Monthly Archives: October 2017

HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2017

HISTORY SHARE: ABORIGINAL EVIL METEOR SPIRITS

http://aboriginalastronomy.blogspot.ca/2011/10/evil-meteor-spirits-of-aboriginal.html        

HISTORIC RE-ENACTMENT: CORONATION OF HENRY III

Ever since the Conquest, British monarchs have been crowned in London’s Westminster Abbey, right? Well, not always. The boy king, Henry the Third was crowned in Gloucester Cathedral (then known as St. Peter’s Abby) on October 28th, 1216. Son of, some think, England’s worst king (John) and father, some think, of its best (Edward I), […]

HISTORIC WITCHES: VÖLVA

http://www.ancientpages.com/2016/09/15/norse-shamanism-volva-prophecies-feared-among-norse-gods-vikings/  

HISTORY SHARE: THE ALFRED JEWEL

I grew up in King Alfred’s birthplace: Wantage. http://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/01/31/the-alfred-jewel-one-of-the-most-famous-and-mysterious-treasures-from-anglo-saxon-england/

HISTORIC RESCUE: BABY JESSICA

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas/remembering-the-rescue-of-baby-jessica-mcclure/269-b9252692-10a0-47c4-aef4-0c7edd479442

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, 2017

HISTORY-THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTIES: FAIRY TALES AND NURSERY RHYMES

Nursery rhymes and fairy tales have both been around for centuries, and can therefore  legitimately be considered ‘historical’, but unless teenagers or middle graders want to do it for laughs, this is for the eight and under set. COSTUMES For costume ideas, visit: http://www.grandmasnurseryrhymes.com/homemadenurseryrhymecostumes.html DECORATIONS & OTHER PARTY ITEMS If your local shops don’t carry […]

HISTORIC COME-BACK: USED BOOK STORES

Used book stores have a charm all their own, and, like print books, are becoming popular again. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/in-the-age-of-amazon-used-bookstores-are-making-an-unlikely-comeback/2015/12/26/06b20e48-abea-11e5-bff5-905b92f5f94b_story.html?hpid=hp_local-news_usedbooks-925pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

TRIVIA TRAIL: D.E.A.R.

Question: What does D.E.A.R. mean? Answer: Drop Everything And Read. Ever since author Beverly Cleary wrote about D.E.A.R. in her book Ramona Quimby, Age 8 back in 1981, D.E.A.R. programmes have been held across America during the month of April to encourage the ‘Reading Habit’ in young and old. Such programmes run in other countries, too, but […]

Historical Debate Society for Girls and Boys

The Historical Debate Society for girls and boys is a society where kids can put their ideas about the latest historical debate and put their own debate. Join in!

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