May 31, 2026 - On June 1, Stories 250 is launching a new section to keep readers informed about current events. The new "Stay Current" section will include stories of current events that have historical relevance. In June, Stories 250 will feature its coverage of Union Pacific's "Big Boy" steam locomotive that will, for the first time in its history, travel east of the Mississippi River. Honoring the nation's 250th birthday, Big Boy 4014 is touring the nation this summer. On July 4, the massive locomotive, manufactured in 1941, will be in Philadelphia where the Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776.

May 23, 2026 - The BT-13 warbird featured in Crosswinds: The Courageous Life of Cornelia Fort, is owned by the National WASP WWII Museum in Sweetwater, Texas. In July, the WASP Museum will be flying the plane to EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Crosswinds will be shown at AirVenture on Wednesday, July 22 at 2:30 p.m. in the SkyScape Theater in the EAA Museum. Leslie Sargent, retired FAA inspector and Crosswind's aviation consultant, will be available to answer questions on July 22 after the documentary. Viewers can then see the BT-13 in person at the flight line for a fantastic aviation experience.

April 29, 2026 - Crosswinds: The Courageous Life of Cornelia Fort, an 80-minute documentary produced, directed and written by Redwood Educational Technologies, will be shown at the 2026 EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on Wednesday, July 22 at 2:30 p.m. in the SkyScape Theater in the EAA Museum. Cornelia was the first female pilot to die while on active duty. Before her U.S. Army career as a member of the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron, the WAFS, Cornelia was a civilian pilot instructor who was in the air with a student over Honolulu on Dec. 7, 1941 when the Pearl Harbor attack began. For more information on Crosswinds, visit Crosswinds Cornelia.

April 16, 2026 - Redwood Educational Technologies (RET) announces today that it has launched its Stories 250 monthly newsletter. The inaugural newsletter summarizes two mysteries that Judy Miller, RET co-founder and Crosswinds: The Courageous Life of Cornelia Fort writer and director, is still researching regarding the life of Cornelia Fort, the first woman pilot to be killed while on active duty. Leslie Sargent, retired FAA inspector and Crosswinds aviation consultant, and Judy continue to research the mystery of the plane Cornelia was flying as a civilian pilot instructor when she came nose-to-nose with a Japanese Zero as the Pearl Harbor attack began on Dec. 7, 1941. And Judy continues to search for a copy of Cornelia's war bond film that the U.S. Treasury Department produced in spring 1942. MGM Studios came to Nashville in late April 1942 to film Cornelia at the WSM radio station studio in downtown Nashville.

March 25, 2026 - Based on years of experience and graduate work at the doctorate level in theories of learning, Stories 250 will be launching a series of print workbooks enhanced by digital multimedia to offer students a compelling learning experience. Anchored by primary source, authentic, and relevant stories, the workbooks will engage learners to critically think about a wide range of topics in history and science. With an easy to reference story number in the workbook, students can access related video on the Stories 250 website, an innovative hybrid learning model combining the best of both modalities. The first workbook will launch on May 1 with 12 stories covering an array of topics. The second workbook will launch on June 1 and focus entirely on the people of WWII from Stories 250 primary source coverage during the past 15 plus years.