"Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad habits are subtracted from your good ones." ~ Benjamin Franklin

Learn about the origins of barbecue in #KansasCity and a man Henry Perry w/ our digital history project #PendergastKC: ow.ly/HYNB50ufnVz #NationalBBQDay #BlackHistory #KCHistory

On this day in history in 1771, the Regulators were defeated in the Battle of Alamance and 6 of them were hanged in Hillsborough, North Carolina. #ThisDayInHistory #HistoricalMarkers #HistoricalMarker stoppingpoints.com/north-carolina…

🌬️ On this day in history (or tomorrow) in 1906, Stuart W. Cramer appropriately coined the term "Air Conditioning"! 💨 #HistoricalMarker #ThisDayInHistory #HistoricalMarkers stoppingpoints.com/north-carolina… #AC #HVAC #AirConditioning

Legendary musician recognized with official historical marker on San Antonio’s West Side expressnews.com/news/local/art… #HistoricalMarker

Texas music pioneer earns historical marker - Lydia Mendoza, 'first Latina superstar,' had 60-year career ksat.com/news/texas-mus… #HistoricalMarker

Nebraska historical marker recognizes deadly explosion at the ordnance plant theindependent.com/life/youth/his… #HistoricalMarkers

‘City Church’ State Historical Marker to be dedicated in Indiana chicagocrusader.com/city-church-st…

War of 1812 grave site, discovered before People Mover construction, receives historical marker freep.com/story/news/loc… #HistoricalMarker #Warof1812 #DetroitHistory #Detroit

Women fought long and hard for the franchise—the right to vote—for many reasons. Suffragists argued that the inability to vote meant real economic, political, and social harm to women, their families, and their communities. 📸 catalog.archives.gov/id/533773

Are you ready to take on the 2018 Historical Marker Scavenger Hunt at the Pennsylvania Farm Show ? (You could win a prize!) #PaFarmShow #PAFS18 ➡️ phmc.info/PAFS2018Hunt

Historical Marker for Girl Scout Cookies – Philadelphia Picture philadelphiainformer.com/62291/historic…

The first historical marker in the state of Tennessee to recognize an LGBT person was erected in Nashville last month to honor lesbian activist Penny Campbell. #twitterstorians news.vanderbilt.edu/2017/12/12/nas…

Today, in my home province of #Antique, I led the launch of various projects that will greatly benefit the people. The first activity was the launch of the historical marker in Malandog River and the Bantayog ng Wika, a language marker initiated by KWF. Kruhay!

Atop a hill in Crockett, on HWY 19 sits a fading historical treasure, the Mary Allen Seminary. Once a bustling school for African American girls and later a co-ed junior college, the building is now a crumbling memory. Historical Marker: In 1886 the Boa… ift.tt/2mkXaHU

.Brian Treece: Veterans United also receiving the award for its work to bring a new historical marker to Providence Road, honoring three Sharp End business #ColumbiaMo columbiatribune.com/news/20171017/…

Good Morning from the beautiful Franklin County Courthouse in Mount Vernon, Texas! — Historical Marker- Mt. Vernon was established in 1849 on land donated by Stephen and Rebecca Keith, and a public square was surveyed in the 24-acre plat. When Franklin County was created in …

Word of the Day from Devil's Dictionary: 🚫 ABSENTEE (noun): A person with an income who has had the forethought to remove himself from the sphere of exaction. stoppingpoints.com/devils-diction… #dictionary #definition #vote #absenteevoting