Thomas Jefferson is my favorite Founding Father. Is that weird that I have a favorite Founding Father? But what’s not to like? He’s a traveler, a writer, a lawyer, a statesman, a politician, a gadget man, an architect, a gardener, an education advocate, a reader…the list literally goes on and […]
Monthly Archives: July 2014
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I’d been telling everyone I was going to see the Appomattox Court House. The southern surrender to end the Civil War was signed in the court house of Appomattox, VA right? Wrong! Appomattox Court House is the name of the town that served as the county seat of Appomattox County. […]
Booker T. Washington. I remember his name from school, but like so many other names, stories, and facts I can no longer recall all of the details. But the information at the “Booker T. Washington National Monument” in Virginia would fill in my knowledge gaps. Washington was born on this […]
On August 26, 2015 the National Park Service will turn 100. Is it crazy to try to see 100 National Parks by the time NPS turns 100? It might be. But I’m going to give it a try anyway. I never paid much attention to National Parks while I was […]
Monday, June 30, 2014 marked one full year on land after ships. It’s a day I honestly didn’t know if I would ever see. One year ago I was completely overwhelmed. I had accepted a job on land, five hours from my family, and I had three weeks to put […]