How We Teach History to Children
We all know how American history is taught. We were all taught it. So of course we know. None of this is a surprise or news. WE KNOW. Nonetheless, here is an example. I recently saw a beautiful children’s history book titled, ” History Uncovered: The U.S.A.” by Kristine Carlson Asselin. The concept is fascinating…
1620.
400 years ago the Mayflower arrived in what is now Massachusetts, and with it my earliest American ancestor, Edward Doty. 1620. 400 years ago. So often, 1620 is presented as the de facto beginning of American history. But it wasn’t. To pretend that it was is to pretend that there was no history before that…
Confronting Racism in my Family History
This is my story of confronting racism in my family’s history. Why? Why do I want to blog about my family’s racist past? Well, to start, I have a pretty serious genealogy hobby. It’s a hobby I have been working on since I was a teenager. And I have a BA in History. I love…
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