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Historical Focus: Reflecting Upon President Kennedy
In this world, people are born everyday, some grow up to be doctors, teachers, or police officers, but only few grow up to be legends. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts to Joseph P. Kennedy, …
Historical Focus: A Thank You to Suffragettes
I believe today is as fitting a day as any to honor the many women who fought for the right for other women to cast their ballots. They were warriors. That much is certain. To overcome opposition from men and …
Podcast Episode 4: Immigration in the 1800s
November 15, 2019 | Posted in Podcasts
Description: Neshannock HS junior Katie Walzer performs her 2018 National History Day project “Immigration in the 1800s”. Walzer conducted in-person interviews and studied ancestral records to create this engaging and informative look at one family’s perspective through triumph and tragedy.