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As a member of the "Teacher Cadette Corps", I began teaching children to read while I was in fifth grade. I would like to give a shout-out to the Hartford Courant and other newspapers for printing the story wa-a-ay back when - like forty years ago. Although

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Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Tips for writing poetry: 3 of 25
For the simple reason that poetry is an art form, tips for writing poetry will vary from poet to poet. Each poet has his or her own unique style just as sketchers have their own unique styles, painters have their own styles, and sculptures have their own styles. Style is what separates one artist from another and, in fact, w... More..
Arts & Humanities > Colonial & Early American A look at how the Pilgrims interacted with Native Americans: 3 of 18
Pilgrim and Native American interactions did not begin with the best start possible because Native Americans were in fear of enslavement and pilgrims, even if not concerned with enslavement, feared for their lives. Squanto, the Native American who taught pilgrims to effectively utilize fishing and farming tactics, had been e... More..
Arts & Humanities > Colonial & Early American Why did the Pilgrims go to Amsterdam before coming to the New World?: 4 of 13
The pilgrims who went to Amsterdam before coming to the New World did so because at that time they needed immediate refuge. Local authorities rewarded spies and informers who helped locate and capture these separatists for practicing their religion. Despite the dangers of discovery, the pilgrims continued their religious mee... More..
Arts & Humanities > Colonial & Early American The origins of the Plymouth Colony: 3 of 8
The origins of the Plymouth colony began when a group of separatists left England for religious purposes and landed off the coast of Massachusetts instead of landing near Virginia where their charter intended for them to land. It was December 16, 1620 when the travelers, after sailing the Atlantic Ocean for months, arrived i... More..
Arts & Humanities > Colonial & Early American Guide to Pilgrim culture: 4 of 9
Pilgrims believed in making their own way in life. The men in the first group of settlers consisted of carpenters, printers, servants, mariners, silk dyers, wool carders, tailors, merchants, and doctors. These men were hardworking. Although some, the separatists, sailed the Mayflower to find freedom to practice religion with... More..
Arts & Humanities > Colonial & Early American Why did the Pilgrims come to America?: 7 of 15
Pilgrims came to America during the seventeenth century for the same reasons immigrants come to America today - to live their lives as they see fit without political interference. Living in England back in the seventeenth century could be rough on independent thinkers like pilgrims were. However, not only did pilgrims have t... More..
Arts & Humanities > Colonial & Early American What is Pilgrim glass?: 3 of 6
Pilgrim Glass is the name of a company and a style of glass production founded by Alfred Knobler, a ceramic engineer. Knobler founded the company in 1949 after he took over the troubled Tri State Glass Manufacturing Company in Huntington, West Virginia. He changed the company name from Tri State Glass to The Pilgrim Glass Co... More..
Arts & Humanities > Colonial & Early American What did the Pilgrims eat?: 8 of 13
Pilgrims ate whatever kind of food they could get their hands on because after their tiring months long journey across the Atlantic Ocean, they found themselves in the New World with very little food. They landed at Plymouth in the midst of winter and had to wait three to four months for spring to set in before they could pl... More..
Arts & Humanities > Origins & Firsts in History History of the catapult: 9 of 14
Warriors of the Middle Ages did not have the luxury of rifles or shotguns or nuclear weapons. When they needed to get to the other side of enemy walls - walls that kings ordered laymen to build higher and higher over time - they couldn't parachute down or otherwise fly overhead to drop bombs in the courtyards. What they coul... More..
Arts & Humanities > Colonial & Early American Who was Squanto and how did he help the Pilgrims?: 13 of 19
Squanto was a Native American Indian and member of the Wampanoag Patuxet tribe. He was born around 1585 in what is now Massachusetts and died in 1622 after suffering an illness. His name was actually Tisquantum but he was called Squanto for short. Best known for helping 17th century settlers (Pilgrims) in New England, Squant... More..