Last weekend, I had the immense pleasure of helping celebrate Constitution Day in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with Constituting America (www.constitutingamerica.org) founded by actress Janine Turner and political activist Cathy Gillespie. The celebration capped off their annual competition called We the People 9*17 Contest, that encourages kids from kindergarten through college to read the United States Constitution…
Today is the unofficial last day of summer for most Americans. For many, school starts tomorrow and today is for barbeques, football and an extra day to sleep in. But why? Why do we celebrate the labor force by not working? The roots of this holiday are rather dubious. According to the Department of Labor…
Finding out about your family history can be so interesting for everyone in your family but where to start? The website Family Seek (www.familyseek.com) offers 3 great tips for families who want to get started searching for their own family’s history and background. Find Everything You Have Gather all the materials you have access to…
Happy Independence Day! With the revisionist history that abounds, many times, our children only learn about the most recent of the great black Americans who have blessed this country with their hard work and sacrifice, such as Martin Luther King Jr. This is an unfortunate oversight about our nation’s black heritage. In another book from…
Yesterday I wrote a few fun facts about the Founding Fathers because I love them and can’t get enough of the stories. Today, I’ll write a few more fun things to know about our founders from the book “Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence,” published by Wallbuilders Press, originally printed in 1848….
I love the Founding Fathers and I can’t get enough of the stories about their lives and the circumstances around the Declaration of Indepedence and the ratification of the Constitution. Since we are getting ready to celebrate our country’s 235th birthday on Monday, I wanted to write a bit about our founders and our founding…
Next week on July 4th, we will celebrate the 235th birthday of our country. What a great excuse to learn more about our Constitution with your children and help them win some great prizes. In their second year, the website Constituting America (www.constitutingamerica.org) is holding a very special contest called their “We the People 9-17”…
Dad, dada, daddy, padre, papito. Tomorrow’s the big day for dads around the country – Father’s Day. Here are some fun facts about the demographics of fathers all over the world based on information from the collaborative family history site Geni (www.geni.com). · The average number of children per father around the world is 3.5….
Isn’t the 4th of July when we celebrate the birth of this great country? Why do we need Flag Day, June 14th, to recognize the flag? According to USFlag.org, in 1885, a school teacher in Fredonia, Wisconsin, believed the flag was very important to this great nation and wanted to start a special day that…
For some, it’s chocolate or dessert. For others, it might be something a little tougher, like alcohol, cussing or smoking. (If you spent some time celebrating Mardi Gras yesterday, you might be feeling like giving up some of that right now.) Today is Ash Wednesday for millions of Christians, which marks the beginning of Lent,…