Kampsportshistoriker og kampsportskunstner
One of the things that always impressed me about the Gracies is how they were able to turn out generation after generation of top-notch instructors. After reading a number of articles about their original belt system, etc., I started to adapt some of their methods with our own students. Once the student reaches Green Belt, we allow them to start
In a previous article, I talked about field trips and how they enhance a homeschool education. I dag, I will recount a “ekskursion” at jeg tog med min datter Caitlin, da hun var tre år gammel. Jeg undertitlen det “Hvordan til at forlade huset med $25.00 and Come Home with $0.75.” I slutningen af 1990'erne, St. Louis Zoo had
My Grandpa used to tell me that Mom and Great Grandma were close. Great Grandma could be very stubborn, so Grandpa used to send Mom to talk to her about going to the doctor, etc. I will let Mom tell you about her grandmother in her own words. Caroline better known as Lee was a woman before her time. I
Min oldemor, Caroline Leah “Lee” Ellis nee Johannpeter was born to Frederick William August Johannpeter, 1839 – 1903, and Joanna Grieve, 1843 – Unknown, i St. Charles, MO on June 13, 1881. She was the second youngest of six siblings, Gustav, Anna, Amalia “Marie”, Julius “Jules” and Charles Frederick. Great Grandma was said to be a very strong-willed person.
While it may not be on classic film lists, I love The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) (affiliate link). It is an adaptation of the novel (affiliate link) af samme navn, written by Baroness Orczy. The film concerns an English gentleman, who risks his life to save French aristocrats from the guillotine. Sir Percy Blakeney married Marguerite, a French woman with
På fredag, April 24, 1953, tre mænd og en flugt chauffør forsøgte at røve Southwest Bank på hjørnet af Southwest Avenue og S. Kingshighway Boulevard i St. Louis, MO. The St. Louis Politiet forpurrede røveri, der blev fokus for en 1959 film, The Great St. Louis bankrøveri. Filmen er nu i det offentlige domæne. Fred W. Bowerman,
After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, den pensionerede tidligere sværvægter mester, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “White Hope” contenders. I sin prime, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. På 35 years of age and nearly 300
Jack Johnson har altid været en hård genstand for mig. Jeg beundrer hans mod og styrke i at konfrontere had og bigotteri i en tid, når du gør det sætte sit liv i fare. Han nægtede at svare og acceptere en stilling underlegenhed til hvide amerikanere. Alligevel, ligesom mange mennesker, han var en fejlbehæftet mand. He beat his first wife
Dette er en historie om 1942-44 Hebert Street, som er placeret i den gamle North St. Louis område af St. Louis, MO. Like many of its neighbors, denne struktur har set bedre dage. Jeg blev interesseret i bygningen, fordi min oldemor boede på denne adresse i 1930. Min morfar familie boede i den nordlige del af St..
William P. Ellis var min oldefar. Desværre, Han døde, da min bedstefar, Gilbert P. Ellis, was only two years old. Min oldemor vidste ikke meget om William familie. The actual information Grandpa had on him was sparse, so William was the real mystery man in the family history up until 2006 eller 2007. Grandpa had a