Savannah inspired this post. She suggested that our kids should know something about what our elections are like, why we need a democracy...

So Mason is learning to play "The Erie Canal" on the piano. The kids all like it so they are singing it around the house. I told them...

I love our flag. I get excited when I see them start to pop up around the neighborhood around Memorial day. I want to see it wave all...

Thomas Jefferson was a tall redheaded boy. He was the third of ten children born in Virginia. Thomas' father died when he was 14 years...

Patrick Henry was born in Virginia in 1736. He was a planter from Virginia but became a self-taught lawyer. He was educated by his father...

After everything we've learned in 1775, things were definitely heating up. Kign George was upset and unwilling to give colonists the...

It was April 19, 1775 at the famous battle at Lexington and Concord (two cities in Massachusetts). This would become the first battle of...

There are so many stories! What is so great about history is that each story added to the next tells the entire tale. They all fit...

First Continental Congress In September 1774 the First Continental Congress met inPhiladelphia. They wanted to find a way to settle their...

"Early to bed and early to rise make a man healthy, wealthy and wise." --Benjamin...

Now that we know about the Founding Fathers--I have an incredible story to share! Wilford Woodruff was the 4th President (and Prophet) of...

The Founding Fathers are a group of men, specifically seven men, who helped to establish the freedom and liberty of the United States of...

There is a lot of history behind America gaining independence. A so-called tea party in Boston, Massachusetts was a major turning point....

Liberty is a word that means: being free within a society without restrictions imposed by someone else's authority. This means that no...

During this period of discovery there were many Monarchs (kings and queens) who were interested in gaining additional lands and...

Now that we have some of the basics of what happened in the formation of the 13 colonies we can build a timeline of American History to...

Ok so we learned about Jamestown in Virginia in 1607 and the Pilgrims landing in Massachusetts in 1620. What happened after that? The...

Sihouettes were common in America (and elsewhere) between 1790 to 1840. They were quite a bit easier We can make a silhouette right now!...

A pilgrim is someone who journeys to a special or sacred place for religious reasons. While many like Captain John Smith were voyaging to...

I am a lover of all things history. American is my favorite. And family history. Stories, people, places -- wars, triumphs, heroes. I...