Tag Archives: historic

Music Review: Songs and Dances of The Sioux, Apache, Kiowa, Hopi, Navajo, Cree, Seminole and Others

Prior to Thanksgiving, I searched for Native American music via my library’s electronic resources such as Hoopla and Freegal. The Songs and Dances of the Sioux, Apache, Kiowa, Hopi, Navajo, Cree, Seminole, and Others is the most traditional album I had found. If your local library has an account with Hoopla, you can use your… Read More »

Book Review: Small Wolf

Small Wolf, by Nathaniel Benchley, is both children’s literature and historical fiction. The story is about a first contact between Native Americans and Europeans on the island of Manhattan. The story does not go far enough in detail to describe the harm to Native Americans caused by immigrants. An e-audiobook version of this story on… Read More »

DVD Review: The Haunted History of Halloween

If you don’t have time to read a book about Halloween for your research paper or for your own curiosity, I recommend you watch this documentary about it, The Haunted History of Halloween, produced for the History Television Network by Jeff Swimmer in 1997. The DVD is 50 minutes long according to its packaging. If… Read More »

Library research as recreation

A few months ago, I had a few consecutive days off for recreational purposes. I chose the library. A friend of mine responded, “Ugh, you can go anywhere on your time off. Why would you go to the library?” I said, “Because it’s fun!” I guess most people don’t have as many questions as I… Read More »