Last Day of the Month

Snnow's a comin

Nelson Mandella

Date of birth: July 18, 1918.   Profession: Peace activist, Law clerk, Security… Works written: Mandela, apartheid,  Awards won: Order of the Nile, Nobel Peace Prize,…Political party: African National Congress

25 years ago: The Challenger Explosion

Cape Canaveral, FL:    I was 32 years old:   I saw our first high-tech catastrophe to unfold on live TV.  Schoolchildren everywhere tuned in that morning to watch the launch of the first schoolteacher and ordinary citizen bound for space, Christa McAuliffe.   She never made it.  McAuliffe and six others on board perished as the cameras rolled, victims of stiff O-ring seals and feeble bureaucratic decisions.

It was, as one grief and trauma expert recalls, "the beginning of the age when the whole world knew what happened as it happened." 

I clipped the newspaper article.... so struck by tragedy:  I don't know if the paper if cracked, folder away in a paper box.

22nd North Arkansas Ancestor Fair, June 3, 2011 - June 4, 2011

22nd North Arkansas Ancestor Fair, June 3, 2011 - June 4, 2011
CONTACT:
Searcy County Historical Society
2333 N. East Oaks Drive
Fayetteville, AR 72703
Ph: (479) 442-3691
http://www.ancestorfair.us/
shirleysdream@windstream.net

22nd North Arkansas Ancestor Fair

Civil War Sesquicentennial

Marshall, Arkansas - June 3-4, 2011

Friday, June 3, 2011

SESSION I: Genealogical Help. VFW Museum, Marshall - $7.50

 

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a. m.: Finding Confederate AncestorsRussell P. Baker, Arkansas History Commission, Retired

11:00 a.m - 12:00 noon: Finding Union Ancestors
Russell P. Baker, Arkansas History Commission, Retired
(DNA surprise for some Searcy/Newton County families)

12:00 - 1 p.m.: Lunch break

SESSION II: Background for Civil War North Arkansas. VFW Museum, Marshall - $7.50

1:00 - 2:00 p. m.: Searcy County & North Arkansas January to October 1861: Recruiting for Dixie
James Johnston

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.: North Arkansas Peace Society and the Chain Gang: November 1861 to April 1862
James Johnston

There will be no cost for the 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. session
Chain Gang Seminar: Telling Your Chain Gang Stories

MIXER DINNER: Cost and site to be announced

Saturday, June 4, 2011

ANCESTOR FAIR: Civic Center, Zack Road, Marshall

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.: Providers set up
9:00 a. m. - 3:00 p.m.: ANCESTOR FAIR (Free)
Doors open for Genealogy Swap Meet
No pre-registration required, sign in for your table when you set up

April 30, 2011 EVENT Civil War, 2011-2015.

Old State House Museum
300 W. Markham
Little Rock, AR 72201
Ph: (501) 324-9685
http://www.oldstatehouse.com/
info@oldstatehouse.org

Join us at the Old State House Museum on Saturday, April 30, 2011 as Arkansas commemorates the kick-off celebration for the Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War.
Visitors to the museum will see a special screening of the new AETN documentary about the Civil War; special documents on exhibit from the Arkansas History Commission, such as the 1861 Arkansas Constitution and the original secession document; and the first of five exhibits put on by the Old State House Museum about the Civil War, titled An Enduring Union.
Living historians will be present throughout the day! Visitors to this special event will see a reenactment of the May 6, 1861 final vote on secession, flag presentations by two local companies, and state and militia troops camped out on the lawn. Hands-on activities will be available.
Activities will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free!

April 23, 2011 EVENT Civil War, 2011-2015.

http://www.arkansascivilwar150.com/events/

The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission will sanction suitable events and activities throughout Arkansas during the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, 2011-2015.


Sesquicentennial at Fort Smith, April 23, 2011
CONTACT:
Fort Smith National Historic Site
301 Parker Avenue
Fort Smith, AR 72902
Ph: (479) 783-3961
http://www.nps.gov/fosm/index.htm

Kicking off the sesquicentennial at Fort Smith National Historic Site will be an event on April 23, 2011, dedicated to the day the fort fell under Arkansas state occupation. This event falls on the day that Company D and E of the First Cavalry under Union Captain Samuel Sturgis was led to safety by Delaware Indian scout Black Beaver after they abandoned Fort Smith in 1861. On the same day, Arkansas State Troops took control of an unoccupied fort.

150th Year Anniversary of 4-yr American Civil War

The new word of the day:   sesquicentennial anniversary!   Celebrations are being planned around the nation to commemorate the anniversary .. a great time to learn more about that time period! 

May I introduce myself and my audience to the book entitled “Everyday Life During the Civil War, A Guide for Writers, Students, and Historians” by Michael J. Varhola,  ISBN #1582973377.  Click her for book preview  peek inside this book on a website.

America by GOD's Design

January 15, 2011  ~  Martin Luther King Jr. has now been dead longer than he lived. But what an extraordinary life it was.


At 33, he was pressing the case of civil rights with President John Kennedy. At 34, he galvanized the nation with his "I Have a Dream" speech. At 35, he won the Nobel Peace Prize. At 39, he was assassinated, but he left a legacy of hope and inspiration that continues today.

This Web site, first created by The Seattle Times in 1996, contains the story of a remarkable man, images of a tumultuous time, and perspectives of politicians, academics, students and the many, ordinary citizens whose lives he touched. We invite you to explore it.  http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/special/mlk/

My Granddaughter and President OBAMA

CHOOSING WORDS THAT HEAL.... NOT WOUND!

Planning to Join

an online art groups... to speak against the hate rhetoric and negative tones in American.   Reminding me of the volatile 60's - 70's  etc in my own "Black & Proud" time inmy life

Anticipating MLK Day 2011

"If we are to go forward, we must first go back..."


M.L. King, Jr.