Monthly Archives: February 2017
HISTORY SHARE: THE KKK
Black History Month teen/adult history share. (Younger kids should perhaps be allowed to remain innocent of such things a while longer.) https://daily.jstor.org/history-kkk-american-politics/
HISTORIC MOVIE IDEAS FOR FEBRUARY
February’s history based or bygone era TV and/or movie suggestions. As with the February book recommendations, these are Mardi Gras or Black History based. Being Elmo- A Puppeteer’s Journey (2011) (An Afro American Puppeteer) The Biscuit Eater (1940) (Mid-Twentieth Century) & the 1972 Disney Re-Make Buck & The Preacher(1972) (Old West) Man & Boy (1971) […]
DON’T FORGET THE ‘STORY’
February’s historical book suggestions are Black History Month or Mardi Gras based. (Okay, so some of the latter are modern – but Mardi Gras itself is old.) Ages 3-7 Dinosaur Mardi Gras by Dianne De la Casas Gaston Goes To Mardi Gras by James Rice The Story Of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles (Mid-Twentieth Century […]
HISTORY SHARE: MEDIEVAL WINTERS
Despite the myriad complaints about winter from Lady Trixie, Lord Lucky, and the rest of us, we certainly didn’t have to endure what our ancestors did. http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/surviving-winter-in-the-middle-ages/
HISTORIC BIRTHDAY PARTY THEME: MARDI GRAS
Like most Christian festivals, Mardi Gras (French for ‘Fat Tuesday’) probably had pagan origins before becoming yet another Roman Catholic tradition that Europeans transported to the New World. Originally a time of feasting and celebration taking place just before the Lenten season, (during which both of those were very much frowned upon), Mardi Gras has, […]
HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY
Wretched rodent saw his shadow here. And tomorrow’s forecast? Snow.
