PLAYERS OR SPECTATORS?

Four of Goldibear's ancestors were on the Mayflower. They were not spectators during a great event in history.

We both have ancestors who fought in the Revolutionary War of 1776, and others who fought in the Civil War. My grandfather fought in World War I and my father fought in World War II.

All were among the 'movers and shakers', none sat out the crisis as spectators. Even those who could not bear arms fought - my ancestor who was too old to join the 'Colonial Rebels' gave provisions to the army of 1776 - on credit. 

History is the sum of what our ancestors did - or did not - do.

Birthday of Copernicus

February 19, 1473 is the birthday of Nicholaus (Kopernik) Copernicus Jr., " a Renaissance mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe". (Wikipedia)

See his profile at WikiTree.com

Happy Valentines Day

On Valentines Day, we often remember our first Valentine, first kiss, first love.

My first love, longest love and greatest love is earth. The blue sky, seen from my baby buggy, spring rain falling from a sunny Oregon sky, the ocean at Canon Beach, traveling through the Rocky Mountains - every new encounter with  my first love only made me love it more. Yes, even my first bee sting.

Remember when Monarch butterflies were an everyday sight?  When the Milky Way was a nightly event open to everyone? When bird calls were the first thing heard in the morning?

Nostalgia should belong to our favorite song, not to memories of earth, our only home.

Frederick Douglass - Great Orator

February is Black History month.  Discover the true black history of America by reading the biographies of former slaves. 

"Right is of no sex, Truth is of no color, God is the Father of us all, and we are all Brethren."

Find out at WikiTree how you are connected to Frederick Douglass.

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Winston Churchhill - 57th Anniversary of his Death Today

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill,1874-1965, ca. 1900.by J.E. Purdy, Library of Congress - Public Domain License.

 

"...never give in, never give in, never, never, never-in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense."  Winston Churchill speaking at Harrow School, Oct 29, 1941

Profile of Winston Churchill and links to his relatives and ancestors at WikiTree.com

Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." 

See Dr. King's profile at WikiTree.com