Changes to Early Childhood Ed. in MD, African-American Genealogy, and a Priest/Cat Piano Creator

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In his State of the Union speech, President Obama called for expanding high-quality pre-school. How would his proposal affect Maryland? We ask Rolf Grafwallner from the state's Department of Education and Margaret Williams, of the Maryland Family Network.

Then-Genealogist Char Bah has traced her family history through more than four states and three continents. What she found along the way were some harsh realties involving enslaved ancestors, some wild stories involving bootleggers, and even a cousin in Germany. She often travels, giving lectures on African-American genealogy, as uncovering the names and details about African-American ancestors can often be difficult.

Plus-The theories of a 17th century Jesuit priest are now being rediscovered--historians are looking at his work in medicine, magneticism, and music--which included the creation of what he called a "cat piano." We talk with Maryland native John Glassie, who has written a book about him called "A Man of Misconceptions."