Concannon Publishes in HathiTrust Newsletter
“Thoughts on HathiTrust from Marie Concannon, Superuser Librarian” UC Libraries HathiTrust Help Center Newsletter, April 2026
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Using Government Research to Uncover the History of the Bicycle
Every year since 1990, bicycle enthusiasts have converged from around the world for the International Cycle History Conference (ICHC), where papers are presented on all aspects of cycle history and culture. Few controversies are more important to this group than that surrounding the invention of the “boneshaker,” that is, the original bicycle of the mid-19th …
Nine Years Old and Alone in 1889
“If a child picked up coal at a Kansas City train yard in 1889, how much money might he get for one bucket”? This intriguing question was recently submitted to the MU Libraries by Mary Hadreas of Astoria, Oregon. Only after answering the question did we find out why she was asking. Marie Concannon, Head …
Knowledge of Sailors’ Wages Enhances Tours of Only Above-Water Whaleback Ship Museum
This guest post is written by Martin Karpa, Volunteer with the Superior Public Museums in Superior, Wisconsin. My first job after graduating high school was on a ship sailing the Great Lakes. I worked the freighters for four seasons, hauling iron ore, coal, grain, sand and limestone from Duluth, MN, to Buffalo, NY, and numerous …