Anabelle's Famous American Wax Museum

Today at school, the second grade had their Famous American Wax Museum. Anabelle has been looking forward to this since she saw the second graders last year! When she got the assignment she made a long list of all of the famous Americans she could be (they were all girls of course). After much thought, she narrowed it down to Pocahontas & Clara Barton. When I told her Nanna had a dress from the Civil War period she could wear if she chose Clara Barton, she was sold! I think it was always very important to her to choose someone who had a good outfit :0). I was very pleased with her choice because I think there's so much to learn from Clara Barton. She was a teacher and helped build schools for children who couldn't afford to go, she worked at the Patent Office, she was a Civil War nurse who actually helped soldiers on the battlefields, and later started the American Red Cross. That's a lot of accomplishments for one lifetime.

Here's Anabelle!