I’m still on vacation (until tomorrow), so this historical highlights post will be brief. Happy reading. “Americans’ Attitudes Toward Public… Read more Historical Highlights #055
Madeleine L’Engle on Being a Christian Writer
I recently posted a list of thought-provoking quotations from Donald Miller on living our lives as stories. In a similar… Read more Madeleine L’Engle on Being a Christian Writer
Four Picture Books About Medieval Bookmaking
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know that I love discovering historical picture books. I find them… Read more Four Picture Books About Medieval Bookmaking
Historical Highlights #054
This week’s historical highlights feature Shakespeare events, World War II communications, Ancient Egyptian fossil collections, the first British newspaper in… Read more Historical Highlights #054
Colonial Views of Slavery: Evangelical Christians
In this guest post by Lori Ferguson we learn about the views of slavery of Evangelical Christians in the second… Read more Colonial Views of Slavery: Evangelical Christians
You found what in the attic?!
You may have noticed that it’s a dream of mine to stumble across a previously unknown manuscript by a famous… Read more You found what in the attic?!
Historical Highlights #053
Good morning, readers. I think you’ll enjoy these historical highlights that touch on education, geology, archaeology, statistics, language… and toilets.… Read more Historical Highlights #053
11 Things I Learned in August
I always enjoy compiling a list of things I’ve learned each month. (Thank you, Emily P. Freeman, for the idea!)… Read more 11 Things I Learned in August
Favourite Things: August Edition
At the beginning of the month I noticed online that some kids were already going back to school. One of… Read more Favourite Things: August Edition
Historical Highlights #052
Here are your historical highlights for the week. Enjoy. In this interview Leslie Johnston, the director of development and tool… Read more Historical Highlights #052
Colonial Views of Slavery: Benjamin Franklin
Next in my mom’s guest series on views of slavery in colonial America is a look at one of the… Read more Colonial Views of Slavery: Benjamin Franklin
Smithsonian Answers Olympic History FAQs
I am no expert on athletics. In fact, even if I know the basic rules of a sport, I can… Read more Smithsonian Answers Olympic History FAQs
Historical Highlights #051
For this week’s historical highlights I’ve curated a mix of articles on archaeology, libraries, and historical tours — as well… Read more Historical Highlights #051