April Fool's Day has a long history, and is slightly different around the world. Many people like to prank their friends on this day and make them laugh. Perhap
KIDS Pin Club Reading Challenge
Kids 6 to 11 can join Pin Club, read books, and earn prizes! PIN CLUB BASICS WHO: Kids ages 6-11. WHAT: Read 5 books in a category to earn a prize pin of your choice. There are 6 categories: Adventure, Animals, Funny, Free Read, Scary, & Science Fiction/Fantasy. WHERE: Track your books online in Beanstack…
National Johnny Appleseed Day
March 11th is National Johnny Appleseed Day, a celebration of the life of pioneering nurseryman John "Johnny Appleseed" Chapman. The line between reality and legend is often blurred when it comes to Chapman's biography. Hard facts about his life are sparse. He was born on September 26, 1774 in Leominster, Massachusetts. His father Nathaniel was…
Non-fiction Spotlight: Finance for the People
Hello and welcome to March again. It is the height of Tax Season, where most people review last year's finances, and plan for next year's. Today we are covering Finance For the People: Getting a Grip on Your Finances. Finance For the People is the masterwork of Paco De Leon, a financial consultant with PBS. Like…
Women’s History Month
(Official program, Women's Suffrage Procession, March 13th, 1913, Washington D.C.) In 1981, Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28 which authorized the President to proclaim the week beginning March 7,1982 as “Women’s History Week.” In the following years, efforts would be made to reinstate Women's History Week each year until 1987, after being petitioned by the…
Who was Saint Tammany?
On the 22nd of December 1811, Governor William Claiborne declared by proclamation the formation of four new Louisiana parishes in the county of Feliciana in the former territory of the short-lived West Florida Republic that had been recently annexed to the United States. Among the new divisions established was Saint Tammany Parish. As to why Claiborne…
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