Just How Accurate Are Historical Markers?

Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong, by James W. Loewen identifies historical markers, monuments, and sites in every state that have historical interpretations that are either misleading or wrong. Loewen is the author of the award-winning best seller Lies My Teacher Told Me, a book that discredits 12 leading high school history […]

September 13th, 2012 | Tags: , , , | Category: Learning Fun, Road Scholar, travel | Leave a comment

Do You Know the History of Your City’s Name?

When carschoolers get antsy on long trips, pull out your car atlas or map and challenge them to search for cities with weird and wacky names—the United States is full of them! You could also challenge them to find (in the atlas) the following cities and towns and ponder the meaning of the names:

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June 25th, 2012 | Tags: , | Category: activities, Learning Fun, Road Scholar | Leave a comment

Infallible History

Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong, by James W. Loewen identifies historical markers, monuments, and sites in every state that have historical interpretations that are either misleading or wrong. Loewen is the author of the award-winning best seller Lies My Teacher Told Me, a book that discredits 12 leading high school history […]

March 15th, 2012 | Tags: , , , | Category: Learning Fun, Road Scholar | Leave a comment
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