September 2009

Month: September 2009

First ever Tour of Gravestones of Lawrentians Buried at Riverside Cemetery

This tour of Riverside Cemetery, the oldest cemetery in Appleton, will take place on Sunday, October 4, starting at 3pm. Riverside is located at 714 N. Owaissa Street, about a half mile away from campus, and we’ll meet at the front entrance. This is a walking tour so wear comfortable shoes.

For directions to Riverside and questions about what to expect during the tour, visit the Archives on Level B of the library, call 832-6753, or e-mail archives@lawrnece.edu.

The Annual Great Midwest Trivia questions

Trivia Contest questions from the years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2008 are now available through the Archives website. Because each contest produces around 360 questions, only the first 50 questions from each year are online. To see a full listing of trivia questions and answers, visit the Archives. Trivia questions are available at the following link.

http://www.lawrence.edu/library/archives/Triviaquestions.shtml

Many, many thanks to Rebecca Hayes, Archives student worker, who has been typing up the questions since Fall 2006.