All Blog Posts Tagged 'history' (15)

Veterans Day 101: History for Children

Veterans Day History for Children Veterans Day takes place on November 11. It is the day Americans honor people who have served in the U.S. military. Veterans Day is also a time we remember and honor the people who have died for America. Many people share a moment of silence, at 11:00A.M., to remember the fallen soldiers. We pay our respect to all the people who have fought or are still fighting for the freedom that Americans have today. In the early 1900s America was at peace, however, there… Continue

Added by Rhonda Cratty on November 10, 2009 at 6:05am — No Comments

Secret of Success

Yesterday's history, tomorrow's a mystery. But today is a gift, and that's why we call it the present. (Anon) Continue

Added by Shelle Belle on November 7, 2009 at 10:49pm — No Comments

Halloween Pumpkins for families

This Pumpkin Patch is filled with history, facts, math, books, a movie, and recipes. Slide show has recipes for Halloween Pumpkin dinner with real pumpkins as your serving dishes and Roasted Pumpkin Seeds Pumpkin History It is believed that pumpkins originated in North America. Seeds have been found in Mexico dating back to 7000 to 5500 B.C. Pumpkin originally got it’s name from the Greek word “pepon” which means large melon. The French changed “pepon” to “pompon. “Pompon” was changed by the E… Continue

Added by Rhonda Cratty on October 24, 2009 at 9:57pm — No Comments

Join Diana Burg, author of the historical novel Dalliance on Twitter ...

Join Diana on Twitter and comment directly to the author of Dalliance. Her Twitter address is: http://twitter.com/dalliancenovel. Sincerely, H. Court Young Author, speaker, publisher and geologist Promoting awareness through the written word Web: http://www.hcourtyoung.com Ning: http://hcourtyoung.ning.com Email: info@tmcco.com PS: join me on Twitter… Continue

Added by H. Court Young on June 25, 2009 at 2:14pm — No Comments

Two New Blogging Carnivals

I've started a blog carnival dedicated to reviews of retro & vintage entertainment: The New Vintage Reviews Carnival. The first issue is here. If you & your kids play old boardgames, read retro books, watch vintage movies -- use any merchandise or products ma… Continue

Added by DPopTart on April 29, 2009 at 10:07pm — No Comments

Dalliance - a new historical novel of the Pre-civil war period

Twitter Moms: My partner in BurgYoung Publishing, Diana Burg, has just had her novel, Dalliance, published by Syracuse University Press. Dalliance, a Novel by Diana Burg is set in the pre-civil war days of America between 1848 and 1860. America was rapidly expanding westward. These were the days when captains of industry had palatial residences, and enjoyed lives of elegance and luxury, attending and giving sumptuous parties and traveling extensively. This novel will be of interest to anyone w… Continue

Added by H. Court Young on April 23, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

The Orphan Boy, A Love Affair with Mining is a book about a man who pursued his dream of being a min…

The Orphan Boy, A Love Affair with Mining is a book about a man who pursued his dream of being a miner. An educated man, a graduate geologist, this man orchestrated the reopening of a mine, after World War II, that was first opened in the 1880s. He followed a dream pursued by few at that time and even fewer today. The mine is located along the Continental Divide at 12,000 feet in one of Colorado’s richest mining districts. You will read about this man’s life as a young lad, as a college graduat… Continue

Added by H. Court Young on April 16, 2009 at 8:46pm — No Comments

ESPN's Her Story

All month long ESPN has airing stories on women athletes and women in the sports industry due to March being Women's History Month. In my opinion, its very interesting to see the sports reporter aspect of life due to most of these women were/are the first of their kind in a male dominated industry. On Friday ESPN will air a special on a few of their own reporters as well as women who talk sports across the country. The major news network is also doing other things to honor the women in the indus… Continue

Added by GuysGirl on March 26, 2009 at 3:52pm — No Comments

A Single Woman

There are so many women that deserve recognition during Women’s History Month (as well as the rest of the year), but Jeanette Rankin’s place in that history is pivotal. Jeanette Pickering Rankin was the first woman elected to the United States House of Representatives and the first female member of the Congress. She was known as the Lady of the House. Rankin was a pacifist. She voted against both WWI and WWII, the only person to do the latter.… Continue

Added by Meghan on March 24, 2009 at 12:49pm — No Comments

How Could We Forget ~ "Happy Women's History Month"

With a show of 'virtual hands' how many of you lovely ladies knew that March is National Women's History Month? Okay to be honest I almost forgot as well, which is truly a shame, but really how much do we hear about this wonderful month to honor, recognize and remember gr… Continue

Added by Kara Norman on March 8, 2009 at 8:25pm — No Comments

Women in Gaming

When I decided I wanted to start writing about my passions, sports and video games, I knew that there are going to be people out there who obviously know more about the categories than I do. But something that troubles me is when I post a video game article on "video game sites", I get completely torn apart by all the males that seem to know everything there is to know about the industry. Insults about my gender quickly follow any post which always seem to include the line "go make me a sandwich… Continue

Added by GuysGirl on February 18, 2009 at 11:04am — No Comments

"The New Kid?... please... not that!"

How many of us watched as our 44th President went through the festivities of his inauguration with wife and two kids by his side? Well... I will be forever struck by the visions of those two little girls. So poised, so gracious, having to go through an overwhelming situation that would have had most of us on our knees begging to just be able to sit down and drink a soda in private. What about school? After all... fame or no fame... these two little girls are still the "New Kids" at school. EEEk!… Continue

Added by Marina Kamen on January 21, 2009 at 8:14am — No Comments

America For Life!... what a day!

How incredible that we are alive at a time to see this. All possibilities. No matter how tough the year has been with no doubt more tough days ahead... we go on. We have seen a moment in history that will forever change our country. Hold onto your health. For life is precious. No matter what your own personal beliefs, no matter what your personal choice is... we all need our health. I urge you to move your body... walk... run or do any cardio activity you might choose! America For Life!… Continue

Added by Marina Kamen on January 20, 2009 at 12:32pm — No Comments

Vacation Diary: Charleston SC Day two

Charleston wakes up slowly, easing into the day like a true child of the south. The sun coming over the horizon is weak because of surrounding fog, people on their way to work don't seem to be in the same rush as in other places. The urgency to get somewhere is not apparent, Charleston will always be here.It has survived the war of northern aggression, the great war and WWII, Korean and Vietnam. Each time the wars have reached deep into the souls of its people and taken their men, their lives, b… Continue

Added by itsangel on January 10, 2009 at 6:49am — No Comments

Port Royal By Lantern

My son is a conservation worker at a local state natural area called Port Royal. And since I am an avid local historian and reenactor, I get to dress up as a 1790 resident of Port Royal and talk to lots of strangers this Thursday night! I thought you Twittermoms might enjoy seeing something about me and what I do. Here's my script Hello, you must be the new folks who came in to Port Royal last week. I am Susannah McFadden. You must not be able to sleep tonight, neither can I. Its a restless ni… Continue

Added by Sylvia Britton on October 22, 2008 at 10:42am — No Comments