Battle Creek, Michigan

Sojourner Truth wasn't just a hero to blacks, slaves, and women. She was also an abolitionist and a champion of women's rights speaking through the country. She acted on her feelings about life and the way it should be. But, in Battle Creek, Michigan where Sojourner Truth spent her last years, and everywhere else, she is known for her powerful speeches that traveled the nation advocating for the fair treatment of freed slaves. Sojourner Truth was born in 1797, born into slavery, and was given the

There are several different variations of floor hockey. Floor hockey evolved from ice hockey. British soldiers invented modern ice hockey in the 1950's when they were stationed in Canada. The first organized indoor hockey games took place in Battle Creek Michigan in 1962. Tim Harter is responsible for refining the rules of the game. The sport is popular among both boys and girls. Floor hockey is played between two teams of six players to a side on a flat surface the size of a basketball court which

her ballot for Ulysses S. Grant in the presidential election and was arrested and brought to trial in Rochester, New York. Sadly, fifteen other women were arrested for illegally voting. Then, Sojourner Truth appears at a polling booth in Battle Creek, Michigan, demanding a ballot to vote, but she is asked to go away. In 1878, A Woman Suffrage Amendment is proposed to the U.S. Congress. When the 19th Amendment passes forty-one years later, it is worded exactly the same as this 1878 Amendment (Francisco

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee This movie was pleasantly surprising. It was an enjoyable watch and told a story that kept the plot line and details close to the real history of the Sioux Indians’ lives, starting with The Battle at Little Big Horn. The movie, filmed in 2007, depicts the lives of the Sioux Indians as if they were not a people that mattered. In the movie, they say, “the Indians lived like the poorest of whites.” They were pushed around and told repeatedly they could not stay on

Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth was born in 1797 in Hurley, New York. The exact date of her birth is still unknown, but it is believed to have been during the fall. Truth was born into slavery and was given the name Isabella Baumfree. Sojourner parents were slaves as well. Isabella was first owned by a Dutch named Charles, who was happened to be a decent slave owner. Slave trading was very prominent, she was traded and then sold several times within her life. Proceeding his death, she was separated

mid-northern part of the state. James Hickok was better known as “Wild Bill,” a name he got the name while fighting in the Civil War. Wild Bill’s early career consisted of many jobs. At the age of 17, Bill was a towpath driver on the Illinois and Michigan Canal; he also worked on a stage coach to keep bandits from robbing the stage and passengers. When he was working one night a cinnamon bear attacked Bill and he killed the bear with just a six inch knife. Bill was in the middle of his career when

Festival first began as a summer euphonium competition that worked in conjunction with the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Twin Lakes, Michigan. Its creation was planned by Fritz Stansell, Seymour Okun, Henry Nelson, and Eldon Rosegart as a palpable permanent way to honor the memory of Dr. Leonard Falcone, a famous euphonium player and teacher who served on faculty at Michigan State University for 53 years. Its original primary objectives have been altered to include “and the tuba” since its instatement

speaking of his major battles including the battle of little bighorn. George Armstrong Custer was born on december 5, 1839 in New Harrison, Ohio. He was nicknamed “Autie” because of his mispronunciation of his middle name as a child. His parents names were Emmanuel and Marie Custer. He had Four younger siblings, Thomas, Margaret, Nevin, and Boston and many other half siblings from his mother’s first marriage. During much of his childhood he lived with his half-sister in Monroe, Michigan.

Healthcare workers in the United States work together to provide the best possible care for patients that come into their facility. Patients go through different waves of health care professionals before seeing an actual physician. Healthcare systems use a nurse practitioner, which is a registered nurse with more education and specialization, to help treat a patient in a timely manner. According to the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, NPs have been providing care to patients for over 45 years

putting hot coals on it. It wasn’t until about 1912 that Fredrick Rohwedder had the idea to create a bred slicer. All the bakers he talked to complained that the loves would go stale. So Rohwedder created a wrapper. He went to a Bakery in Battle Creek Michigan; they loved his idea and started making pre-cut loves. (CBC4Kids: Sliced