April 20, 2024
Tag: On the Line
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On the Line: The Canada-U.S. Boundary in Postcards
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For many Americans and Canadians alike, the border between our two nations is our first international border-crossing experience. I remember my first crossing; all I had to do was tell the agent where I was born. It’s more complicated today, but here is a postcard account of what it was like years ago.
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February 10, 2020 3 Comments
There comes that day in every teacher’s career when any lesson plan that someone else writes is a blessing. Benn Trask, an eastern Virginia history teacher has put together a lesson plan for all his postcard collector friends who are also teachers. All you need is some “golden age” postcards on any topic and you’re in business for another day AND your students will love the change of pace.