Plumfield Moms
We are sisters in Christ who became friends over a shared love of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty, found especially in good and great books. Our primary vocation is that of marriage and motherhood, but we feel a secondary call, as educators and homeschool moms, to walk with families who are seeking to help form souls who are capable of responding to the vocation God has called them to. Our objective is to form our children and grandchildren to the best of our ability, and in so doing share what has been meaningful to us with others that it may encourage them and lighten their burden. As homeschoolers, classical educators and Christians, we have a passion for the ancient Greek paideia and the loving education of Louisa May Alcott‘s Plumfield (from her novel Little Men).
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Episodes
Monday Jun 05, 2023
Monday Jun 05, 2023
We will have show notes for this posting later this week. In the meantime, check out Diane's book review here: https://plumfieldandpaideia.com/101-dalmatians-by-dodie-smith/
Monday Jun 05, 2023
Monday Jun 05, 2023
"The teacher who defied Hitler was Anna Essinger, a Jewish woman who was running a school for Jewish children in Germany at the time Hitler came to power. As early as 1933, Tante Anna, as she was known to her students, could see the direction events were trending, and contrived to smuggle her entire student body out of Germany. She re-established her school in southern England."
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Join us as we chat with Sherry Early of Meriadoc Homeschool Library, Sandy Hall of Hall's Living Library, Jeannette Tulis of Green Door Children's Heritage Library, and Tanya Arnold of Biblioguides as we discuss American Landmark books: Evangeline and the Acadians, Geronimo Wolf of the Warpath, and Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders.
Books and Links:
Evangeline and the Acadians by Robert Tallant
Sherry Early’s review of Evangeline and the Acadians
Sandy Hall’s reviews
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem Evangeline
Louisiana Purchase by Robert Tallant
The Pirate Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans by Robert Tallant
We Were There With Jean Lafitte by Iris Vinton
Geronimo Wolf of the War Path by Ralph Moody
Kit Carson and the Wild Frontier by Ralph Moody
Sterling Point Books
Geronimo Wolf of the War Path Audiobook
Sterling North Books on Biblioguides
Biblioguides Landmark Books List
James Herriot
Louis L'Amour
Landmark Episode
Little Britches by Ralph Moody
Come On Seabiscuit! Ralph Moody
Little Britches Review
Steven Meader
Mistmantle Chronicles by Margi McAllister
Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders by Henry G. Castor
The First Book of the Spanish-American West by Henry G. Castor
America’s First World War by Henry G. Castor
The Mysterious Voyages of Captain Kidd by A. B. C. Whipple
Combat Nurses of World War II by Wyatt Blassingame
Medical Corps Heroes of World War II by Wyatt Blassingame
The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler by William Shirer
Cornerstones of Freedom: Rough Riders by Zachary Kent
The Mysterious Voyages of Captain Kidd Book Club Episode
Combat Nurses of World War II Book Club Episode
Medical Corp Heroes of World War II Book Club Episode
The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler Book Club Episode
Learn More About Our Guests:
Library Ladies Jeannette Tulis, Sandy Hall, and Sherry Early
Tanya Arnold of Biblioguides
Where You Can Find Us:
Plumfield and Paideia Facebook PagePlumfield Moms InstagramPlumfield Moms Podcast Page Plumfield Reads Book Club Discussion Space at the FREE Biblioguides Online Community
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Join us for a mini episode with Kathleen Seeger of Living Education Library as we discuss Landmark Book: The Vikings by Elizabeth Janeway.
Landmark: The Vikings by Elizabeth Janeway
Signature Biography: The Story of Leif Ericson by William O. Steele
Leif the Lucky by Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire
The Brotherband Chronicles and Ranger’s Apprentice series by John Flanagan
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Join us for a mini-episode while we chat with Mary Schubert of the Pursell Schubert Legacy Library and Tanya Arnold of Biblioguides to discuss the World Landmark book, Alexander the Great by John Gunther.
Sara's reivew of Alexander the Great
Landmark: Alexander the Great by John Gunther
Landmark: The Barbary Pirates by C. S. Forester
Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
"What we want are brave animals performing daring feats for a noble cause. Smith rolls out a cast of major and minor players, without whom Pongo and Misses could never have accomplished the rescue."
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
In this nook review, Sara tells us why she loves this charming classic by one of our beloved authors - Louisa May Alcott. You can find our Louisa May Alcott page here: https://plumfieldandpaideia.com/louisa-may-alcott/
Saturday May 20, 2023
Saturday May 20, 2023
In our first Saturday Morning Coffee episode, Sara talks about her family's practice of resting on Sundays.
Friday May 19, 2023
Friday May 19, 2023
"There are so many good reasons besides proper pronunciation for being intentional about what your children are hearing. It is one of the ways we learn to think on true, good, lovely, and praiseworthy things, which we ought to be doing ourselves also. We break bad habits by replacing them with good habits."
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
"The Author’s Note begins: 'This story was inspired by the true and courageous work of the Pack Horse Librarians, who were known as ‘Book Women” in the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky.'”