At the age of fifteen, Laura earned a teaching certificate and began to teach in one room school houses, where some of her pupils were older, bigger and rougher than she was. When she was eighteen years old, Laura married Almanzo Wilder and the couple began to homestead together. Laura’s...
The TV. The box. The telly. The small screen. The television set (if you want to be formal). Call it what you want, we’re living in its golden age. Distant is the memory of a time where all you had was a fistful of channels on your nan’s terrestrial static magnet; now, you...
But if that’s true, then we should warn the public about a far more certain risk. You see, it can be easily established that the one thing in common among people that die, is that they were alive in the first place. Armed with this incredible revelation, the WHO experts will soon ...
As one of the original 13 colonies, Georgia has a rich history that continues today as one of the most populous states in the U.S.Read More », Along with other Southern states, Georgia seceded from the Union in 1861, which triggered the Civil War. Union General William T. Sh...
stories, in music, art, and literature. There were several women involved in this project, including Laura Howell, a UHI National Progression Awards (NPA) Painting student who created the artwork for the cover image. Laura also submitted the original Gormshuil story as part of the COAST ...
Part of our ride today took us on the pavement of the original Route 66. The Gilded Arts Museum displayed tools and explained the techniques on this art. We learned an ounce of gold was more than enough to cover the museum floor with gild. The city of Pontiac hung out a huge welcome ...
Some days she would call me and tell me she had just moved the sofa from one side of the room to another. She loved rearranging and changing up things occasionally in her home. It broke my heart to see her in that hospital bed, and the only thing she had to rearrange were the ...
Belize has a very unique history, being the only country in Central America where English is the official language. Approximately 3000 years ago, the original Maya culture began moving into the area now known as Belize, establishing an extensive trading network that would flourish until approximately...
The Royal Alberta Museum was on my radar and Bob was interested in their current feature exhibit on the Vikings. A recreated steel frame holds some of the original 1,000-year-old wooden planks of the Roskilde 6, the longest Viking warship ever found at over 121 feet. ...
To this end, he has brought in some of the original architects of Malayan victory, such as the infamous counter-insurgency strategist Nishiura Susumu. Time is against Yamamoto however, as his own retirement looms large - and so does the momentum of UMAJF. ▼quote: The father of the ...