Monthly Archives: February 2022
HISTORY IN THE MAKING: TALKING TO KIDS ABOUT THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE
I was quite young at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis, and really only recall being vaguely aware of grown-up talk connected to newspaper and television reports, so I was obviously not all that concerned. Media coverage today takes many forms and is much more extensive, so kids are likely to feel concerned. https://apnews.com/article/how-to-talk-to-children-about-russia-invasion-ukraine-78e940dfaeada370107f2d5ba1a1dda8
HISTORY SHARE: COLD WAR CLOSE CALLS
With the Russian invasion of the Ukraine now a horrific reality, a look-back at some tense Cold War moments. https://tinyurl.com/yd86v7mf https://tinyurl.com/bddx2mty
BLACK HISTORY MONTH SHARE: HARRIET TUBMAN’S CIVIL WAR WORK
Harriet Tubman led many slaves to freedom via the Underground Railway, and was a pretty good spy, too. https://www.history.com/news/harriet-tubman-combahee-ferry-raid-civil-war
HISTORY SHARE: MOUNT RUSHMORE
Happy Presidents’ Day, America. https://kids.kiddle.co/Mount_Rushmore
BLACK HISTORY MONTH SHARE: BOOK REFUSAL
This story is told in the children’s book, Ron’s Big Mission, by Rose Blue and Corinne Naden.
HISTORIC PHOTO: CLOSE COUPLE
With Valentine’s Day coming up, an example of how love can be eternal. Religious divisions between Catholics and Protestants went on long after the Reformation and were obviously still strong in Roermond, Holland when a Catholic woman and Protestant man married and shared life together for thirty-eight years. Because of those divisions, they were not […]
HISTORIC WHO AM I?: ROYAL BABY
Question: A royal baby born on February 11th was, in turn, the daughter, sister, niece, wife, mother, and grandmother of a King of England. Who was she? Answer: Elizabeth of York, born February 11th, 1466. https://britroyals.com/tudor.asp?id=elizabeth_york
Time Travelling With Kids 