Everyday Life & Interests - History Lovers #1: What is your favourite History period? - Page 2

DiamondDreaming · 12-17-2010, 05:03 PM

I really don't know much apart from the basics on the American Civil War (Im English) and would love to read up on it. I may have to visit the library and track down a good book!

Mio · 12-17-2010, 05:54 PM

My western civ prof was also my Byzantine prof. He always gave us useless information, it stuck too! He was also very funny. He tried to tie his love of Saskatchewan Roughriders in to every lesson. HAHAAHHA.

*KindKennen* · 12-17-2010, 09:24 PM

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My western civ prof was also my Byzantine prof. He always gave us useless information, it suck too! He was also very funny. He tried to tie his love of Saskatchewan Roughriders in to every lesson. HAHAAHHA.

Sorry this happened.

Hope you History Lovers had a wonderful week and this weekend will be Fabulous for you!

Drunk On You · 12-17-2010, 09:54 PM

It's so easy for me to love the Civil War and even early colony times since I live in Virginia. I live about 40 minutes away from Jamestown and Williamsburg. My grandparents actually live right across the river from there. And my hometown has a lot of Civil War history. There's two manors there, and one of them Robert E. Lee stayed there himself. Part of the land my elementary school is on is an old Civil War fort. When I was in the third grade I actually found a bullet from the Civil War.

Mio · 12-17-2010, 10:07 PM

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Sorry this happened.

Hope you History Lovers had a wonderful week and this weekend will be Fabulous for you!

suck was meant to be stuck.

damn fingers.

I would drown him out when he talked about CFL, I don't like CFL. I'm an NFLer for life.

*KindKennen* · 12-17-2010, 10:14 PM

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It's so easy for me to love the Civil War and even early colony times since I live in Virginia. I live about 40 minutes away from Jamestown and Williamsburg. My grandparents actually live right across the river from there. And my hometown has a lot of Civil War history. There's two manors there, and one of them Robert E. Lee stayed there himself. Part of the land my elementary school is on is an old Civil War fort. When I was in the third grade I actually found a bullet from the Civil War.

Wow, April, that is Amazing and Awesome! Where your grandparents live and where your elementary shcool was located is History. Your bullit find was a "Once in a life time" experience!!!

Drunk On You · 12-17-2010, 10:38 PM

And sadly I'm not sure where the bullet is now.

I'm hoping maybe it's in my mom's hope chest. But I'm almost positive that it got lost over the years.

*KindKennen* · 12-17-2010, 11:37 PM

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And sadly I'm not sure where the bullet is now.

I'm hoping maybe it's in my mom's hope chest. But I'm almost positive that it got lost over the years.

Awwwww,

sorry to hear that.

DiamondDreaming · 12-18-2010, 03:09 AM

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Part of the land my elementary school is on is an old Civil War fort. When I was in the third grade I actually found a bullet from the Civil War.

Wow, a bullet?! Thats so cool, you own a proper piece of history there! Fingers crossed you find it

Ron_Beckett · 12-18-2010, 05:25 AM

That's cool that you live on land like that. Hope you find the bullet.

It's funny because I've lived in the south and I still don't know much about my own history because I've always been focused on history elsewhere. I'm hoping to change that soon though. It's always nice to know the history from the land you live on.

crash landing · 12-18-2010, 05:57 AM

Trying to post when clearly still drunk is not a good idea

Thats really cool April

I want to learn more about the war, learn about the War of 1812 too. Our town has some forts from that

Drunk On You · 12-18-2010, 10:29 PM

I'm looking at different colleges in Virginia to see if one have an actual degree in Ancient Civilizations. There's this one college in Williamsburg- William and Mary (not sure if anyone has heard of it-it's the second oldest University in USA) which I don't think my gpa from community college is high enough to get in, but starting fall 2011 they are offering a joint degree in History with St. Andrews-the oldest University in Scotland where you would do your last two years there.

This is from the website:

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St. Andrews has great strengths in the study of medieval and early modern Europe, in the history of Scotland, England, and the British Empire, and in Middle Eastern studies. William & Mary has a robust concentration in the history of early America, nineteenth- and twentieth-century America and Europe, with strong offerings in early modern Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia

Exactly what I want.

crash landing · 12-19-2010, 05:40 AM

Thats amazing

You should do it

DiamondDreaming · 12-19-2010, 12:45 PM

Ooh St Andrews is a really good university; I would totally opt for that course!

Drunk On You · 12-19-2010, 05:43 PM

Which William and Mary is a great school. It's the school I've always wanted to go to when I was younger. And one of my friend's graduated from there and she said I should go for it. I just have to get my gpa up first But even without the joint degree program they also offer plenty of schools to do a semester abroad at and St. Andrews is one.


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