The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Online Edition has been selected for inclusion on EDSITEment.neh.gov as one of the best online resources for education in the humanities. EDSITEment, with the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Verizon Foundation’s Thinkfinity as its partners, serves as a gateway to the highest quality humanities-related educational content on the Internet. It provides a central resource bank for teachers, parents, and students across the country seeking excellent, humanities sites from among the thousands of educational sites now available on the Internet. The Journals of Lewis and Clark Expedition Online Edition was … Continue reading Lewis and Clark Journals Online Edition Named Excellent Educational Resource

What’s that scratching under your bed…..it’s Linking in Lincoln! New this month from the University of Nebraska Press, is The Chichi Hoohoo Bogeyman by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve. This children’s book takes us back to our own adolescence, when the dark was filled with all things terrifying. This new edition of the well received tale follows four little girls who encounter a strange man one day and name him the Chichi Hoohoo Bogeyman. Swearing themselves to secrecy, they become further unsettled when they return home and hear the adults talk of recent unexplained occurrences at home, perhaps driven by spirits. … Continue reading Linking in Lincoln: June, 11 2008

World War I had a profound effect on the world, one that ventured out of politics and into, science, education, ethics, and art. In a new book from the University of Nebraska Press is, Imagining the Unimaginable, by Aaron J. Cohen. This book takes a critical look at the effect this war had on the Russian culture.  The wartime culture superseded traditional artistic outlooks and “destabilized conventional patterns in cultural politics and aesthetics.” In and attempt to lure your interest (incase we have not already done so) this week’s Tuesday Trivia is going to test you on all facts Russia. … Continue reading Tuesday Trivia: June 9, 2008

     A DOSE OF SUMMER LINKS! Well bloggers, the sun is not shinning, (though I may have caught a hint of glimmer from those rain clouds), my hair is ten times the normal size due to humidity, my apartment is sans air conditioning, my summer classes have decided to overwhelm me,  and my best friend is about to escape to Mexico for the season. Needless to say, my summer has not started off on the right foot; however, in the spirit of optimism I have decided to forgo glumness and embrace the heat.  This week, Linking in Lincoln will … Continue reading Linking In Lincoln: June 4, 2008