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Day five – Appomattox Court House
First off, I’d like to explain that Appomattox Court house is not a courthouse. It is a town that is the county seat of Appomattox County. This is important because if Grant would have asked Lee to meet him at the courthouse, Lee would have assumed he was going to be arrested and tried … Continue reading
Day Four –Confederate Relic Museum and Greensboro, North Carolina
In 1896 members of the Daughters of the Confederacy founded a museum in Columbia, South Carolina. The point of the museum was to do two things. First, to keep and protect the history of the Confederacy and second, to help the history of the Confederacy to become a part of the whole history of the … Continue reading
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
Spring Blizzards and Warm Thoughts
I’m snuggled in tightly at home today, though it is a Tuesday and my students are sitting in their seats. We are in the midst of a spring blizzard and all the highways are closed, keeping me from being there with them. The powers that be decided not to call off school, even though the … Continue reading
A Writer’s Blessings
I did a book signing at a book fair and chili bash the other night at the school where I teach. I have told my students that I’ve published a book. and several staff members and a few parents have already bought Mountain Time and read it. It never stops humbling me when someone tells … Continue reading
Love is All Around
I hope you had a warm and love-filled Valentine’s Day. I enjoy the day, and especially so when I can celebrate it with fifth graders. Don’t you just love those little Valentines, filled with silly jokes and funny pictures? I loved being a teacher this week because I had a valid excuse to buy a box of Valentines and … Continue reading
The foulest word in the English language – should
I’ve been a bit under the weather lately, and when the weather here has been below 10 degrees with a wicked wind, that seems a low place to be. It is February 1st, and I’ve already met my insurance deductable for the year. I’ve been prodded and poked, and the bottom line is that there isn’t … Continue reading
The middle of August
The middle of August is always a busy and crazy time for me. I start my summer with a huge list of things to get done, so I feel rushed to check off as many things as I possibly can. This year, I am changing schools, though happily not grade levels, so I have been … 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
