Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day due to the practice of decorating veterans’ graves with flowers and flags and has roots in our nation’s extreme grief following the Civil War. Beginning in 1866, May 30 of each year …
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‘Tis the season of Earth Day celebrations, community-based educational events to increase public awareness of environmental issues. The library’s trusty World Book Online Reference Center (free with your library card!) tells me that the first Earth Day celebration was held on …
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My first taste of a fried morel mushroom was a revelation. I was in my chemistry class at Fulton High School (go, Hornets!), and Mr. Simpson, our teacher, cooked up a batch over a Bunsen burner in the lab. The earthy, delicate …
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“What is Sorry Charlie Day?” you may be asking. A perfectly legitimate question considering most of us have never heard of this “holiday.” According to “Chase’s Calendar of Events,” April first is a day where we celebrate how we’ve all …
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“Let’s go fly a kite Up to the highest height! Let’s go fly a kite And send it soaring. Up through the atmosphere Up where the air is clear Oh, let’s go fly a kite!” Do you remember this song …
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The first time I learned about Earth Hour, I was in Portland, Oregon. My husband and I had had a nice evening stroll along the Willamette River and were returning to our hotel, tired but relaxed. Yet when the hotel …
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