amanda@amandamcetas.comApr 55 minWhere Are We Heading in this Country?The Tucson Festival of Books was a huge success! The weather was beautiful and not too hot. It was wonderful to see people coming out and...
amanda@amandamcetas.comMar 145 minIs Imperial Russia on the Rise Again?March is a busy month! First, I want to remind you that the Tucson Festival of Books is coming back to the University of Arizona Mall on...
amanda@amandamcetas.comMar 141 minA Beautiful Weekend at the Festival of Books 2022!It was a beautiful weekend in Tucson with sunny skies and temperatures in the mid 70s. It has been two years since the University of...
amanda@amandamcetas.comJan 81 minTucson Festival of Books 2022Tucson Festival of Books is March 12th - 13th, 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM at the booth "The Pirate, the Poet, the Pilgrim"
amanda@amandamcetas.comJan 65 minEveryone Loves a Good Story and Good Stories Love History and CultureI hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving. My family enjoyed time to get together with extended family with the added blessing of a...
amanda@amandamcetas.comNov 26, 20214 minGetting to Know Alsoomse and Her People, Part 2Last month I told you about how the Lenape dressed, where they lived and how they traveled. This month since, Canadian Thanksgiving has...
amanda@amandamcetas.comNov 12, 20214 minGetting to Know Alsoomse and Her People, Part 1Hello, I am excited to tell you that A Home in the Wilderness launched on September 15th! It took longer than I had originally hoped, but...
amanda@amandamcetas.comSep 13, 20214 minThere’s Always Two Sides to Every Conflict, part 2Hello, Last month we talked about how life is complicated both now and in the past. I gave a little bit of historical background on the...
amanda@amandamcetas.comAug 6, 20214 minThere's Always Two Sides to Every Conflict, part 1Hello all, It’s been a while since I’ve touched base. Sorry about that! First off, I’d like to thank you again for subscribing to my...
amanda@amandamcetas.comJun 23, 20219 minAmerican Strength is in Diversity and UnitySpeech delivered at the Sonoran Science Academy Graduation, May 22, 2021 Thank you, Ms. Watson, for inviting me to speak to you today....
amanda@amandamcetas.comMar 20, 20213 minUpdates for March 2021As Spring is arriving in Tucson it is time to give an update on the progress of my series, A Country for Castoffs. I had originally...
amanda@amandamcetas.comOct 19, 20204 minFamily History, Part 2My journey into researching my family history started when I was a young girl. My family lived in Tucson, Arizona, at that time, but both...
amanda@amandamcetas.comSep 19, 20204 minA Family History, Part 1As many people are quarantining and working from home this year, more people are becoming interested in tracing their genealogies and writin
amanda@amandamcetas.comAug 10, 20205 minThe Problems in Education TodayWith schools reopening for the Fall, it is time to look at the problems in education today. The topic of education has become such a...
amanda@amandamcetas.comAug 10, 20202 minMusings on Independence DayOn July 4th, 1776 our Founding Father’s signed the Declaration of Independence to declare the separation of the 13 British colonies that...
amanda@amandamcetas.comMar 26, 20205 minIdeas for Teaching VirturallyWelcome to my new blog designed to help teachers and parents in coping with this new teaching environment that is keeping us at home and...