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 […]
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 […]
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 Basil’s Cathedral – A ‘Site’ to Behold!
Have you ever seen a ‘kaleidoscope’? It is an old, classic, tube-shaped toy that you look through like a telescope. One end contains bits of colored glass. You press the […]
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 […]
Sequoyah – Inventor of the Cherokee Alphabet
by Jo Carol Hebert Who Are the Cherokees? They called themselves ‘Ani-yun-wiya’, the Principal People. They are the ‘indigenous’ peoples of the North American Southeast regions. The dark and quiet […]
