Ada Lovelace – Pioneer ‘Computer Scientist’
by, Jo Carol Hebert Who is Ada Lovelace? (December, 1815-November, 1852) “I believe myself to possess a singular combination of qualities exactly fitted to make me pre-eminently a discoverer of […]
Maria Tallchief – ’Prima Ballerina’
by, Jo Carol Hebert Less than 100 years before ‘Elizabeth Marie ‘Betty’ Tall Chief’ was born, her ancestors were walking the ‘trail of tears’ that forced all Native Americans east […]
The Story of Sacajawea
by, Jo Carol Hebert Setting the Stage of History 1620. English ‘Pilgrims’ found Plymouth Bay colony on the Atlantic Coast of America. 1776. The 13th colonies of America are named […]
The Historical Times of Mary Fields
by, Jo Carol Hebert In 1619, a Dutch ship brought the first enslaved Africans to the American colonies to be sold to the highest ‘bidder’. This ‘transatlantic slave trade’ forced […]
Matthew Henson Reaches the North Pole
by, Jo Carol Hebert “We’re off!” On July 6, 1908, Matthew Alexander Henson writes this simple but momentous message in his explorer’s journal. It is the first entry of his […]
Clementine Was An Artist
by Marcella S. Meeks In the late 1800’s, there lived a girl named Clementine Hunter. She lived with her family at the Melrose plantation located near Natchitoches, Louisiana. A plantation […]
Saint Nicholas Was a Real-Life Gift-Giver!
By, Jo Carol Hebert Did you know there was a real boy named Nicholas? It is the third century (year 280 AD) during the time of the Roman Empire. A […]
I Wish I Was a Pilgrim…
…because Pilgrim kids didn’t have to take baths! The ‘thanksgiving’ Pilgrims sailed from England in early September of the year 1620. At that time, the culture of Europe did not […]
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