Putting together two major carnivals in one week has just about done me in. I’ve had the “walking” flu for two weeks now and can’t seem to f...

Welcome to History Is Elementary! I’m honored to be your hostess here deep in the heart of the south. Pull up a chair and I’ll go pour you a...

Many students are taught about the same main battles of the American Revolution such as Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, Trenton, Sarato...

Who is the artist of this lovely piece? Hints: a famous artist colony, Rome, government service..... Last week's explanation regarding t...

On this day in 1993 the Lord blessed my husband and I with a baby girl. There never was a child who moved as much as Dear Daughter while th...

Earlier this week I showed students a map of the 13 original colonies. The map showed southern Revolutionary War battle sites with names bu...

Some national parks have placed parts of their collections on the web. These are great links to use with students or for self-amusement. Th...

Last weekend I was multi-tasking by looking up important women who took part during the American Revolution. I knew it was going to be a bu...

Welcome to the 107th Carnival of Education! There are over 50 exhibits for your viewing pleasure here at the carnival. I’m honored to be ab...

Focus on the fabric. Not the basket. The time period involved would be during the Revolutionary War. Now, guess away, guess away, guess away...

Quick! Name the World’s ten largest databases. List your choices on a piece of paper before you go check out the answers at Business Intell...

I was quite surprised this week to be tagged not once but twice for a wonderful honor. David Parker over at Another History Blog tagged me ...

When attempting to learn more about certain figures in history I find it helpful to look at the people who were involved early on in the li...

I’m perplexed….The Tour Marm over at The Educational Tour Marm is posting historical images under the title Figure It Out Friday. There is ...

Wow, knock me over with a feather! Dear Hubby came in bearing candy heart gifts for Dear Daughter and I and then handed me a lovely red bag...

The 106th Carnival of Education can be found here . I waded in a little bit this afternoon. It appears to have some really great posts. ...

There are very few cyberspace images of this individual available....yet he had an important job during the American Revolution. What did t...

When I was in Joy Fulton’s literature class at Woodward Academy we chewed up, digested, and spit out many or the world’s best known bits o...

Last Wednesday's wordless post was an image of a monument that stands today on the battlefield at Saratoga. The monument is a boot wit...