I don’t remember much about the sixth grade, but I vividly remember a field trip to Thunderbird Archaeological Dig in Warren County. Mrs. Josephine Lynn transmitted her love for history and geography to many of her students and planned this special outing for us to experience the work of archaeologists…
Over the last several months, there’s been much discussion about keeping families together. Protesters along the Mexican border and in many communities all over America have demanded that children be reunited with their parents and that laws be changed to prevent such separations. While politicians on both sides have spun…
Last week, librarians in Denmark learned that three of their books from the 15 and 1600s could easily kill them. While using x-rays to examine the composition of the inks used, they discovered instead that the covers of these books had very high levels of arsenic. Best known, perhaps, for…
One hundred and fifty-five years ago, on July 3, 1863, Confederate Major General George Pickett led an ill-fated assault on Union lines at Gettysburg. Acting on orders from General Robert E. Lee, Pickett and his men charged over open fields attempting to take the high ground from their enemies. Instead…