Mary Beth Donnelly
@historyrhyme.bsky.social
History educator; deep thinker; inquisitive soul; jaded optimist; word lover; Constitution defender.
Where music and history meet, that’s where you’ll find me ❤️. With baseball and spicy food, please.
These are the times that try optimists’ souls.
Where music and history meet, that’s where you’ll find me ❤️. With baseball and spicy food, please.
These are the times that try optimists’ souls.
Who remembers this? All you need to know.
Usurpations, so many usurpations!!!
Usurpations, so many usurpations!!!
October 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Who remembers this? All you need to know.
Usurpations, so many usurpations!!!
Usurpations, so many usurpations!!!
Happy 4th. Lest we forget why we celebrate it…
July 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Happy 4th. Lest we forget why we celebrate it…
True patriotism isn’t red-tie deep.
June 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
True patriotism isn’t red-tie deep.
Seems history teachers are not not renowned for their ability to make pithy posters, but we do know something about the dangers of tyranny. #NoKingsDay
June 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Seems history teachers are not not renowned for their ability to make pithy posters, but we do know something about the dangers of tyranny. #NoKingsDay
Posted in honor of Memorial Day. From President Abraham Lincoln to Fanny McCullough, daughter of Lincoln’s old friend, William McCullough, who was killed in the war in 1862. I’m not sure more beautiful, heartfelt words were ever written.
(Source: abrahamlincolnonline.org)
(Source: abrahamlincolnonline.org)
May 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Posted in honor of Memorial Day. From President Abraham Lincoln to Fanny McCullough, daughter of Lincoln’s old friend, William McCullough, who was killed in the war in 1862. I’m not sure more beautiful, heartfelt words were ever written.
(Source: abrahamlincolnonline.org)
(Source: abrahamlincolnonline.org)
“What if you knew her and found her dead on the ground? How can you run when you know?”
-Neil Young, 1970
-Neil Young, 1970
May 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
“What if you knew her and found her dead on the ground? How can you run when you know?”
-Neil Young, 1970
-Neil Young, 1970
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Let me crawl up to my soapbox after a long week.
You don’t teach kids to love America by erasing veterans.
You don’t teach kids to love America by inflating victories, hiding struggles, & ignoring problems.
As with all relationships, love comes from honesty.
You don’t teach kids to love America by erasing veterans.
You don’t teach kids to love America by inflating victories, hiding struggles, & ignoring problems.
As with all relationships, love comes from honesty.
May 2, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Let me crawl up to my soapbox after a long week.
You don’t teach kids to love America by erasing veterans.
You don’t teach kids to love America by inflating victories, hiding struggles, & ignoring problems.
As with all relationships, love comes from honesty.
You don’t teach kids to love America by erasing veterans.
You don’t teach kids to love America by inflating victories, hiding struggles, & ignoring problems.
As with all relationships, love comes from honesty.
Nonsense My President Force-Fed Me, Chapter 97.
April 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Nonsense My President Force-Fed Me, Chapter 97.
How this for the sculpture garden? It seems to capture the mood.
“Don’t make me angry, you wouldn’t like me when I’m angry…”
“Don’t make me angry, you wouldn’t like me when I’m angry…”
April 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
How this for the sculpture garden? It seems to capture the mood.
“Don’t make me angry, you wouldn’t like me when I’m angry…”
“Don’t make me angry, you wouldn’t like me when I’m angry…”
It goes without saying, but I’d much rather have a teacher seminar with NEH funds than a garden of bronze…
April 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
It goes without saying, but I’d much rather have a teacher seminar with NEH funds than a garden of bronze…
Ready for it. There’s only so much power abuse one can take.
April 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Ready for it. There’s only so much power abuse one can take.
She said the quiet part out loud. What many of us have long suspected. Certainly not a sign of a healthy democracy.
April 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
She said the quiet part out loud. What many of us have long suspected. Certainly not a sign of a healthy democracy.
