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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
First Flight – A Wright Brothers Poem
Listen and read-along with this poem by, Jo Carol Hebert Orville and Wilbur were brothers by birth; but their dreams were not planted firmly on earth. For when they would […]
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