Chasing Lincoln's Killer by James L Swanson

Great book. This book really fit in nicely with two other books I just finished My Last Skirt: The Story of Jennie Hodgers, Union Soldier by Lynda Durrant and also Undersiege by Andrea Warren. I enjoyed how they seemed to dovetail together creating a better picture for me of events during the Civil war and after. I would highly recommend this tile. It reads as a nonfiction rather than a story. My Last Skirt read as a novel but Undersiege and Chasing Lincoln's Killer were finely researched and written to bring life to the events. I think students will enjoy them. I also think they would make good read alouds for a history class. The photos of actual people and items is a huge bonus for readers.

Chasing Lincoln's Killer by James L Swanson

RSS Feed

I have a feed up on my igoogle home page. It is great. I love having easy access. Think I will add some others that I go to regularly. Yes I can see the value of having them where you check frequently rather than having to remember to go to their site. I get busy and forget but this way I can check on an article when it catches my eye when I am on home page.

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on another note.. my igoogle page started making noises when it is open. Where is the control to make it stop? It drives me crazy!

Mrs Yollis Blog site

Wow! This is an award winning blog. Check it out. So much to learn from.

RSS Feed/ personal note

Well this week the info was over my head and out of my comfort zone for sure. I will see how much time I have this week to attempt learning about RSS feed. Clearly it sounded like it could save me time but the learning curve without direct intervention may be too tough this week.

On a personal level I am working on getting a friend out of KU Med with a brain surgery gone awry and into rehab. His wife needs lots of support. I am learning a lot about hospitals, patient advocates, family mtgs in hospitals, and various levels of care. Friday I spent the day touring rehab facilities. Fortunately my friend is able to finally move off the Neurology ICU and into progressive and today is moving to LMH for their rehab. A key component of recovery is the time and commitment of family and friends in spending time with them and getting them to do the little things that constitute a day. If you have time and could say a small prayer, my friend is Roger and his wife is Jan. Thanks for reading.

Vote for KS Library Make- Over

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Neosho Heights Elementary
Box 129
Oswego, KS 67356
620-795-4541

"Life affords no greater responsibility, no greater privilege than the raising of the next generation." - C. Everett Koop, former U.S. Surgeon General

Online Photos- Flickr and more

I posted a photo of my library. I have a flickr account set up. I like the idea of creating a photo tour of my library and am working on that project. I hope to get that completed by next fall or earlier.

I want to try to post video as well. Find some book trailers.