When genealogist Shamele Jordon decided to find a way to bring history alive for students at the Lawnside Elementary School in New Jersey, she found the answer in their backyards in the African American community.
Students are discovering sites and burial grounds in the South Jersey borough, a stop on the Underground Railroad that sheltered runaway slaves. They are also learning about ancestors and historical figures who developed Lawnside.
Jordon, a researcher, teamed with Muneerah Higgs, a retired Lawnside third-grade social studies teacher, to create a Black History Month project for third to eighth graders called âVisualizing Your Past.â They hope to instill pride by giving students a birds-eye view of their history.
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A Scots tradition grabs top spot as the UK’s favourite pie
The iconic Scotch pie was the UK s most sought after pie in the past 12 months. Pic: Szakaly To celebrate the UK’s 2021 National Pie Week (1-7 March), online UK butcher Eat Great Meat analysed the most searched for pies by the nation over the past year.
Results revealed the Scotch pie is the most searched for pie in England, Wales and of course, Scotland. The iconic pie received 385,497 searches or 16.9% of total searches for pie across the UK over the past 12 months.
Originating in Scotland, this pie traditionally contains mutton but commonly contains beef, particularly when sold across England. Typically, the Scotch Pie is sold at football games with a cup of Bovril, resulting in the occasional reference to football pies. Aligned with the plant-based trend, last year a meat-free version was rolled out by Scotland’s leading pie brand Bells. According to Bells Food Group, the brand sells
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Theatre director John Lawson is looking for six men who are willing to leave their hats, and only their hats, on for The Full Monty.
A Taranaki director is on the hunt for six ordinary blokes who are willing to get their gear off in the name of art and entertainment. After years of trying, theatre director John Lawson has secured the rights for the amateur New Zealand premiere of the award-winning show
The Full Monty. Now he just needs to find the men who are keen to strip night after night to Tom Jones’ version of the iconic hit,