Harvest Celebrations Around the World
"Gratitude, gratefulness, and thanks giving are central themes not only of our American Thanksgiving holiday, but of many cultural celebrations including the Jewish Succot, the Yam Festival of Ghana and Nigeria, the Korean Chusok, and Pongal, the Rice Harvest Festival of India. This fabulous site from FamilyCulture.com explains the similarities and differences between eight such holidays around the world. Includes links to lesson plans for use in the classroom."
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Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad for Children
"The students in Mrs. Taverna’s second grade class at Pocantico Hills School in Sleepy Hollow, New York have been learning about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. And, boy, do they have a lot of work to share with you! They’ve created a time line, a quiz, a Harriet Tubman photo gallery, and a map of her 130-mile route to freedom. The students have written poems, character sketches and crossword puzzles. I suggest you visit."
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Harcourt St. Line
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Gold Rush
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Gold Rush! California’s Untold Stories
"Welcome to Oakland Museum’s Gold Rush exhibit. This virtual tour is divided into a narrative (Gold Fever), a display of Gold Rush paintings (Gold Rush Art), and a photo exhibit (Silver & Gold). The best clicks of the site are the multimedia components (Shockwave and Apple’s QTR) listed across the top of each page. Unfortunately, the quiz and several other pages are just "Coming Soon.""
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Gettysburg Address
"In 1863, David Wills, a Pennsylvania judge, was given the task of "cleaning up the horrible aftermath of the [Civil War] battle" at Gettysburg. Wills acquired seventeen acres for a national cemetery and three weeks before its dedication, invited President Lincoln to "formally set apart these grounds to their sacred use by a few appropriate remarks." Lincoln’s brief remarks at the cemetery on November 19, 1863 became one of the most memorable presidential speeches ever given. Can you recite it? "Four score and seven years ago . . .""
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Gale Group Black History
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Four Faces of Pocahontas
"The highlights of this official Henrico County, Virginia page are the four Pocahontas portraits painted between 1850 and 1994. "Four hundred years ago she [Pocahontas] lived part of her life in what is present-day Henrico County. Pocahontas forever influenced the history of the County, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and America. It is her image that graces the Henrico seal and flag." The page continues with a short biography."
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Ford’s Theater National Historic Site
""On the night of April 14, 1865 John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln who had been attending a play at Ford’s Theater. The President was carried to a small bedroom in the back of the Petersen House, a boarding house across the street from the theater, where he died in the early morning hours." In addition to the story of Lincoln’s assassination, this National Park Service site is filled with unexpected treasures, such as a word search, a photo gallery and a ranger presentation. Do not miss the other NPS Lincoln sites, especially the Lincoln Birthplace, Lincoln Home and Lincoln Memorial."
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Flying Tigers of the 14th Air Force
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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