A Curriculum Question

Dear Readers,


Have any of you heard of H.A. Guerber? In my quest for history text and reading lists, I came upon this when I found Nothing New Press and a wonderful-looking organized reading list. For my middle group it looks intriguing...written in the 19th century, it tells the story of our country with courage, patriotism and nobility. What I want to know is, does the presentation seem factual and honest (the good and the bad) as it relates the history of our nation? Does it deal fairly with areas of conflict, say, surrounding presidents or wars?


Thanks to anyone who may have some input here!


Have a blessed and safe Labor Day weekend~
Kathy

Those Stinkin' Vegetables! and That Elusive History Curriculum...

Last week we spent the day canning carrots and kale with the intention of using it in soup this winter. It was hard to imagine cold weather and snow, but we KNOW it's coming, so we were a little excited about our experiment. 
Today Josh opened the cabinet, and ...wow...what a stench! Not one of those buggers stayed sealed! So this morning we fed the 21 jars to the hogs (minus the jar that got swiped off the counter and spilled all over the floor). All that by 9:00 a.m....
Other pressing matters on the farm are not really farm in nature. Now is the time to be wrapping up plans and ordering materials for our schooling/educating for the fall. Is there ANYONE else out there looking for that perfect history booklist and companion schedule/study guide? Under $500????  Have you found it???? I'd like it to be a Charlotte Mason philosophy, literature based, organized by time period (American history right now) with a daily schedule that is organized and easy to follow. Please make it rich in all the beautiful books out there, honest with the issues facing the culture of the day, and something that will inspire my children as they see the hand of God throughout HIStory.


Some that I've looked at/tried:
~Truthquest
~Notgrass
~Sonlight
~Queen Homeschooling
~Ambleside Online
~Winterpromise
~Mystery of History

I'd love to hear from you, friends! Am I missing something out there?

Must See Movie

Tonight we watched "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" and wept at the cruelty and pain this woman endured for herself and her people. A "must watch" as we need to be ever mindful of who God created us to be. And at the end, sobbing as we witnessed the testimony of the human spirit. It is hard to believe that desegregation and the Civil Rights movement were just not that long ago, yet to my children it is ancient history. It is good for us to try and touch the horror and agony of their experience with the hope of learning, appreciating, loving...

"...There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female..." Galatians 3:28