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1809: Quite a Year
This morning I was reading some Landmark History of the American People with Rose and Beanie, a quite fascinating chapter about Eli Whitney, and it mentioned an event that happened in 1809. That year...
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More Victorian Stuff and a Note from Howard Whitehouse!
Another quickie post to record some fun learning moments from this morning…I seem to keep doing this lately, these kind of “here’s today’s rabbit trail” posts. Bit lazy of me; I have a separate blog...
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Ancient Greece: An Incomplete & Rather Hasty Bonny Glen Roundup
I’m still answering questions in the Open Thread comments (and will continue bumping longer answers to new posts, like this one). Stephanie wrote: I would love some suggestions for my 2nd grader – we...
View ArticleBones Under Parking Lot Belonged to Richard III – NYTimes.com
“We knew then, beyond reasonable doubt, that this was Richard III,” he said. “We’re certain now, as certain as you can be of anything in life.” Methinks it’s time to reread some Josephine Tey.
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First Minnesota
Image source: Wikimedia Commons. Reading this story, my heart is in my throat. The Battle of Gettysburg, Day 2, July 2nd, 1863. “The scene is the center of the American line. Most of the attacks on the...
View Article“Obnoxious and disliked”: you had me at hello.
Some days you just need a little dose of Mr. Adams.
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Stuff that’s working
Some quick notes on things we’re using a lot lately: • Spellosaur app (Rilla and Huck). With the paid version, you can enter lists of spelling words for each kid. They both ask to play it daily, which...
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early 20th century historical fiction reading list
Thought I’d share a few of the books I’ve tossed/will be tossing Beanie’s way during our 20th Century History studies… Betsy and the Great World by Maud Hart Lovelace. Betsy’s family, ever supportive...
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Removing Confederate monuments doesn’t “erase” history. It reveals it.
My roots are Southern. There are both Confederates and Unionists on my family tree. The Unionists are the ones I’ve spent five years trying to write a book about—complicated in more ways than I can...
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For your amusement
Highlights from a 1900 Ladies Home Journal article with predictions of what life would be like a hundred years later: • “The American will be taller by from one to two inches. His increase of stature...
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