Appleseeds articles from March 2001

Appleseeds archives from March 2001

Angel of the BATTLEFIELD.(Civil War nurse Clara Barton)
March 1, 2001... Clara Barton was born on Christmas Day in 1821. Throughout her long life (she died on April 12, 1912, at the age of 90), she worked to help other people. Her first job was as a teacher. When the American Civil War began in 1860, Clara saw that...

Captain Sally Tompkins.(nurse for the Confederacy during the Civil War)
March 1, 2001... During the Civil War, Clara Barton worked with the northern states, the Union. On the southern side, the Confederacy, Sally Tompkins cared for sick and wounded soldiers. Days after the war began, 27-year-old Tompkins created a hospital in an...

IF YOU WERE SICK IN CIVIL WAR TIMES.(children and diseases, during the 1860s)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... A simple illness during Civil War times spelled big trouble for most kids. Hospitals were rare in the 1860s, and most sick kids never even saw a doctor. Instead, people treated injuries and illnesses at home. People's knowledge about how the...

A Childhood That Shaped a Future.(the childhood of Civil War nurse Clara Barton)
March 1, 2001... Do you ever think about what has made you the person you are today? If you were Clara Barton, Angel of the Battlefield, you might say something like this. I, Clara Harlowe Barton, was born on Christmas Day, December 25, 1821, in North...

Finding Lost Soldiers.(after the Civil War, nurse Clara Barton turned her energy to finding what happened to missing soldiers)
March 1, 2001... As the Civil War ended, thousands of men were missing. No one knew what had happened to them. Families across the nation asked whether their fathers, brothers, husbands, and sons had died in battle, or if they were missing in action, or if they...

Hospital Sketches.(writer Louisa May Alcott served as a hospital volunteer during the Civil War)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Louisa May Alcott's most famous book, Little Women, is about four sisters: Meg, Jo, Amy, and Beth March. Their father fought in the Union Army during the Civil War. When he gets sick, Mrs. March goes to the hospital to take care of him. Louisa...

THE AMERICAN RED CROSS TODAY.(history and services provided around the world)
March 1, 2001... When help is needed--in the United States and around the world--the Red Cross is there. From the day Clara Barton began the American Red Cross (ARC) on May 21, 1881, she wished to serve Americans in times of peace and in times of war. She...

Be Like Clara Barton!(how you can help the American Red Cross)
March 1, 2001... Just as it needs the work of Casey Stuckey (see page 20), the American Red Cross needs you. Do you need some suggestions to get you started? Check out the ideas below, and be like Clara Barton! Use your imagination and think of ways to...

the American Red Cross Is There.(help to victims of disasters)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... When Disaster Strikes... Every year, the American Red Cross rushes to the aid of Americans across the nation. ARC volunteers and staff provide emergency food and shelter. They help people put their lives back together. This map shows you...

MAKE YOUR OWN FIRST-AID KIT.
March 1, 2001... Medicine has come a long way since Clara Barton nursed wounded soldiers on Civil War battlefields. Today's American Red Cross provides modern, first-class emergency care when disaster strikes. It also teaches people about first aid. First aid...

Red Cross Helpers.(people who give volunteer help)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Who are some of the 1.2 million American Red Cross volunteers? Nina Janis lives in Southern California. "I'm on call 24 hours a day for local fires and all kinds of family emergencies," she says. Janis visits with disaster victims as soon...

Get Involved Be a Volunteer.(how you can become a Red Cross volunteer)
March 1, 2001... The American Red Cross helps people of all countries, backgrounds, and ages--including yours! I started volunteering at the American Red Cross in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1999, when I was 17 years old. I was in charge of a program that teaches less...

CRACK THE CODE.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... SVOK! Can you read that word? If you know the code, you can. During the Civil War, spies gathered information about the enemy and used codes to send reports to their army's officers. Some of the spies were secret agents paid by their...

Branching Out.(Review)
March 1, 2001... Clara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross, by Augusta Stevenson (Aladdin Paperbacks), lets you meet the girl who spent her life helping people. Why did she want to help? Read about her determination and her goals in this book. Learn...

Mailbag.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... AppleSeeds received this e-mail letter from David Nutt. Watch for the story of the Nutt family's trip around the world--in our May issue! Dear AppleSeeds, My brother, Jasper (age 10), my two sisters, Sarah (11) and Charlotte (5), my...