Life and Landscapes

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

I present it here as a series of individual blogs for my readers. Links to the previously published chapters will be provided at the end of each blog. Grant was then able to steam down the Tennessee River with his army and into history. It deals primarily with the Central Kentucky Theater. Why is it called “Civil?

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JANUARY 28, 2025

Ellen Tucker, long time blog contributor for Teaching American History [1] But not as proactive as some. 170; Oscar DePriest Hand and Julia Neal Sykes, Footprints on the Rough Side of the Mountain: An African American Niche in the History of a Southern Textile City [Hand and Sykes Concepts, 1997], p.

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JULY 16, 2024

The post This is a Test Blog appeared first on Teaching American History.

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History Havoc

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

One on Early Modern Europe and the other on Early American History. My current job is a high school history teacher and community college professor (part-time through dual credit). I would love to build my own history of baseball course and teach it somewhere. Update appeared first on History Havoc.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Amanda Bryan excepted today’s blog from our Core Documents volume, Political Parties , edited by Eric Sands. Political parties have a long and often convoluted history in American politics. The following documents tell the story of the changes of the party systems throughout American history.

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Moler's Musing

AUGUST 28, 2024

A Step-by-Step Guide to Designing a 5-6 Day Unit on Native American History: A Collaborative Journey with AI Introduction: As educators, we constantly strive to create units that not only align with educational standards but also address the specific needs and skills of our students—especially those with IEPs.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

The American Historical Association offers over one thousand Civil War newspaper editorials , for example. It also offers a YouTube channel on which historians discuss their work , making history come alive for contemporary youth. We could find history games at Playing History or Flight to Freedom. government as well.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Teaching American History provides various free resources for American history and government teachers, including our popular seminars , multi-day seminars , and extensive database of original source documents. Two Core Document Collections cover the entire scope of American history.

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

In the next few days, those who have completed all coursework for the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program may begin writing their qualifying exams, so as to graduate with their degrees this December. These courses lay an excellent foundation for a deep understanding of the history and government of America.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

In any class that focuses on the Founding era in our MA in American History & Government program (MAHG) , you’re almost certainly going to discuss Federalist #1 and how often human history is shaped by “accident and force” instead of “reflection and choice.” Some of them have been featured on this blog before.

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Life and Landscapes

OCTOBER 26, 2024

I present it here as a series of individual blogs for my readers. Links to the previously published chapters will be provided at the end of each blog. The City of West Point does an excellent job of identifying and highlighting its history. It deals primarily with the Central Kentucky Theater.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

We created the resource Short Nonfiction for American History: The American Revolution and Constitution because historical events are full of controversies, mysteries, and dramas that engage and excite students of all ages.

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MAY 14, 2024

Today’s blog is an edited excerpt from the introduction to TAH’s CDC volume, Congress , edited by Joseph Postell , available in our bookstore for free download or purchase. Judging by its approval ratings over the past decade, Congress has lost the support of the American people. Joseph Postell What’s wrong with our Congress?

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Life and Landscapes

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

His new book, “Surrounding Fort Knox, Including Southern Indiana,” showcases Van Stockum’s journey through the counties around Southern Indiana and Fort Knox and details the area’s rich natural and cultural history. If there are any places where a map doesn’t show the road very well, that’s where I’m going,” Van Stockum said.

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APRIL 30, 2024

This blog post, written by faculty member Sarah Morgan Smith , was first posted on January 19, 2021. The first Presidential inauguration in American history entailed careful planning, with much behind-the-scenes negotiation. An online resource guide at Library of Congress, U.S.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

In honor of the Iowa caucus and the impending presidential election, this week’s blog features one of our CDC volumes, The American Presidency. The American Presidency is available for free download from our bookstore. The post Resources for Teaching the Presidential Election appeared first on Teaching American History.

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MAY 7, 2023

LOW HISTORY SCORES Since teaching actually seems to make a difference in what students learn, I think we should not be surprised by the latest data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which shows that eighth graders’ proficiency in history is falling from an already low baseline.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Head over to my blog post, How to Teach Political Cartoons , where I detail the POPES process I’ve used for years. I don’t link to any specific cartoons in this blog post simply because the second I do, they’re dated! I can’t imagine teaching civics and government without political cartoons—they are essential to the subject.

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Life and Landscapes

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

My hike in Paint Gap where Union General George Morgan began his retreat from Cumberland Gap, Kentucky. General Morgan and his 8,600 able men had been had been surrounded by Confederate General Kirby Smith’s Confederate Army when they swept over Cumberland Mountain and invaded Kentucky from Chattanooga.

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Life and Landscapes

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

My hike in Paint Gap where Union General George Morgan began his retreat from Cumberland Gap, Kentucky. General Morgan and his 8,600 able men had been had been surrounded by Confederate General Kirby Smith’s Confederate Army when they swept over Cumberland Mountain and invaded Kentucky from Chattanooga.

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Life and Landscapes

MARCH 28, 2024

You will feel the history surround you as you sit on the courthouse wall. And one hundred and twenty miles to the northwest, you will find the old water diversion tunnel, dug through a “Devil’s Backbone” of a sandstone ridge along the Little Blue River in Indiana. So pull off the freeway at the Munfordville exit.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Before touring History Colorado Center’s exhibit, The Sand Creek Massacre: The Betrayal That Changed Cheyenne and Arapaho People Forever , in Denver this summer, I had never heard of Silas Soule. Ray is a former Teacher Program Manager for TAH and a frequent contributor to our blog. Morrow disappeared forever.

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Life and Landscapes

MARCH 9, 2024

The Trinity Site, in the then named the Alamogordo Bombing Range near Socorro, New Mexico, was the location of the first explosion of an atomic weapon. It was based on the implosion of a Plutonium bomb facilitated by a “gadget” that required testing. www.vanstockum.blog #reggievanstockim

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Life and Landscapes

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Riding the Cable Cars of San Francisco with my son, Philip, during Thanksgiving, 2023! reggievanstockum

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NOVEMBER 9, 2024

I present it here as a series of individual blogs for my readers. Links to the previously published chapters will be provided at the end of each blog. “The Civil War in Kentucky” is a 10-part series recently published in my Journey Log entitled “Surrounding Fort Knox, including Southern Indiana.”

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FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Reid School, with all of the history it held, and all the community support it offered, was closed and torn down. Ellen Tucker, a longtime blog contributor for Teaching American History. Board of Education: One Southern Town’s Story; Part 2 appeared first on Teaching American History.

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Life and Landscapes

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

I present it here as a series of individual blogs for my readers. Links to the previously published chapters will be provided at the end of each blog. “The Civil War in Kentucky” is a 10-part series recently published in my Journey Log entitled “Surrounding Fort Knox, including Southern Indiana.”

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Teaching American History

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The LA Times bombing is not emphasized in many history classrooms today. One possible answer invokes the old adage, history is written by the winners. Perhaps American history students should learn about the LA Times bombing so they understand the complexities of the labor struggle in this era.

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Doing Social Studies

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Nathan McAlister is the Humanities Program Manager – History, Government, and Social Studies with the Kansas State Department of Education. In 2010, Nathan was named Kansas and National History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute for American History. My goal, for this blog post is twofold.

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Life and Landscapes

MARCH 17, 2025

He had also published several articles in The Filson History Quarterly and in the Marine Corps Gazette. In 2007, at the age of 90, he commenced writing a series of columns for the Shelbyville, Kentucky Sentinel-News entitled History Researched and Recalled. Van Stockum is the author and publisher of six historical books.

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Life and Landscapes

JULY 25, 2024

Lee, the Mormon leader with a conflicted history. Later, Powell crossed the Colorado River at the mouth of the Paria and, with Jacob Hamblin [the Mormon missionary] , visited the Hopi pueblos before moving on to Fort Defiance, where they negotiated a peace with the Navajos on the frontier. And now for John D.

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JUNE 6, 2024

If you are a country music fan, you know the rest as success in country music history! Johnny Horton Makes History. And don’t forget George Jones. He showed up at a Conroe, Texas, Hayride Show and convinced Hoss to let him sing. Not all big stars that got their start on the Hayride left for Nashville.

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MARCH 18, 2025

Ray Tyler Ray Tyler was the 2014 James Madison Fellow for South Carolina and a 2016 graduate of Ashland Universitys Masters Program in American History and Government. Ray is a former Teacher Program Manager for TAH and a frequent contributor to our blog.

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Life and Landscapes

JANUARY 4, 2024

WHY DO YOU CARE ABOUT JOHN CHARLES FREMONT? You don’t, if you’re not into the west. Or care about how Kit Carson guided the way [he was born in Kentucky]. Before Brigham Young founded Salt Lake City [what a great place to name a city]. And he used Fremont’s notes to get there!

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DECEMBER 23, 2023

I was honored to finger pick and sing my song “River Nights” in the background of Wendell Berry reciting his eulogy for Harry Caudill in the documentary by Jerry Deaton and David Harl entitled “Harry Caudill, Man of Courage.” ” It is frequently shown on KET and was on again last night.

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Thrive in Grade Five

MARCH 9, 2019

If you’ve visited my blog, you know that social studies is my first love. So, this blog post was born. My goal for this blog post is to give you loads of social studies journal prompt ideas and maybe inspire you to create some journal prompts of your own! How have these advancements changed American history?

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Life and Landscapes

JANUARY 26, 2025

The presenter for the evening will be Dr. Ronald Van Stockum, a Kentucky Scientist, Singer, Actor, Lawyer, and writer of Journey Logs, Magic Realism, Science, History and Culture.

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