As part of the Creating Communities project here at DPL we are scanning materials in the library’s archive and using these materials to tell the story of neighborhoods in the

In a recent trip my hometown in the Sierra Nevada’s I realized that I have become way to reliant on technology for entertainment.  I have to admit, that I was very lost without a wireles

When I think of the American West I often think of the ever so popular westerns of the 1950’s and 1960’s.  I have a mental picture of a cowboy wearing an oddly colored fringe shirt

I was pondering the other day what exactly makes up a name.  We all know the quote from Romeo and Juliet “A Rose by any other name would smell as sweet”.  However, I beg to di

Have you ever wondered about its history, famous events, or famous people that might have even lived on your block?