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Do kids really need to learn about the War of 1812?

My son asked me this question years ago because he just was not getting why he had to learn about the War of 1812 and how it will relate to the information that he needs to work on a car, which now...

have you been to a battlefield? like gettysburg

Have you ever been to visit a battlefield? My husband and I love to visit these sites but I am so overcome with grief,it is so sad to stand there and think about all the blood shed and death that...

Teaching Content -- the Dred Scott Decision

We all can agree that history instruction should not be a parade of facts; however, facts will need to be learned, at least temporarily, to give the student something to think about. Here's one way...

Court Plays Fast and Loose With Second Amendment

by: Wm. Nicholas Chango Today's ruling by the United States Supreme Court striking down the Washington, DC ban on handguns misinterprets not only the letter but the spirit of the Second Amendment...

Presidential Medicine: Andrew Jackson

In honor of President's day I have some interesting Presidential pathology to present. I want to talk about Andrew Jackson and his myriad of diseases. To say that Andrew Jackson had medical...

The Federalists

For this President's Day, a holiday usually celebrating George Washington's birthday, let's look at the modern namesake of the party of John Adams, second president of the United States. The...

Abolish the Federal Income Tax, Reestablish Freedom

This is my first attept ever at blogging. Below are my beliefs and the reasons for these beliefs on abolishing the Federal Income Tax. This is a highly controversial topic but I believe that it's...

Three New Digital Resource Collections: War of 1812, Mexican War, Spanish-American War

Collection guides and bibliographies (web resources, too) from the Library of Congress. All three were compiled by Compiled by Kenneth Drexler, Digital Reference Specialist + The War of 1812 The...

Has America Really Changed?

A lot of people like to believe that America culture can change into a more constructive and intelligent populous. A lot of people like to believe that this country used to be humble and peaceful. ...

To the left: get over it, will you?

The BDS addled among the left are still frothing over the Libby commutation. They’re now taking Democratic Congressman Bob Wexler’s attempt at censure (a "non-binding resolution simply...

How not to write and why it's important

I write a lot and the more I write, the more I learn about how not to write. By that I don't mean things to avoid in writing as I rather think that there is a time and a place in writing for...

Ancestry.com Offering Free Military Records Through June 6

Dang, I wish I had covered this earlier. Ancestry.com has announced the U.S. Military Collection, which includes draft registration cards, POW records from several wars (including the War of 1812,...