Dr. Mae Carol Jemison was born in Decatur, Alabama, on October 17, 1956, the youngest of three children of Charlie Jemison and Dorothy Jemison. The family moved to Chicago, when Jemison was three years old, to take advantage of the better educational and employment opportunities there. As a young girl growing up in Chicago she knew she…
Read Harder 2019 Challenge Tasks #13 and #14
Hello! I hope your reading challenge is going well. If you're not participating, then I hope you have found new books that you enjoy. The topics for this month include books by or about someone that identifies as neurodiverse and a cozy mystery book. Task #13 Read Harder 2019: A Book by or About Someone that…
Women in History- Dr. Virginia Apgar
Dr. Virginia Apgar was born on June 7, 1909 in Westfield, New Jersey. She graduated from Westfield High School in 1925, knowing that she wanted to be a doctor. Apgar graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1929, where she studied zoology with minors in physiology and chemistry. In 1933, she graduated fourth in her class from Columbia University College of Physicians…
50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising
Around 1:20 a.m. on Saturday, June 28, 1969, the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Greenwich Village, was raided by the New York Police Department. Raids on establishments that catered to LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, etc.) patrons were fairly commonplace at the time. This time would be different. This time, the community had had enough.…
It’s Midsummer!
~Happy Midsummer~ Spring has sprung and summer is here! Midsummer marks the halfway point of the growing season and the start of astronomical summer. Midsummer falls on the Summer Solstice, approximately June 21 or 22 depending on the year. Astronomical summer is based on the Earth's axial tilt and elliptical orbit. This is not…
The Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo It was Napoleon's last hurrah; the fate of Europe depended on the outcome of this pivotal encounter in mid-1815. Tuesday, June 18, marks the anniversary of this battle between the French under Napoleon Bonaparte and the Seventh Coalition. What events led up to this famous battle that heralded a new era…
Look to the Stars: Astrology vs. Astronomy
“We are born at a given moment, in a given place and, like vintage years of wine, we have the qualities of the year and of the season of which we are born. Astrology does not lay claim to anything more.” —Carl Jung Astronomy is the scientific study of the stars, celestial bodies and the…
Spotlight – St. Tammany Genealogical Society
The St. Tammany Genealogical Society is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1986. The primary mission of the Society is to “encourage the study of genealogy by providing training seminars and workshops.” The St. Tammany Parish Genealogical Society offers assistance and training to each of its members, regardless of the geographic place of origin…
Comic Con and other Convention Stories
Summer is here and for a good few of us that means the start of something we wait all year for-- Comic book and anime conventions! Louisiana hosts many conventions throughout the year, weekend-long events where people celebrate the media they love. If you're curious about what these events entail, or if you're planning to…
National Running Day
June 5 is National Running Day! Running and jogging are among the two best exercises a person can do to get in and stay in shape. Whether you do laps around your block, train for an annual marathon, or participate in a school team, running is great! Not a jogger? It's never too late to…
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