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Oh, Say You Can See…The Star-Spangled Banner at the National Museum of American History
It is September 1814. The United States and Great Britain are fighting each other in the War of 1812. A month prior, the British burned Washington, DC to the ground. As the British fleet bears down on Baltimore, the fledgling United States is in peril of losing a second major city. The war in general…
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Read Between the Columns: The Library of Congress is Epic
I’ll admit the Library of Congress wasn’t in my top 10 places to visit in Washington, DC. So, seeing it on the tour itinerary did not get the heartrate up. However, another adult on the tour was giddy. I asked her why the excitement? She simply said, “it’s the Library of Congress!” After our visit,…
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The National Archives: A Document Treasure Chest
People die. That’s the thing about mortality. The Founding Fathers were no different. Fortunately, their legacy lives on in the documents they created. Yet, who is responsible for ensuring these, and the countless other government documents, are preserved and maintained? In this post, we are going to discuss the entity charged with this duty, the…
History with Legs: Experience History Through Travel
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