologists searching for the grave of Richard III have said ‘strong circumstantial evidence’ points to a skeleton being the lost king.”