In June 1923, two years after Calvin Coolidge became vice president of the United States, President Warren G. Harding began what he called a Voyage of Understanding across the country. He traveled all the way to Alaska and Canada, and…
John Calvin Coolidge Jr. was born on the 4th of July in 1872 in Plymouth Notch, Vermont. His ancestors had arrived in this picturesque area of the Green Mountains almost a century before. He was the firstborn child of John…
This morning is the morning of Ray’s long awaited surgery. I cherish your prayers for him and our family this morning. Today I would like to share an excerpt from Ray’s recent podcast about his memories of growing up in…
On Monday morning, our team member Titus and I continued to record lessons for our upcoming audio supplement for America the Beautiful. I love working with Titus, and it is really fun for me to get to read America the…
Last week I wrote about the importance letters once had in the lives of Americans. On this day before the 4th of July, I want to share a portion of a letter John Adams wrote to his wife, Abigail, on…
Our family has long been fascinated by the history of the home front during World War II. It was the theme of the second of Mary Evelyn’s Homeschool Dramatic Society plays, Faith is the Victory, back in 2000. Wow! That…
