Post dateSeptember 4, 2023 Happy Birthday, Buddy Holly…You Are Missed! Charles Hardin Holley was born in Lubbock, Texas on September 7, 1936–the fourth child...
Post dateSeptember 1, 2023 Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month Though it would be impossible to separate Hispanic Heritage from the overall history of...
Post dateAugust 25, 2023 Family Tree Charts – Another Type of Timeline Wrapping up our discussion of timelines, let me point out that a Family Tree...
Post dateAugust 23, 2023 Texas’ First Offshore Drilling at Goose Creek I have to say that I am especially fascinated with the history of Texas...
Post dateAugust 21, 2023 Start the Year Right! The more students participate actively in learning, the longer the learning sticks! To help...
Post dateAugust 18, 2023 The Rest of the Story of the Battle of Medina For over 60 years, Paul Harvey delighted Americans with broadcasts he called “The Rest...
Post dateAugust 16, 2023 The Fall of the First Republic of Texas August 18 marks the anniversary of the Battle of Medina–bloodiest battle in Texas history–where...
Post dateAugust 11, 2023 Why Teach with Timelines? Cause & Effect! I’m doing a short series about the value of timelines. They’re not as “boring”...
Post dateAugust 9, 2023 Why Teach with Timelines? Historical Context! This week I’d like to talk about timelines and why it’s important to use...
Post dateAugust 7, 2023 Why Teach with Timelines? Understanding “Zeitgeist” Sometimes timelines get messy…but that’s when they’re most interesting! Whenever you see a muddle...