Here is this fun, factual, moving video on the founder of The Girl Scouts Of The USA!
Thank you, Daisy!
MJ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFeJNFewRL4&list=PLZaWZO965rJ3oF0JnHsWXSvGZ6et6mubE&index=1
Friday, October 31, 2014
Happy Birthday, Juliette!
Hey, everyone!
Did you know that today is Juliette Low's Birthday? So, everyone better send in their best birthday greeting to her and take a look at these fun Juliette Gordon Low Facts!
#1: Did you know that to her family and friends she was called "Daisy" a name given to her by her uncle who commented, "I bet she's going to be a Daisy"?
#2: Did you know that aside from being an aspiring leader she was also a very accomplished painter, horseback rider and piano?
#3: How about the fact that she didn't marry until she was 26? An age that a girl back then might be considered an old maid.
#4: She also was a very gifted name giver giving names like Auto to her car and Polly to her parrot!
#5: One night when she was a little girl she went out into the cold a wrapped a blanket around the family cow. Did you know that?
#6: She married on the 21 of December, her parent's 29th anniversary!
#7: On the day of her wedding a grain of rice got lodged in her ear and got infected, also making her completely deaf.
#8: She aided in the war effort of the Spanish-American War.
#9: The first Girl Scout she registered was her niece and namesake, Margaret "Daisy Doots" Gordon!
#10: In 2012, President Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Juliette! The highest medal a civilian of the US can be awarded!
Thanks for reading and don't forget a Happy Birthday to Juliette!
MJ
For More Info:
Biography - Juliette Gordon Low
http://www.biography.com/people/juliette-gordon-low-20766743#synopsis
Wikipedia - Juliette Gordon Low
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliette_Gordon_Low
Girl Scouts - History
http://www.girlscouts.org/who_we_are/history/low_biography/
Monday, October 27, 2014
The Monastery Of The Holy Spirit
At the beginning of October we took a class trip to the Monastery of the Holy Spirit, officially named "Our Lady Of The Holy Spirit Monastery," for our Apologetic and Philosophy class. But not only does it have a rich history religiously speaking it also has much to do with Georgia's history.
In 1848 a group of Trappist monks lead by Dom Eutropius Proust, O.C.S.O. (Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance) left their monastery in France and formed an order in Bardstown, Kentucky.
"On 26 October 1848, 44 monks of the Abbey of Melleray left France with their leader, Father Eutropius Proust, O.C.S.O.
It was a timely departure as France was verging toward a revolution
inspired by socialism and rising secularism had made the environment
hostile toward the church. One of the monks died during the voyage, and
the other 43 arrived on 11 December 1848 in New Orleans, Louisiana. They journeyed up the Mississippi River on the Martha Washington, a steamboat, and arrived at Gethsemani on 21 December, celebrating mass on Christmas a few days later."
Later in March of 1944 some of the monks from this order came down to Atlanta and lived on a piece of land given to them by the Archdiocese of Atlanta and media mogul Henry Luce, who gave them 1,400 acres of land. For around 8 months, the monks lived, worshiped and did they daily chores in a barn located on the acreage while building what was later called the "pine monastery," which was used after they moved into their present monastery as their stain glass workshop until it burned down in 2005. Later from December 1944 - 1959 they built their present church made entirely out of concrete. Both of these building the monks built themselves (with NO help!)
The monks of this order live in silence with the belief of contemplation only speaking to pray or sing hymns. They live in this beautiful place with these beautiful beliefs for a beautiful thing and being.
MJ
For More Info:
Monastery of the Holy Spirit - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery_of_the_Holy_Spirit
http://www.trappist.net/
Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey_of_Our_Lady_of_Gethsemani
http://www.monks.org/
I found this video and it really shows you how beautiful the inter of the church is! Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS9QVf--P6A
ALSO!!!!! Small print!
I had a crossword puzzle I was going to make but unfortunately it didn't work out. So! Instead each week at the end of the post I will put a clue, some hard, some not so much, about the history or a famous person from different counties or cities and without internet resources I want to hear your answers in the comments below!
On the next post I will tell you the answer! But no going and looking up the answers on Wikipedia! That doesn't make it any fun! :( So! Without farther ado, here is you first quiz question!
Where was the boyhood home of Meriwether Lewis, the famous explorer!
What will be your answer?
Find out next week on Georgia History's Mysteries!
In 1848 a group of Trappist monks lead by Dom Eutropius Proust, O.C.S.O. (Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance) left their monastery in France and formed an order in Bardstown, Kentucky.
"On 26 October 1848, 44 monks of the Abbey of Melleray left France with their leader, Father Eutropius Proust, O.C.S.O.
It was a timely departure as France was verging toward a revolution
inspired by socialism and rising secularism had made the environment
hostile toward the church. One of the monks died during the voyage, and
the other 43 arrived on 11 December 1848 in New Orleans, Louisiana. They journeyed up the Mississippi River on the Martha Washington, a steamboat, and arrived at Gethsemani on 21 December, celebrating mass on Christmas a few days later."Later in March of 1944 some of the monks from this order came down to Atlanta and lived on a piece of land given to them by the Archdiocese of Atlanta and media mogul Henry Luce, who gave them 1,400 acres of land. For around 8 months, the monks lived, worshiped and did they daily chores in a barn located on the acreage while building what was later called the "pine monastery," which was used after they moved into their present monastery as their stain glass workshop until it burned down in 2005. Later from December 1944 - 1959 they built their present church made entirely out of concrete. Both of these building the monks built themselves (with NO help!)
MJ
For More Info:
Monastery of the Holy Spirit - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery_of_the_Holy_Spirit
http://www.trappist.net/
Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey_of_Our_Lady_of_Gethsemani
http://www.monks.org/
I found this video and it really shows you how beautiful the inter of the church is! Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS9QVf--P6A
ALSO!!!!! Small print!
I had a crossword puzzle I was going to make but unfortunately it didn't work out. So! Instead each week at the end of the post I will put a clue, some hard, some not so much, about the history or a famous person from different counties or cities and without internet resources I want to hear your answers in the comments below!
On the next post I will tell you the answer! But no going and looking up the answers on Wikipedia! That doesn't make it any fun! :( So! Without farther ado, here is you first quiz question!
Where was the boyhood home of Meriwether Lewis, the famous explorer!
What will be your answer?
Find out next week on Georgia History's Mysteries!
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Fun Movie About The War Woman Of The South!
An awesome short documentary on Nancy Hart and her story!
http://www.gpb.org/georgiastories/story/nancy_hart_story
http://www.gpb.org/georgiastories/story/nancy_hart_story
Log Cabin Quilt Square – Inspired For The Nancy Hart Cabin
Hello, Everyone!
I’m afraid today I do not have an exciting place to show you but I have a fun, simple sewing craft for you to do and all you need are:
You need enough to make two stripes 1 1/2” wide x 20” long. DO NOT LEAVE OFF THAT EXTRA HALF INCH!!! That is your seam allowance and if you even miss a tiny bit, you’ll throw off your whole square.
2. Once you've picked out your fabric, you’ll press them BEFORE you cut. Then take your straightest side, fold it in half and cut it to your correct measurements.
3. Then unfold and lay out your first color that you want to be your center and cut out a 1 1/2” square. Take your second color and repeat this step.
4. Then, take it to the sewing machine and sew the two together a quarter inch away from the edge and it should look like this!
5. Then go back to the cutting board and this is where it gets easy: Just take your first color and cut 2” to match your two little squares which equal an inch! You want it easier than that? Just line up your first fabric to your little squares without cutting and just sew the two together. Then when they’re together just trim off the remaining fabric. It’s really simple!
6.Keep repeating these steps until you are happy with your size making ‘L’ shapes out of the two colors. The traditional quilt square size is 9 1/2”.
And there you are! Now you have a Log Cabin Quilt Square!
Thanks for joining me on this tutorial and I’ll be posting next week!
MJ
For more log cabin quilt squares:
Log Cabins – New Techniques For Traditional Quilts
Liked Making This? Come back in a few weeks to learn how to turn this square into a clutch!
I’m afraid today I do not have an exciting place to show you but I have a fun, simple sewing craft for you to do and all you need are:
- A Sewing Machine
- At Least Two Different Fabrics – Enough to Make 1 1/2”wide x 20” long pieces
- Thread
- Measuring Tools – A 9 1/2” Square and 3 1/2” Square
- Cutting Tools – Scissors and Rotary Cutter
- A Lot Of Fun!
- So, to get started on our log cabin square you first need to choose at least two fabrics. As you see down below I choose a beautiful harvest fabric and a nice tan one.
You need enough to make two stripes 1 1/2” wide x 20” long. DO NOT LEAVE OFF THAT EXTRA HALF INCH!!! That is your seam allowance and if you even miss a tiny bit, you’ll throw off your whole square.
2. Once you've picked out your fabric, you’ll press them BEFORE you cut. Then take your straightest side, fold it in half and cut it to your correct measurements.
3. Then unfold and lay out your first color that you want to be your center and cut out a 1 1/2” square. Take your second color and repeat this step.
4. Then, take it to the sewing machine and sew the two together a quarter inch away from the edge and it should look like this!
5. Then go back to the cutting board and this is where it gets easy: Just take your first color and cut 2” to match your two little squares which equal an inch! You want it easier than that? Just line up your first fabric to your little squares without cutting and just sew the two together. Then when they’re together just trim off the remaining fabric. It’s really simple!
6.Keep repeating these steps until you are happy with your size making ‘L’ shapes out of the two colors. The traditional quilt square size is 9 1/2”.
And there you are! Now you have a Log Cabin Quilt Square!
Thanks for joining me on this tutorial and I’ll be posting next week!
MJ
For more log cabin quilt squares:
Log Cabins – New Techniques For Traditional Quilts
Liked Making This? Come back in a few weeks to learn how to turn this square into a clutch!
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
The Nancy Hart Historic Park - Elberton, Gerogia
Recenetly my school and I went on a American Revolution school trip to the Nancy Hart Cabin, and as an added bonus to the Georgia Guidestones nearby. On a rainy/murky day we first visited the Georgia Guidestones which stand in a remote part of Elbert County stating ten guidelines in eight different modern languages: English, Spanish, Swahili, Hindi, Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese, and Russian. They say,
A shorter message is inscribed on another slab which sit on top of the four stones in four ancient languages: Babylonian, Classical Greek, Sanskrit, and Egyptian hieroglyphs, saying, "Let these be Guidestones to an Age of Reason."
It's a cool and awesome site and great for pictures!
No one know who commissioned the structure, but it was built by Elberton Granite Finishing Company. Elberton is the granite capital of the world!
Next (after picking up our pizza! very good pizza!) we drove over to the Nancy Hart Cabin. Just in case you don't know, Nancy Hart was a Revolutionary heroine who, as they say, was a fiery woman, not afraid of no Torey.
One day as she and her young child worked around their one room cabin some Tories, otherwise known as the Redcoats or British, came up to their front yard demanding that Nancy feed them. She yelled at them and said, "Them Tories done takin' all my pigs and left me with nothin' but a turkey. Now scoot!" But, nope! they didn't leave and by golly, they had no manners! They shot her turkey and made her cook it. But Nancy was smart.
As Nancy talked and laughed and even drank with these men, she came up with a plan and sent her daughter, Sukey, down to blow the conk shell which was used to call the men nearby back home. After that, one by one Nancy and Sukey got the Tories guns out of there except for three. By that point the men saw her taking the guns.
Nancy held the guns in firing position and said, "Don't take a step closer! I ain't afraid to shoot you!" and sure enough she wasn't. One man moved closer and she shot. Another man... She shot him. Another.... You guessed it! She shot him. Now you may ask, why were those men so foolish as to keep moving forward? Answer: Some say she was cross-eyed, so the men couldn't tell where she was aiming. But by golly again, she was good shot.
By that point her husband and the men were back and said they should take the rest of them out and shoot them but she said, "Shootin's too good for them! They the ones who killed John Dooley, and I am the one who find them and I the one who's gonna hang!" And that was the end of those Tories.
After that, Nancy became a Georgia heroine being the only woman to have a county named after her, but not only does she make it on the Georgia's heroes list, but also the Georgia History's Mysteries list!
Thanks for reading!
MJ
The Georgia Guidestone - Guidestone Rd NW, GA 30634
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Guidestones
Nancy Hart Historic Park - River Road Elberton, GA 30635
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Hart
For More Nancy Tales:
Treasury Of Georgia Tales
The Tree That Owns Itself
- Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature.
- Guide reproduction wisely — improving fitness and diversity.
- Unite humanity with a living new language.
- Rule passion — faith — tradition — and all things with tempered reason.
- Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts.
- Let all nations rule internally resolving external disputes in a world court.
- Avoid petty laws and useless officials.
- Balance personal rights with social duties.
- Prize truth — beauty — love — seeking harmony with the infinite.
- Be not a cancer on the earth — Leave room for nature — Leave room for nature.
A shorter message is inscribed on another slab which sit on top of the four stones in four ancient languages: Babylonian, Classical Greek, Sanskrit, and Egyptian hieroglyphs, saying, "Let these be Guidestones to an Age of Reason."
It's a cool and awesome site and great for pictures!
No one know who commissioned the structure, but it was built by Elberton Granite Finishing Company. Elberton is the granite capital of the world!
Next (after picking up our pizza! very good pizza!) we drove over to the Nancy Hart Cabin. Just in case you don't know, Nancy Hart was a Revolutionary heroine who, as they say, was a fiery woman, not afraid of no Torey.
One day as she and her young child worked around their one room cabin some Tories, otherwise known as the Redcoats or British, came up to their front yard demanding that Nancy feed them. She yelled at them and said, "Them Tories done takin' all my pigs and left me with nothin' but a turkey. Now scoot!" But, nope! they didn't leave and by golly, they had no manners! They shot her turkey and made her cook it. But Nancy was smart.
As Nancy talked and laughed and even drank with these men, she came up with a plan and sent her daughter, Sukey, down to blow the conk shell which was used to call the men nearby back home. After that, one by one Nancy and Sukey got the Tories guns out of there except for three. By that point the men saw her taking the guns.
Nancy held the guns in firing position and said, "Don't take a step closer! I ain't afraid to shoot you!" and sure enough she wasn't. One man moved closer and she shot. Another man... She shot him. Another.... You guessed it! She shot him. Now you may ask, why were those men so foolish as to keep moving forward? Answer: Some say she was cross-eyed, so the men couldn't tell where she was aiming. But by golly again, she was good shot.
By that point her husband and the men were back and said they should take the rest of them out and shoot them but she said, "Shootin's too good for them! They the ones who killed John Dooley, and I am the one who find them and I the one who's gonna hang!" And that was the end of those Tories.
After that, Nancy became a Georgia heroine being the only woman to have a county named after her, but not only does she make it on the Georgia's heroes list, but also the Georgia History's Mysteries list!
Thanks for reading!
MJ
The Georgia Guidestone - Guidestone Rd NW, GA 30634
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Guidestones
Nancy Hart Historic Park - River Road Elberton, GA 30635
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Hart
For More Nancy Tales:
Treasury Of Georgia Tales
The Tree That Owns Itself
Monday, October 6, 2014
Entry #1! - Intro
Hi, Y'all!
Hello and Welcome to my first blog entry!
My name is Mary James, I am an 18 year old high school senior from North East Georgia. This blog is the beginning of my Gold Award Project which is entitled, Georgia History's Mysteries. I am so excited to be starting this project and to be sharing it with you! Before I talk about my project and tell you about the blog, I'd like to tell you a little bit of the history of Girl Scouts and the Gold Award.
Girl Scouts was started in 1912 right here in one of Georgia's finest coastal cities, Savannah, by Mrs. Juliette Gordon Low, who grew up in Savannah.
Juliette had many talents like painting and horseback riding which she put to good use when she started the Girl Guides of America in 1912, which was later called Girl Scouts. Girl Scouts, inspired by the Boy Scouts in England, was a way for girls to learn skills to protect them in the wilderness, in case of enemy fire or even in everyday happenings.
Girl Scouts has now become a large international organization with over 3.7 million members and teaches just about everything you'd want to know like First Aid, Outdoor Skills and even Art and Dance. Girl Scouts can earn many awards and badges, such as the Girl Scout Gold Award.
The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award a Girl Scout can earn. The Gold is the third in a series of high awards including the Bronze and Silver, which are earned by younger scouts. The Gold Award, earned by Seniors and Ambassadors, was originally called the Golden Eagle of Merit in 1916 and was a chance for Girl Scouts to improve themselves, their community and the world. I still holds that tradition today, and now it's my turn.
My Gold Award project is to show the world Georgia’s rich history. I've been in love with history since I was a kid, but have realized over the years that not many people know some of the interesting facts about Georgia's history. Georgia is not often showcased it in movies, which is where people sometimes get inspired to do research.
On this blog I will be posting fun, but historically accurate articles on various Georgia sites and activities for kids and teens to enjoy. It will be perfect for student projects, research and for visitor information. This blog is to promote lesser known historical sites and historical facts of our state.
I hope you will enjoy this site and will share it with friends and family! Below I have posted a video which I used for my Gold Award proposal showing how I fell in love with history!
Please like, subscribe and comment anywhere you can and ask any questions. I look forward to continuing this project! Thank you!
MJ
Mount Vernon Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVZIhc5N5YM
Hello and Welcome to my first blog entry!
My name is Mary James, I am an 18 year old high school senior from North East Georgia. This blog is the beginning of my Gold Award Project which is entitled, Georgia History's Mysteries. I am so excited to be starting this project and to be sharing it with you! Before I talk about my project and tell you about the blog, I'd like to tell you a little bit of the history of Girl Scouts and the Gold Award.
Girl Scouts was started in 1912 right here in one of Georgia's finest coastal cities, Savannah, by Mrs. Juliette Gordon Low, who grew up in Savannah.
Juliette had many talents like painting and horseback riding which she put to good use when she started the Girl Guides of America in 1912, which was later called Girl Scouts. Girl Scouts, inspired by the Boy Scouts in England, was a way for girls to learn skills to protect them in the wilderness, in case of enemy fire or even in everyday happenings.
Girl Scouts has now become a large international organization with over 3.7 million members and teaches just about everything you'd want to know like First Aid, Outdoor Skills and even Art and Dance. Girl Scouts can earn many awards and badges, such as the Girl Scout Gold Award.
The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award a Girl Scout can earn. The Gold is the third in a series of high awards including the Bronze and Silver, which are earned by younger scouts. The Gold Award, earned by Seniors and Ambassadors, was originally called the Golden Eagle of Merit in 1916 and was a chance for Girl Scouts to improve themselves, their community and the world. I still holds that tradition today, and now it's my turn.
My Gold Award project is to show the world Georgia’s rich history. I've been in love with history since I was a kid, but have realized over the years that not many people know some of the interesting facts about Georgia's history. Georgia is not often showcased it in movies, which is where people sometimes get inspired to do research.
On this blog I will be posting fun, but historically accurate articles on various Georgia sites and activities for kids and teens to enjoy. It will be perfect for student projects, research and for visitor information. This blog is to promote lesser known historical sites and historical facts of our state.
I hope you will enjoy this site and will share it with friends and family! Below I have posted a video which I used for my Gold Award proposal showing how I fell in love with history!
Please like, subscribe and comment anywhere you can and ask any questions. I look forward to continuing this project! Thank you!
MJ
Mount Vernon Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVZIhc5N5YM
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