As a born and bred Southern woman with a long line of dirt poor farmers in my past, and as a teacher and writer of history charged with pre...

Today is the official recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birth. The following three posts appeared here previously and center upon...

In a few days a man with African American roots will become the next president of the United States….a very historic event. However, a few ...

With the new year I thought it was time to begin a new Wordless theme….great online videos depicting historical themes. I must give credit t...

As a form of review I often throw a couple dozen vocabulary words up on the board and ask students to write the words down in column one and...

From my home to yours....Merry Christmas and Seasons Greetings.

Today is an important date in World War II history….The website maintained by the World War II Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge states: ...

The White House has endured a few fires over the years, but one particular fire occurred during the Christmas season, and the Oval Office re...

I recently finished reading Towers of Gold: How One Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman Created California by Frances Dinkelspiel , and I have t...

You cannot research Pearl Harbor…..you cannot teach Pearl Harbor….you cannot “know” Pearl Harbor without having read Pearl Harbor: The Story...

This year’s White House Christmas card has been sent. This is an image of the inside of the card which includes Scripture from Matthew 5:16…...

I’m a huge fan of old movies….the sort Channel 17 ( WTBS ) out of my hometown of Atlanta used to show all day on Saturdays back when Ted Tur...

Thanksgiving is on the brain the week….who is going where, the assignments for who brings what dish, the grocery list, catching up on housew...

One of the regular patterns I tend to follow in my teaching is introducing content to students followed by textbook skills. I also like to a...

It’s always so interesting to see what you can see from a balloon. This is a balloon view of Washington D.C. taken from the July 27, 1861 e...

When we think of the American Revolution we tend to focus on land battles like Lexington, Trenton, and Yorktown….rarely do we discuss ships...

This is an image of Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman. They were both convicted of conspiracy against the law and sentenced to two years i...

11---11---at 11 o’clock. Does that signify anything to you? If you are a World War I veteran it would. That is the exact day and time of the...

From my home to yours.....Have a great Trick-or-Trick evening!

Read my title again. Yes, logs were important as many colonial homes were built with logs, but in the classroom when discussing colonial Ame...