Sep 10, 20202 minA Week to Remember – From Pearl Harbor to 9/11This week in the month of September is a week of remembering. It is a week to remember the 2,977 people who died during the horrific...
Aug 21, 20202 minA Fun Find for Savings BondsA co-worker recently suggested that I do a search on my computer for “U.S. Treasury” and “Guest Star.” Those two things did not seem to...
Jul 29, 20201 minSchool Uncertainties in 1944 and 2020With all the discussion about COVID-19 and reopening schools, I have been reminded of another time in our country’s history when going to...
Jun 30, 20202 minA World War II Monument Not to MissLeroy Barnard, James E. Clark, Wilbur Daniels – this is just a few of the names engraved on the World War II monument in Savannah, GA. If...
Apr 28, 20203 minRevisiting Saving Private Ryan – The True Story Behind the MovieWith the 76th Anniversary of D-Day quickly approaching and with having more free time at home, my husband and I recently re-watched the...
Feb 27, 20201 minOld WWII Photographs Keep Our Family Histories AliveAs we lose more and more family members and loved ones who lived and served through World War II, old family photographs and letters...
Jan 28, 20201 minSurviving Auschwitz PodcastI just discovered this wonderful podcast from the History Channel called History This Week. This is the first episode I listened to, and...
Dec 18, 20192 minThe USO Brings Christmas JoyEveryone wants to feel joy at Christmas, but imagine being in war and thousands of miles away from family and friends without the...
Nov 1, 20193 minThankful in 1943 and TodayThanksgiving Day during World War II was not the same for most American families. They were separated from loved ones fighting in the...
Mar 12, 20192 minThere is no Jewish Question in Denmark!Another Fifth-Grade History Lesson on How Thousands of Jews were Saved during the Holocaust. While I have spent hours and hours...
Nov 5, 20181 minA Fifth-Grade History LessonI was recently helping my fifth-grade son study for a history test and was impressed with what he was learning. Did you know that the...
Oct 19, 20181 minWalt Disney, Donald Duck, & Hitler?We recently went to Walt Disney World for part of our family vacation, and it reminded me of my favorite World War II film. Odd, hugh? My...
Aug 24, 20181 minA Good Mouthful of a MovieIt’s a mouthful to say and type – The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, but it’s the title of the best movie I’ve seen all...
Aug 8, 20182 minHuntsville's Soldiers of ProductionBefore World War II, Huntsville, AL was a quaint, mostly farming town. All of that changed in 1941. The U.S. government decided to make...
Apr 25, 20181 minA Piece of World War II History in GeorgiaThis past Saturday I finally got to visit a true piece of War World II history right in Georgia! In the city of Warm Springs, sits...
Mar 21, 20181 minWho’s George Marshall and What was his Plan?While World War II helped pull the United States out of the Great Depression, it devastated many European countries. Did you know that...
Jun 20, 20162 minLet’s All Grow a Victory Garden!Have you eaten any home grown vegetables lately? I must admit that I haven’t. After trying to grow my own tomatoes two summers in a row,...
Apr 15, 20161 minThe Forgotten Heroes of the Home FrontThe United States would not have won World War II without the millions of soldiers, nurses, and factory defense workers who served during...
Nov 13, 20151 minThe Numbers Tell it AllMore men and women served in World War II than in any other war in American history, and the numbers speak of the huge sacrifice they...
Apr 27, 20151 minA Snapshot of HistoryRemember this famous World War II photograph? It was taken in New York on V-J (Victory over Japan) Day, August 14, 1945, and was the...