Category Archives: history-social science

Norton I, Emperor of the United States…

May 15, 2013 by tchistorygal

Joshua Abraham Norton came from England to the United States, and like thousands of others rushed to California to enlarge his already hefty fortune of $40,000. After amassing up to $250,000 at his peak, Norton eventually lost his fortune and his sanity. Losing his sanity, however, did not affect his ability to make an impact on his community. Good-looking, with a TOUCH of grandiosity, he declared himself Emperor of the United States, fired the President, and abolished Congress through a series […]

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Categories: California, history-social science, San Francisco • Tags: Emperor Norton I, Joshua Abraham Norton, Marsha Lee, San Francisco history

This quilt is up on the wall, but the squirrel is up, too.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Up

April 21, 2013 by tchistorygal

I enjoy the WordPress challenges. This one, UP, was particularly fun. Up is ubiquitous. As I looked up my photos, “up” took on one meaning after another. Some of my up connections may be stretching it a bit, but I’ve heard them all used – or used them myself. Yesterday I wanted to finish up showing my favorite quilt show pictures using different challenges, but then I wondered…. Are you fed up with quilts, or are you still upbeat about […]

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Categories: Challenges, Experience, history-social science, Photography, WP Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: Allensworth, Colonial Williamsburg, Marsha Lee, photography, UP, WP Photo Challenge

Dam 50th Anniversary

March 30, 2013 by tchistorygal

What would you do with an unruly river that tumbles 12,000 feet from the Sierra Nevada Mountains starting in the Sequoia National Park? No other North American river, including the Colorado River, drops so far in such a short distance. What would you do if its unruliness built up one the most fertile deltas in the West? What would you do if it emptied into the largest body of fresh water in the lower 48 states west of the […]

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Categories: history-social science, mountains, Tulare County • Tags: floods, Floods of the Kaweah, Kaweah River, Mark, Tilchen, Tulare County

Joy Soares dressed in 1940s style including a black line drawn up her leg. Styling, Joy!

National History Day – California – Tulare County a Huge Success

March 14, 2013 by tchistorygal

This was my first year in the past twelve years NOT to coordinate Tulare County’s History Day event. The job now falls on my dear friend, Joy Soares, who took my place as the History Consultant at the County Office. She has enough energy and ideas for three people, and indeed more than three people kept very busy bringing this exciting day to fruition. My job in all of this was to represent two volunteer organizations, San Joaquin Valley Council […]

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Categories: Common Core, Education, Events, history-social science, Quilting, SJVCSS, TCHS • Tags: Japanese Internment, Joy Soares, NHD-CA, San Joaquin Valley Council for the Social Studies, SJVCSS, TCHS, Tulare County Historical Society, Tulare County History Day, valleysocialstudies

Eva Patterson will be speaking in a panel at the CCSS Conference in Burlingame on March 9, 2013

Eva Paterson: Heroine of the Civil Rights Era Who Kept Moving On

March 2, 2013 by tchistorygal

Eva Paterson was only a teenager when she debated Spiro Agnew on national television in 1970. When she became an attorney she fought for Civil Rights for many underserved groups of people. Though she grew up in a violent home, she became a champion for those whose rights were challenged at home or in society. In the late 1970s she successfully sued the Oakland Police Department for not coming to the aide of battered women. “Prior to taking the helm […]

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Categories: CCSS, Experience, history-social science, Organizations, San Francisco • Tags: CCSS 2013 Conference, Equal Justice Society, Eva Patterson, social justice, Social Studies on the March

Terry Ommen, Tulare County Historical Society, conducts a tour of Tulare County. This stop, near the original site of the Election Tree.

A Little Foothill High School History

February 23, 2013 by tchistorygal

Sally Pace asked me to do a column of Foothill History for the Kiwanis magazine which is published quarterly. Our larger community consists of several small foothill towns ranging from populations of about 3,000-8,000. From north to south the communities are: Woodlake, Lemon Cove, Three Rivers, the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, and Exeter. Then a little farther south, still in the foothills, but not considered in our neighborhood are: Lindsay, Porterville (about 45,000 pop.), and Springville (very […]

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Categories: About, Education, history-social science, TCHS, Tulare County • Tags: CA, foothill community, Frank Ainley, history, Marsha Lee, Running P Ranch, Sally Pace, Woodlake, Woodlake High School

Book Review: The Eleventh Question by Dianne Gray

February 8, 2013 by tchistorygal

In her riveting book, The Eleventh Question Dianne Gray takes a visionary slant to take care of an invasive social problem that has received much publicity in the last 10 years. The problem of bullying is one of the chief causes of teen suicide as well as incidents of school violence that shock entire communities to their core. Wikipedia tells casual researchers like me that “Bullying consists of three basic types of abuse – emotional, verbal, and physical. …Social aggression or indirect […]

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Categories: Books, Common Core, Education, Experience, history-social science • Tags: bullying, Common Core Standards for English Language Arts, cyber bullying, Dianne Gray, foster care, Marsha Lee, spirituality, The Eleventh Hour

This was the most time- intensive part. this was my fourth attempt.

Using the Creative Cloud by Adobe

January 29, 2013 by tchistorygal

As many of you know, the job of designing a brochure somehow dropped on my unartistic shoulders. I created something using the Creative Cloud for our Board Meeting on Saturday, and received immediate feedback about what to change. This was my first time ever to use Adobe Illustrator, and it represented about 8 or more hours of intensive effort. I just LOOKS so easy a first grader could do it! I would not call Illustrator an intuitive, user-friendly program. Today […]

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Categories: art, Blogging, California, CCSS, Common Core, communication, Education, Experience, history-social science, Photography • Tags: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop CS5, California Council for the Social Studies, designing a brochure, Marsha Lee

John Muir Visits the Tulare County Historical Society During the 2013 Annual Meeting

January 28, 2013 by tchistorygal

Yesterday at the Tulare County Historical Society Annual Meeting Frank Helling, a 30-year veteran as John Muir, with his hand carved cane in his Scottish accent told the crowd “Everywhere we step is holy land.” Of course he never hiked around the world, he “san-tared” (sauntered) about because hiking is too much like work. At one point Muir had to find employment. Although he wasn’t a shepherd, he was hired to keep tabs on Shepherd Billy, a lazy bloke. […]

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Categories: Events, history-social science, museum, TCHS, Tulare County • Tags: Exeter Museum, Frank Helling, John Muir, Marsha Lee, TCHS, Tulare County Historical Society Annual Meeting

My first attempt using Adobe Illustrator

My First Photography Up for Sale on Fine Art America Website

January 26, 2013 by tchistorygal

I saw Enice’s photography on this website http://fineartamerica.com/, so I thought I’d give it a try as well. So far I only have 10 pictures posted, but they are also advertised on my Facebook page. I’m excited, because I finally got myself started. This business is mostly a hobby, but I would like it to be a successful hobby just because I like to be successful. The way I will measure success is that 1) the pictures are of technically of […]

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Categories: art, California, CCSS, communication, Experience, history-social science, Organizations, Photography • Tags: Adobe Illustrator, California Council for the Social Studies, CCSS, CCSS.org, designing brochures, fineartamerica.com, Marsha Lee, nutsfortreasure, selling artwork

Another New Career: Designing Brochure Covers

January 20, 2013 by tchistorygal

I decided instead of not posting while I’m working, I would bring you into my workspace. Although I am not a graphic artist, I am designing covers for a new brochure for California Council for the Social Studies. So I’d like you to help me judge attractiveness. You should probably know what the organization is all about. Purpose California Council for the Social Studies advocates for and promotes social studies education as an essential foundation in developing citizens for a […]

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Categories: art, CCSS, communication, history-social science, Organizations • Tags: brochure designs, California Council for the Social Studies, CCSS, Marsha Lee

Cats

January 18, 2013 by tchistorygal

I’ve been running you all over Running P Ranch, but I saved the best for last, the cats. You already met Margaret Sanger in the first post. Margaret followed us everywhere. Not a single person commented on the human Margaret’s contribution to history, so I thought you should know what a rich background from which these cats derived their names. Margaret Sanger died before I was old enough to be sexually active, but she changed the world of sex for […]

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Categories: animals, California, Events, Experience, history-social science, pets, Photography, Tulare County • Tags: cats, history, Margaret Sanger, Marsha Lee, photography, Rosa Parks, Running P Ranch, Sacagawea

Stranded without Internet in San Diego

January 6, 2013 by tchistorygal

This is the first time I’ve posted from my phone, so I’ll be short. The history girls are having fun! We met Russel Ray and his partner, Jim. Yesterday at Slaters 50/50. He’s my first blogging friend to come to real life. Thanks for meeting us Russel and Jim!!!

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Categories: Blogging, California, history-social science, Photography, Travel • Tags: fun, San Diego, Travel

Weekly Photo Challenge: My 2012 in Pictures

December 30, 2012 by tchistorygal

January – Thirty years ago student teachers HAD to be a member of a professional organization as part of their graduation requirements. Although it is no longer mandatory, social studies teachers who join California Council for the Social Studies become the leaders in their field as they meet colleagues from across the state, and make friendships that last a lifetime. In January the CCSS Executive Board asked to serve as the First Vice-President, replacing a member who had moved to Colorado. […]

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Categories: beach, Blogging, California, California Desert, CCSS, Education, Experience, history-social science, Photography, Retirement, SJVCSS, TCHS, WP Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: Marsha Lee, photography, Weekly Photo Challenge: My 2012 in Pictures

Miles Dean, age 57 riding across America

Book Review: A Black Cowboy’s Ride Across America

December 23, 2012 by tchistorygal

It’s not every day that a good book about both geography and history comes along, but Lisa Winkler’s non-fiction epic, A Black Cowboy’s Ride Across America, guides the reader from New Jersey to California. Each chapter portrays the real-life adventure of an African-American teacher, Miles Dean, who rides horseback across the United States beginning September 22, 2007. The mini-biography of Dean spans not only the country, but the centuries of African-American history in various places along the way. There is not […]

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Categories: animals, Books, Common Core, Experience, history-social science, Travel • Tags: A Black Cowboy's Ride Across America, book review, geography, history, Lisa Winkler, Marsha Lee, Travel, United States

Book Review: The Everything Theory

December 4, 2012 by tchistorygal

Dianne Gray became my blogger friend four months and three weeks ago now, and we have rallied blogger chit-chat back and forth between our blogs. As I read her blog the other day, I learned about her book, The Everything Theory, Browsing the comments on the post, I decided that I definitely wanted to buy the book. So I headed over to Amazon, made a few clicks, and started reading, and finally put it down because I had to sleep […]

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Categories: academic vocabulary, Blogging, Books, Common Core, Education, Featured Blog, history-social science, science, Writing • Tags: book review, Common Core Standards, Daine Gray, fiction, history-social science, Marsha Ingrao, science, teaching

Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections

December 1, 2012 by tchistorygal

As I reflect on my blogging experiment this first day of December, I realize that it has gone from experiment to addictive hobby. I am thankful to all of you for taking the time to visit my streaming thoughts started in April, 2012. While not breaking any records, this blog has attracted over 11,000 views, and 2,000 comments. I was awfully lonely the first couple of months, but on November 29th the site reached a high of 196 views. THANK […]

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Categories: Blogging, California, history-social science, parks, Tulare County, WP Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: blogging, history, Marsha Ingrao, Mooney Grove Park, Reflections, Tulare County, WP Photo Challenge

Sightseeing in Solvang, CA

November 29, 2012 by tchistorygal

Although Danes from the midwest established Solvang, meaning sunny fields, in 1911, it did not incorporate until 1985. I visited it for the first time ten years later as one of my first dates with my husband, V. In the summer it is just far enough inland that the quaint town suffocates its visitors at temperatures that reach into the 100s. On a sunny November day, like we had last week, it was perfect.I yelped for a place to eat, […]

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Categories: animals, architecture, Blogging, California, Education, Featured Blog, history-social science, Photography, plants, Travel • Tags: photography, Travel, CA, Marsha Lee, Solvang, featured blog, Danish town, Nodding Place Quilting, Solvang Brewing Company, JG Burdette

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