Brain Pickings Chivalry Is Very Much Alive As author Paul Claudel aptly put it, “youth was made not for pleasure, but for heroism.” With this spirit, dozens of young men attended the eleventh annual Call to Chivalry Camp in Louisiana sponsored by TFP—Louisiana. Each year a specific historic theme is woven into the event, providing real life examples of virtue to follow. The valiant Saints and crusaders of Poland and Lithuania offered ample inspiration this time. Get more information about future camps here Presentations brought history to life A talk about the Siege of Vienna demonstrated how King Jan Sobieski and his courageous winged-hussar knights, although outnumbered, found fortitude in their Catholic faith and repulsed the Turkish invaders at the gates of Vienna on September 11, 1683. As part of the 2012 Call to Chivalry theme there was a Sobieski Breakfast with croissants and coffee which became popular in Europe after the victory of Vienna. Fighting for what is right The Siege of Jasna Gora and Fr. Other activities abounded.
the free encyclopedia Germany and Europe: Contents Raffael Scheck Audrey Wade Hittinger Katz and Sheldon Toby Katz Distinguished Teaching Professor of History History Department Colby College Waterville, Maine 04901-8853 (USA) E-mail: rmscheck@colby.edu © 2013 by Fred J. Field This page contains class materials as well as a curriculum vitae and information on my scholarship. In 2011, I identified an anonymous manuscript of a Senegalese soldier in German captivity as having been written by Léopold Sédar Senghor, the eminent French-Senegalese poet, cultural philosopher, and first president of the Republic of Senegal (1960-1980). I was born in Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany) and grew up in Germany, Israel, and (mostly) in Switzerland (first in Geneva, later near Zürich). Commands: • Get virtual textbook for Germany and Europe, 1871-1945 (HI 224). • See information on Hitler’s African Victims. • Go to the publisher’s page for my second book, Mothers of the Nation (2004). • Get Guidelines for writing a paper. • Recipe for my Linzertorte.
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Public Programs Read the article "A New Way of Learning How to Preserve the Past" by Barry Loveland (PDF, 320 KB) to learn more about this program. This article appeared in the Fall 2009 Hands on History section of Pennsylvania Heritage magazine. What is this program? The Preservation Trades Technology curriculum has been developed to train students and incumbent workers in the preservation of historic buildings. Why is it important? As more people and communities in Pennsylvania realize the advantage of preservation of historic buildings, the number of preservation projects has increased. Who is this program for? Who is involved with this program? To develop the Preservation Trades Technology Program, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has entered into a partnership with: Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, Lancaster County Planning Commission, Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board and Lancaster County Historic Preservation Trust . What role does PHMC play?