Exploring US History
Can be FUN!!!

The Old Mansion One summer we rented an old house in central Washington. We needed a place to live before settling down in our own house. As we drove into town, one of our children noticed a 2 story house surrounded by hollyhocks and old shade trees. We stopped and looked through it. The owner was happy to show us the house. It was truly a house with a unique character. Upstairs it had 4 bedrooms. Each bedroom was painted a different color. The walls of the room, the ceiling and the doors were all painted that color. There was a red room, a green room, a blue room and a yellow room. A long staircase, (We called it the "secret staircase".) led from the upstairs hallway in the back to the kitchen. But the thing that made us decide to rent it was the oak bannister. From the top of the stairs it was clean and shiny and perfect for sliding down and right out the front door! "Let's stay here!" ,our children shouted. We all agreed. We named it THE OLD MANSION. SUGGESTION: You can explore many historic mansions, even on the internet. Who knows what "secret staircases " you might find? Opportunities online can make learning history FUN!!! Explore the Clara Barton Mansion Would you like to visit Clara Barton's home from your computer? We have an on-line virtual tour. You can also use the Clara Barton Interactive Experience to complete fun learning activities. Choose from either grades 2 - 4 or grades 5 and up. At the end of the activities you can print out your own personalized certificate. Mail us a copy of your certificate with your return mailing address and we will send you a Junior Ranger Award. And check out these PICTURES! RootsMagic Family Tree Genealogy Software Awarded "Editor's Choice" by Heritage Quest Magazine. RootsMagic is an easy to use family tree program with extensive family history reports, multiple navigation views, photos, publishing, and website creation features. RootsMagic supports unlimited people, families, events, notes, and photos. Users can print complete books (where the program writes the sentences for each event), spectacular charts, forms, lists, and even create custom reports. RootsMagic program also provides multiple database support (with drag and drop), SourceWizard, todo lists, powerful merge features, and more. Full GEDCOM support allows users to easily share their data with others, or to easily import their data from other programs. Create shareable CDs of your data and photos to send to your family and friends. From the makers of Family Origins.