by Kate Dolan | Jul 4, 2026 | Colonial America, Holidays, Latest Posts, Living History
Today we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s independence. It wasn’t achieved in a single day. The Declaration of Independence wasn’t even signed in one day—and it wasn’t on July 4, either. But a celebration needs to be limited or it loses its effect and...
by Kate Dolan | Oct 14, 2025 | 19th Century America, Colonial America, Latest Posts, Living History, Travel
I love tourist traps—as long as they’re historic. I think it’s fun to imagine all the travelers who visted before me: parents in awe, children annoyed and underwhelmed and wondering when it’s time to eat. So, for years, every time we passed the billboards on I-81 in...
