As a young girl, I was always fascinated by Chinese New Year. I would read about the celebrations and often talked to some of my father’s graduate students about it and learned…
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Black History Month – Octavia Butler, Science Fiction Author.
Octavia Estelle Butler was a popular and much respected African American Science Fiction Author. Considered one of the great science fiction authors of all time, she is ranked up there with Andre…
Black History Month – Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman, Aviator
Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman is one of the groundbreaking pioneers of flight in the early 20th century. She has the distinction of being both the first woman of African-American descent and first of…
Black History Month – Amazing Firsts by African American Women
Welcome to Black History Month: Amazing Firsts by African-American Woman at The Researcher’s Gateway. We are beyond excited to bring to you the stories of some of the most incredible and influential…
Research Posts for The Resarcher’s Gateway
You asked, and so here is a comprehensive list (thus far) of all of our Research related posts for you to peruse. We hope that this information educates and inspires you! Primary,…
What’s coming in to Researcher’s Gateway in 2019!
It’s a new year for everyone. That means exciting things are coming for The Researcher’s Gateway in 2019. We have a lot more Research Blogs posts coming up, as well as several…
The Christmas Tree – Old Tannembaum
Decorating the Christmas Tree has always been a very important tradition in my family. It’s the turning point in the holiday where the magic begins. Because my birthday is the 18th, my…
St. Lucia’s Day
Once, when I was a little girl, I had a friend who was so very excited about representing Saint Lucia at her church. St. Lucy was her favorite Saint, because my…
Hanukkah – The Dreidels
In our A Brief History of Hanukkah blog, we mentioned the Dreidel game, a game associated now with Hanukkah and RoseAnna and I thought it would be fun to write a little…
St. Nicholas’ Day: Who Was Santa Claus?
When I was a little girl, I loved best of all, the magic of Christmastime. It was a strange time of year because my birthday is a week before Christmas. I was…