Post dateFebruary 27, 2017 Quanah Parker, Comanche Chief and Statesman On February 25, 1911 Quanah Parker died. Quanah was the son of Comanche Chief Peta...
Post dateFebruary 22, 2017 The Gun that Won the West On February 21, 1836 Samuel Colt was granted a U.S. patent for his “revolving...
Post dateFebruary 20, 2017 Epic Fail! February 21, 1794 was the birth day of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, dictator...
Post dateFebruary 17, 2017 Cortez Sets Sail for Mexico Against the orders of the Governor of Cuba, Hernando Cortez set sail for Mexico...
Post dateJanuary 16, 2017 The Louisiana Purchase When Spain returned Louisiana to France in 1800, one of the stipulations of the...
Post dateJanuary 13, 2017 Learn to Spot the Seeds of Conflict In the last post, I issued a challenge to be on the lookout for...
Post dateJanuary 11, 2017 Be on the Lookout for Early Bluebonnets! Did you know that there are five varieties of bluebonnet “officially” recognized as the...
Post dateJanuary 9, 2017 Read Real Books! When we begin to teach a class, our natural inclination is to look for...
Post dateJanuary 6, 2017 Take Time for Unit Studies If there’s anything better than “being there” on a field trip, it’s getting your...
Post dateJanuary 4, 2017 Resolve to Take More Field Trips! Field trips, unit studies, and real books are, IMHO, the only way to effectively...