Tag: history

Constitution 101 — free online course from Hillsdale

“Constitution 101: The Meaning and History of the Constitution” is a free 10-week online course presented by Hillsdale College. Constitution 101 closely follows the one-semester course required of…

Washington’s 1789 Thanksgiving Day Proclamation

WHEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to…

Are you up on your rights as an American citizen?

How about your homeschool students? Phyllis Schlafly’s January Education Reporter arrived today and I wanted to share this blurb: More than 40% of American adults surveyed believe that…

LIFE photo archive hosted by Google

This is an amazing resource: Search millions of historic photos from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now…

Aboard the Titanic

Here we are in front of the Titanic’s grand staircase. If you get a chance, this exhibit is well worth your time. It will be in St. Louis…

Titanic: Treasures from the Deep

Today we are setting sail for Titanic: Treasures from the Deep. This is a mobile tour presented by RMS Titanic Inc., the only entity that can legally recover…

St. Louis Archdiocese history timeline

STLtoday has an interesting multimedia history timeline of the St. Louis Archdiocese. Data includes: previous Bishops and Archbishops; Catholic population; number of parishes; and number of priests.

Webcast: Teaching The History of Innovation

“Teaching The History of Innovation” is the subject of a webcast produced by the Foreign Policy Research Institute. The October 18 webcast is free and open to the…

God Bless America

Patriot Day, 9.11.2008 Visit Easter for the Pope’s Ground Zero Prayer.

Patriotic reminder

Esther reminds everyone to Fly the Flag!

9-11, Patriot Day

From my parish bulletin: September 11 is officially Patriot Day. A presidential proclamation issued in 2007 proclaims: . . . the people of the United States [are] to…

Free Historical Paper Dolls

Print, color and learn with Paper Dalis! These historical paper dolls can help history seem more the story of people rather than disjointed dates and names. Categories include:…

Re-Discovering American History

At a recent Catholic homeschool conference I had a long chat with Katie Newton of Corp of Re-Discovery. The Newtons are a Catholic homeschooling family and Corps of…