Doing history is more than just memorizing names and dates. You can do history from any platform, even from animation. 10 ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR DOING HISTORY This Computer Graphics team has turned old photos from 1931 New York into an amazing time-machine. Enjoy....
1290 Days
What would you do if you knew you only had 7 years left to live? What would you do if you knew the world had only 7 years left? I am not Chicken Little. I shy away from any kind of "end times" prophecy like I would the Tar Baby. A few months ago, and again the other...
Mysterious Family
This Istrian stone monolith was found in 1588, near Ravenna as a part of the city wall. It is from the mid-first century. You have a family--a woman with her arm around a man (her husband?) and a sleeping/deceased girl-child in her arms. Underneath the man and...
Amazing Ancient Technology! Making of a Silver Bowl in the Roman Era
In Trunk of Scrolls, the family of Gaius Justus owns an exquisite silver relief fruit bowl. Watch the process the Romans used to make this type of bowl. Amazing technology! While the "cup" in this video...
Locked Away or In the World?– St Basil on the Monastic Life
In TRUNK OF SCROLLS we learn of the holy family of St. Emmelia and St. Basil the elder. One of their sons, St Basil of Cappadocia, is considered one of the Cappadocian fathers. He had a close relationship with Gregory of Nazianzus, and in one letter wrote about his...
Earthquakes and Agnosticism
1. The Accusation 2. The "Self-evident" Premises 3. The Y factor 4. Objectively Verifiable Truths https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sApQ80QRiE The accusation Neil deGrasse Tyson: It is not good for earthquakes to happen. It proves that there is no "good" God who...
3 Crucial Principles for Student Online Research
1. All students and parents should have a content filter/accountability system. Our family’s favorite is Covenant Eyes which allows for age-appropriate content filtering. The program also saves a searchable record of all internet activity. We all get pulled astray....
7 Sources for Primary Document Research
Research Guide Instead of looking for primary source documents with a random Google Search, start with actual history sites! What to do: Let's say you have the prompt: "What were the three most significant causes of the Fall of Rome" 1. Plan your search. Before...