America the Beautiful has five types of lessons in each unit. These are Our American Story, American Biography, American Landmark, Daily Life, and God’s Wonder. Since the curriculum has 30 units, it has 30 lessons in each of these categories.…
High on a hill overlooking Latrobe, Pennsylvania, . . . . . . stands the St. Vincent Basilica. Both the exterior and the interior of the structure built around the turn of the 19th century are beautiful. The basilica is…
We began the second day of our all-things-Mister Rogers sightseeing tour with a 40-mile drive from Pittsburgh to Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Fred McFeely Rogers was born on March 20, 1928, in his grandparents’ home in Latrobe. Our first stop was the…
As we stood in Point Park on our first morning in Pittsburgh, we saw the Tribute to Children on the opposite shore of the Allegheny River. A statue of Mister Rogers sits inside its oval opening. Cordelia S. May was…
Economical and creative travel was an essential part of our family’s homeschool experience. It is a joy for Ray and me to continue experiencing this with our grandchildren. I certainly can’t say that every moment of every family vacation is…
Well . . . not exactly. I just like that title. A better title would be “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Heinz.” When we go on a trip, we enjoy eating what we can’t eat at home. When…
