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• The Civil War Preservation Trust, a battlefield preservation group, has shortened
  its name to the Civil War Trust and adopted
  a new logo. President James Lighthizer explains the changes will “modernize our image
  to better reflect the Civil War Trust’s mission.” See
  the new logo and read more about the change here. 

• The University of Texas at Austin has launched a new history website called Not
  Even Past to provide “dynamic, accessible, short articles on every field of
  history.” Using the Read, Watch, Discover, Listen and Texas links at the bottom of
  the page, you’ll find book excerpts and articles from history faculty and graduate
  students at the university. Content is sparse so far, but this could be a site worth
  keeping an eye on.

• If you have an ancestor who served during the Korean War (especially a veteran whose
  personnel file was destroyed in the 1973
  fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis), today’s
  Family Tree Friday post on the NARAtions blog might be of interest. The post describes Korean
  War-era Command Reports, which include reports, operations journals, staff studies
  and other documents from Army commands, staffs and units, and can help you learn about
  the activities of your relative’s Korean War unit.

• The nation’s largest online digitized presidential archive will provide access
  to papers, records, photos and recordings of President John F. Kennedy’s time in office.
  Visit the website of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum to learn
  more about the digitization effort and search
  the archive. View
  the announcement about the archive here.