Civil war era comes alive in Nashua The Union Leader The festivities were part of a Civil War Living History Day in which 110 seventh-grade students from Nashua Catholic Regional Junior High School participated. “I actually feel like I am in that time period, other than the cars driving by,” joked ... |
![]() Sacramento Bee (blog) | Money the next topic of Sutter's Fort's Hands-on-History Sacramento Bee (blog) In addition to learning about the many financial ventures that supported John Sutter's fort, visitors will get to try their hand at writing in a ledger with a quill pen, view a demonstration of gold scales, and ask questions of a guest "Connoisseur of ... |
April deluge sets new record for university centre The Oxford Times IN 1767 astronomers at Oxford's Radcliffe Observatory used quill pens to record weather readings in large leather-bound ledgers. Fast forward 245 years and climate change student Helen Pearce takes daily readings at Britain's oldest weather station ... |
Students get taste of early Madison history Chicago Tribune MADISON -- Probate Judge Joel Helander sipped water from a pewter cup and kept his 100-year-old gavel, quill pen and 1786 statute book close by during a recent hearing to settle the estate of Elias Grave. He fielded questions from those with an ... |
Calendar for May 24 Virginia Connection Newspapers Hands on History Tent. 10 am to 1 pm Come build your own model sailboat and race it against others. Other activities include designing a flag, writing with a quill pen and trying on colonial clothes. The event is free, sailboat craft $5, and designed ... |
