Names: ________________________________ AND ______________________________ Class: _____
Saint Valentine and Valentine’s
Day – Grolier’s Online Encyclopedia – and links in the articles
Type in Saint
Valentine
1. The name Saint Valentine is given to two legendary Christian martyrs who were….
1. 2.
2. What Roman festival falls on the same date? ___________________________ (Click on this link)
3. This festival is in honor of ______________________? (Click on this link)
4. This god protected _________________________________________________________________
(click on All Grolier
online at the top right) and search for
Valentine’s
Day
5. When – what period of time - did sending love notes begin? ____________________________
6. In what country did sending greetings cards (click on link at bottom) begin? _________________
7. Under valentines heading - Some valentines were compiled as books. What is the name of one book?
8. What woman first started making commercially produced valentines? ___________________________
9. What year did she start? __________ And how much money did she make? ________________
10. (click
on All Grolier online at the top right) and
search
for
What state is it in? _____________________
Who first built the canal? _______________________
How many tons of toxic chemicals were dumped there? ____________________________
What company was involved? ______________________________
For how much money was the land sold? ________________
What was built on top of the landfill? __________________________
What is the area now called? __________________________________________
DICTIONARIES in Grolier’s Encyclopedia
Look up Valentine (click
on American Heritage) – Scroll down
to Word History
Whom do they say should be thanked for Valentine
greeting card industry?
____________________________
BOOKS
Use the online
CATALOG to find a book about Valentine’s Day.
Write down
TITLE:
________________________________________________________ CALL #________________
(2 parts)
Is this book FICTION or NON FICTION (circle one)