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Day three- Fort Sumter and a kayak trip!
Fort Sumter was built in 1829. It is an island at the mouth of Charleston Harbor, and perfectly positioned to defend Charleston from invaders coming from the Atlantic. The island is man-made. They sunk 70,000 tons of granite plus bricks from local plantations to create the foundation of the island. In April 12th at 4:30 … Continue reading
Day two- Boone Hall, Gullah Culture, walking tour of Charleston and Old Slave Market
This morning dawned partly cloudy, very warm and humid. I, however, was sleeping at the time! We had an 8:45 start to our day today. We started out at Boone Hall. This is a plantation with amazing history. The original plantation house was built in 1681 on 500 acres that was granted to John Boone … Continue reading
Day one of the 2013 Teaching American History Grant Trip
I’ve been up since 2:30 am this morning. We hit the airport in Denver by 3:30. The good thing about that horrible time of the night is that there was no waiting at security! We flew first to Chicago and then transferred flights and ended up here in Charleston, South Carolina. Thirty teachers plus … Continue reading
Cliff? What cliff?
During the recent presidential campaign, I frequently wore a button that said “George Washington for President”. I picked it up when I visited Mount Vernon last summer with the Teaching American History group. I thought it would be a fun conversation piece with my students, especially since I couldn’t (and wouldn’t want to, really) share … Continue reading
What a delight, to be alive and in the mountains on the first day of Fall!
Thursday evening we decided to go camping near Bridger Peak for the weekend. An hour later the trailer was full of food and water and hooked up with the 4-wheelers on behind. After work on Friday, we were off! Saturday morning brought us an absolutely beautiful, mountain morning. The Fall colors were perfect, the weather … Continue reading
Philadelphia with Teaching American History Grant
I’m just back from ten days in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. with thirty-one teachers and a terrific professor as our guide, mentor and teacher. We all read and wrote papers all winter to prepare for the trip – focusing on the Revolutionary War and the writing of the Constitution. Here are highlights from my trip: Tuesday, June … Continue reading
Boston 2011 – Looking Back at Boston
Fenway Park before the game. The hot dogs were great , company was fun, and the Sox won! Last summer I went to Boston along with about 30 other teachers on a Teaching American History grant. At that time, I posted these blog entries on another site. Since I just this summer have returned from the second year … Continue reading
The Gettysburg Address and America’s secular religion
I’ve just finished reading and writing a paper on The Gettysburg Gospel by Gabor Boritt. It’s a scholarly work about the Gettysburg Address. Boritt starts off with a detailed account about how and when Lincoln wrote the Address, then he talks about how it was received at the time and how it grew in importance … Continue reading
