Category: power of place

• The Power of Place: The Battle of the Capes

  I’ve written many a blog post about the power of place. I’m glad to be able to tell you about my visit off the coast of where The Battle of the Capes happened. I find it very awesome that the beautiful beach I was on was once the site of the most important naval battle…

  CherylAnne Amendola

  July 17, 2021

  american revolution, power of place

• The Newark Museum: A Gem

  

  I grew up in a town less than five minutes from Newark, New Jersey. All my life I’ve known that Newark is the home of so many wonderful things: Branchbrook Park and it’s cherry blossoms, the Prudential Center, food that is to die for, and it was the city my immigrant Italian ancestors called home…

  CherylAnne Amendola

  August 27, 2019

  field trip, history, power of place, research, social studies

  class trip, field trip, history teacher, museum, newark museum

• The Power of Place: Philadelphia

  

      On April 21 I had the privilege of taking 24 eager young historians to Philadelphia for an historical day trip.  I am a believer in the “power of place”– experiencing history in the classroom can be fun and interesting, but experiencing history where it happened is magical.  By being where our founders, invisible…

  CherylAnne Amendola

  May 1, 2018

  field trip, power of place, primary source