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Sneakers Have Soles – and Soul
Editor's note: In December 2015 I learned of a new exhibit at the Toledo Museum of Art - The Rise of Sneaker Culture. Curated...
July 4, 1776: Birth of a Nation and the 11 years...
Editor's note: As the nation celebrates its 250th birthday in 2026, it's interesting to review a timeline of events leading to the Thirteen Colonies...
What were the colonists’ grievances?
Editor's note: As the nation celebrates its 250th birthday in 2026, it's interesting to review what made the colonists so determined 250 years ago...
USS Constitution is Shipshape in 2026
Editor's note: In 2014, I toured the USS Constitution, docked in Boston Harbor and the museum dedicated to telling her story, located on the...
Philly Welcomed L’Hermione and 18th Century History
Editor's note: In June 2015, I traveled to Philadelphia to see L'Hermione, the replica of the original 18th century frigate that Marquis de La...
Cross the Delaware River with General George Washington
Editor's note: I have visited both Mount Vernon, George Washington's beloved estate in Virginia, and Abraham Lincoln's home and Presidential Library in Springfield, Illinois....
Stars and Stripes Stitched a Flag and a Nation
Editor's Note: In 2013, i visited the Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore, Maryland, as part of our coverage of the...







