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General Grant to teach Civil War lesson’s January, 2016
After the first of the year, in 2016, lessons about the Civil War by General U. S. Grant will be available here on We The Kids. https://youtu.be/cHVaXLWciGg This video is a preview of Civil War information to come on We The Kids in my Civil War lessons. I am excited about being able to teach the War to an eager audience! I have the honor to remain, your most ob't and dedicat'd serv't, Ulysses S. Grant Lieutenant General U. S. Amies The lessons will run from 10 to 30 minutes and will address: People, Places, Battles/Campaigns, the Home [...]
WTK RADIO Show Friday 5-6 PM EST & Sunday 3:00 PM EST
Tune in to “We The Kids” history radio on www.cprworldwidemedia.net from 2-3pm pst/ 4-5pm cst/ 5-6pm est On today’s show: Posted by Kevin Fobbs, Cleveland Conservative Examiner As America prepares to celebrate the nation’s independence one very special mom has spent years bringing comfort to the nation’s military through her Patriotic Pillow Project. According to We the Kids, Christina Finn, is known nationally for her famous handmade patriotic pillows. She has delivered a staggering 20,500 plus handmade pillows and attended over 400 veteran events. This Heartland Hero will be We the Kids’ special Independence Day show guest. Finn will [...]
What better way to celebrate SB150 than a cemetery tour!
Location: City Cemetery, 214 North Elm Street, South Bend, IN What better way to celebrate SB150 than a cemetery tour featuring key citizens of South Bend's past? "Have You Been to Historic South Bend City Cemetery?" is the launch event for this new self-guided heritage tour. This event is a first-ever tour of City Cemetery with reenactors portraying persons buried within City Cemetery. Meet Vice President Schuyler Colfax, Abraham Lincoln, town co-founder Lathrop Taylor, Pharrow Powell, Col. Norman Eddy, Pvt. John Auten, Patriots Peter Roof and Isaac Ross, just to name a few. This event will take place from 1:45 to 4 p.m., and will be [...]
The White House by Jennifer Silate reviewed by WTK Kayleb
The White House by Jennifer Silate Primary Sources American Symbols Reviewed by Kayleb (8 ) comments in RED by David Wyatt, IN The book THE WHITE HOUSE was intriguing. I never knew The White House was almost completely destroyed in 1812 by the British troops. The war of 1812 was one of our first real wars. Did you know the flag only had 15 stars during that war? These 2 new stars were for the states of Vermont and Kentucky. And look 15 stripes too.The Northern and Southern states were very happy together in 1812. It was then [...]
Our family trip to the Abraham Lincoln Museum
Checking to see who was taller Abe at age 9 or Josiah age 10 Our family trip to the Abraham Lincoln Museum was very fun and exciting. It brought history to life. We got to see his family home in Springfield and how he lived before he became president. Abe Lincoln was poor when he was young and worked very hard to make a living and help support his family. As a boy he would be rented out by his father to work for other people and all his money he gave to his father. It was interesting to see [...]
Audie Leon Murphy – Most decorated hero of WWII by Meredith Sandler
Have you ever seen the movie Pearl Harbor?
Bringing the Constitution and American History to life
Rachel, the young lady pictured, is being home-schooled and has shown a great deal of interest in what we have been doing as we have developed this site. As such, we started WetheKids.us which will be hosted by Rachel. Rachel Ann, Co-Founder of We the Kids Rachel is studying the signers of the Declaration of Independence. She has posted her report on John Hancock, the first signer. It can be viewed by clicking the tab for We the Kids and clicking the link at the bottom of the page. Rachel is from Maryland so she will also be [...]