ClassBrain’s UncleSam Search

ContentsUncleSam SearchUncleSam Search For Your Site ClassBrain’s UncleSam Search is customized to only search federal government, official state sites, and education sites; along with a few customized add-ins, such as state historical societies and official state tourism sites. For those of you familiar with the old Google.com/unclesam search that was discontinued, I’ve spent hours coding a search...

North Carolina State Song

ContentsA Bit of History About the State Song and Its AuthorA Bit of History About the State Song and Its Author “From about the year 1835, over a century ago, the people of North Carolina loyally sang as their State song “The Old North State,” but it was not until 1927, by an act of State Legislature, that it became the official State song. The author of the words of the song was the highly...

Washington State Folk Dance

Square Dancing was adopted as the Official Washington State Folk Dance on April 17, 1979. This dance form was brought with French immigrants in the form of the Quadrille, which means “square” in French. Pioneers adopted the simpler “Square” Dance as its official name, added their own form of music, and adapted the step patterns, and a new American form of dance was formed. Cite this…...

Wisconsin State Ballad

ContentsHistory and Legislature Related to Oh Wisconsin, Land of My DreamsHistorical Note on the Wisconsin State BalladLyrics for the Wisconsin State BalladHistory and Legislature Related to Oh Wisconsin, Land of My Dreams Official State Ballad adopted by the Wisconsin State Legislature in 2001 Music by Shari Sarazin Words by Erma Barrett Historical Note on the Wisconsin State Ballad Note: Interestingly enough,...

Tennessee State School Songs

ContentsMy TennesseeMy Home Will Always be in TennesseeTennessee has a state public school song and a state bicentennial school song. You can find both songs here with their lyrics, their contributing authors, and their adoption dates. My Tennessee State Public School Song Song by Francis Hannah Tranum Adopted on July 2, 1931 by the 67th General Assembly Beloved state, oh state of mine, In all the world I could...

Wisconsin State Waltz

ContentsThe Wisconsin Waltz: LegislatureWisconsin State Waltz PerformanceLyrics for the Wisconsin State WaltzThe Wisconsin Waltz: Legislature Wisconsin’s Official State Waltz was adopted by the state legislature in 2001. It was written by Waupaca native, Eddie Hansen. Wisconsin State Waltz Performance Wisconsin State Waltz (2470 KB, 2.38 min.) by Eddie Hansen, as performed by Gary Kuchenbecker\'s Old...

US Bicentennial Song of Tennessee

ContentsLegislature:Lyrics of the US Bicentennial Song of Tennessee – Fly Eagle, FlyLegislature: Adopted in 1976, as the US Bicentennial Song of Tennessee. Lyrics of the US Bicentennial Song of Tennessee – Fly Eagle, Fly U.S. Bicentennial Song Song by James Rogers Words and lyrics © of the creater Today I saw an eagle flying His colors they were red and white and blue Today he loooked like he was...

Massachusetts State Ceremonial March

ContentsLegislature: “On The Road to Boston”Background and Origin of the tune, “On The Road to Boston”On The Road To Boston, A Video of The Massachusetts State MarchLegislature: “On The Road to Boston” The song “THE ROAD TO BOSTON”, whose composer is unknown, has been the official ceremonial march of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts since November 13, 1985. Background and...

Tennessee State Songs

ContentsThe Official State Songs of TennesseeMy Homeland, TennesseeWhen It’s Iris Time in TennesseeTennessee WaltzRocky TopTennesseeThe Pride of TennesseeState Song VideosThe Official State Songs of Tennessee Amazingly, there are six (6) official state songs of Tennessee! The state songs are organized from the earliest to the most recent. My Homeland, Tennessee Words by Nell Grayson Taylor Music by Roy...

Virginia State Song Emeritus

ContentsAbout the Virginia State Song EmeritusCarry Me Back to Ole Virginny LyricsCarry Me Back to Ol’ Virginny VideoAbout the Virginia State Song Emeritus “Carry Me Back to Ol’ Virginny” became Virginia’s official state song in 1940. It had been written in 1875 by James A. Bland, a distinguished African American composer and musician from New York who wrote over 700 songs, including...