Religious freedom is something we imagine to be woven into the fabric of America. But it didn’t start out that way. Religious freedom in the American colonies was a hard… Read more: Where Did Religious Freedom Come From?
The Lakota Sioux were a nomadic people who roamed the area now known as North and South Dakota. They lived in buffalo hide teepees. These dwellings could be swiftly set… Read more: About a Miniature Teepee
What happens when a Carolina frontiersman enters the 21st century? The adventure begins… John Hatch at the age of 19 years was full of life and ready for adventure. He… Read more: Common John Disappears
Over hundred years ago — before the United States became a nation — a group of people from Weare, New Hampshire rose up in defense of their pine trees. This… Read more: The Pine Tree Riot
Religious freedom is something we imagine to be woven into the fabric of America. But it didn’t start out that way. Religious freedom in the American colonies was a hard… Read more: Where Did Religious Freedom Come From?
The Lakota Sioux were a nomadic people who roamed the area now known as North and South Dakota. They lived in buffalo hide teepees. These dwellings could be swiftly set… Read more: About a Miniature Teepee
In the 1700s, before the US Constitution was adopted, there was a fierce debate in the newspapers. Should this new Constitution be adopted or not? Three writers joined together to… Read more: No 1: Crazy Constitution People — The Anti-Federalist Papers Loosely Translated into Modern English
What happens when a Carolina frontiersman enters the 21st century? The adventure begins… John Hatch at the age of 19 years was full of life and ready for adventure. He… Read more: Common John Disappears
“When little children firstare brought to schooleA Horne-booke is a necessarie toole.”— Nicholas Breton, 1612
Many have heard of Sequoyah creating a writing system for the Cherokee. But what about the Plains Indians? Did the Sioux have a written language? The Sioux had more than… Read more: The Written Language of the Sioux (from Pictographs to the Modern Day)
In the 1700s, before the US Constitution was adopted, there was a fierce debate in the newspapers. Should this new Constitution be adopted or not? Three writers joined together to… Read more: No 1: Can We Have a Fair Debate? by Alexander Hamilton — The Federalist Papers Abridged and Loosely Translated into Modern English
September 1620-September 2020 “May not and ought not the children of these fathers rightly say: “Our fathers were Englishmen which came over this great ocean, and were ready to perish… Read more: Celebrating the 400th Anniversary of the Mayflower Voyage
“Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat.” ― Laura Ingalls Wilder
Over hundred years ago — before the United States became a nation — a group of people from Weare, New Hampshire rose up in defense of their pine trees. This… Read more: The Pine Tree Riot