This Week's Facts:
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Online Resources Highlight
Civil War Sesquicentennial
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Women's Program Aims to
Enhance Outdoors Skills
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EPA Celebrates Women in
Science Throughout March
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State Advises on Finding or
Becoming a Notary Public
Fast Facts:
Women's History Month
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Elisabeth
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Online
Resources Highlight Civil War Sesquicentennial
 This
coming April marks the 150th anniversary of the start
of the American Civil War. Organizations and individuals around
the country are commemorating the occasion; one group that
certainly should not be overlooked is the
National Park
Service. The NPS has a great website dealing with
the Civil War and its anniversary. One really neat feature is
the “Then and Now” section on the main page. It compares events
that occurred during the Civil War with those on the same day in
contemporary times. For example, in January of 1861, Mississippi
seceded from the Union. In that same month in 1961, James
Meredith – who was to become the first African-American student
at Ole Miss – applied to the university. It’s a really neat way
to tie the past and present together! Another interesting
feature is the
Soldier Search that allows
you to search for soldiers, sailors, regiments and more. The
website is full of essays dealing with the Civil War, including
Confronting Slavery and
The Eve of War. It also
includes lists of Civil War parks and upcoming events dealing
with the anniversary. To get up-to-the-minute reports, be sure
to follow the Civil War Reporter on Twitter!
Women's Program Aims to Enhance Outdoors
Skills
 Have
you ever wanted to experience the great outdoors but are
hesitant to try? Are you the only outdoor enthusiast in your
group of friends? If you answered yes to either these
questions,
the Indiana Department of Natural
Resources has a program for you! The Becoming an
Outdoors Woman (B.O.W.) program is designed for women 18+ to
learn or enhance outdoor skills in a relaxed, low-pressure
environment. The
workshop has a wide variety
of activities such as shooting clay targets, catching fish,
campfire cooking and many more exciting activities! The
Outdoors Woman Workshop is April 29-May 1 at Ross Camp in West
Lafayette, IN.
Registration opens March 1st
and is limited to the first 150 women. Ladies, grab you
mothers, sisters, aunts and friends and get ready for a weekend
of outdoor adventures.
EPA Celebrates
Women in Science throughout March
 March
is Women’s History Month! The EPA is marking the occasion by
celebrating
women in science. Women
such as
Rosalind Franklin,
Rachel Carson and
Jane Goodall paved the way
for women today to work in the sciences. To acknowledge the
contributions that women have made to the sciences over the
years, the EPA is dedicating its
Greenversations blog to Women in Science for the
month of March. The
inaugural post featured an
article written by EPA Administrator Lisa P Jackson on her
influences and how she got into science. Later entries will
profile other women scientists, both current and historic. These
women can be a source of inspiration for any budding scientist.
For more information on women scientists, check out this
list of sources from the
Library of Congress. Don’t forget about Greenversations after
Women’s History Month is over! It’s a great source of scientific
information and environmental tips.
State Advises on
Finding or Becoming a Notary Public
 The
Indiana Secretary of State’s Office has an
online Notary Portal to
help Indiana citizens
search for a notary or
apply to become a notary.
If you are interested in becoming a notary and want to learn
about the qualifications and standards,
click here. You can also
find out the
functions of a notary and
get the
official notary guide to
get more information about the duties and requirements. The
Indiana Code provides the
legal statute of the duties and powers of a notary public for
the State of Indiana. Whether you’re curious about becoming a
notary or performing research on someone who is or has been a
notary, this portal provides a wealth of information from the
comfort of the home or office.
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