Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park Seacoast defense. We don’t think of this all that much these days. Technology advancement has made defense against warships or… Continue reading “Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park”…
Mission Possible: Tumacácori National Historical Park Tumacácori National Historical Park is open! The National Park Service is still welcoming visitors to wander the mission grounds and… Continue reading “Mission Possible: Tumacácori National Historical Park”…
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It is the third Monday in January, a date set aside to honor one of the greatest civil rights activists… Continue reading “Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”…
Harriet Tubman – Veteran of the Underground Railroad Last week we talked about how the movie “Current Wars” made us think about Thomas Edison National Historical Park in… Continue reading “Harriet Tubman – Veteran of the Underground Railroad”…
Thomas Edison: Inventor and Innovator We just saw The Current War – a movie about Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse. It was interesting because we… Continue reading “Thomas Edison: Inventor and Innovator”…
Happy Anniversary Harpers Ferry NHP August 2019 marks the 103rd anniversary of the National Park Service so we looked to see if there were any… Continue reading “Happy Anniversary Harpers Ferry NHP”…
Palo Alto Battlefield: The War Begins Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park, in what is now Brownsville Texas, was the site of the first clash in… Continue reading “Palo Alto Battlefield: The War Begins”…
Golden Spike National Historical Park celebrates 150 years It was 150 years ago, in the year 1869, that the transcontinental railway became a reality. Two rail lines met… Continue reading “Golden Spike National Historical Park celebrates 150 years”…
Winter 1777-78 at Valley Forge As the country lies in the throes of winter, our thoughts turned to the winter of 1777-78 and the third… Continue reading “Winter 1777-78 at Valley Forge”…
Voting Day and Women’s Rights National Historical Park With the US mid-term elections upon us, it made us think about how recently it was that women got the… Continue reading “Voting Day and Women’s Rights National Historical Park”…