SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

The Pursuit of History™ is the non-profit organization that engages adults in conversation about history and connects them with historic sites in their communities and across the country through unique annual events, including History Camp Boston (started in 2014), History Camp Colorado (2016), History Camp Virginia (2019) and more, that draw thousands of people from all walks of life.

We believe that more people gaining a broader understanding of history has never been more important. This year we’re adding History Camp Virginia. Next year we will add another city, and expand what we’re doing online to reach more people and to raise awareness of local historic sites and history organizations.

Please join us.

Give the Gift of History!

Consider a donation to the Pursuit of History as we start our 2020 programming year.

Every bit helps us create programming and deliver fun, educational events that inform, enlighten, and share our love of history. The Pursuit of History is a 401(c)3 educational non-profit registered with the Internal Revenue Service and your donation may be tax-deductible.

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Contact us about how you can be involved as an underwriter. (We receive no government funding of any kind.) And if you’re interested in attending or presenting, you’ll find details about upcoming History Camps at HistoryCamp.org.

“I’ve been to dozens of official academic conferences with big names where all submissions are thoroughly vetted by panels of experts, and none of those conferences were as fun and informative as History Camp.”
“History Camp is a great way for history fans to share and learn from each other.
It is a wonderful experience that is educational for all.”
“There were so many different subjects and genres of history, all of them interesting, that it was difficult to choose which lectures to attend. I wish I could have been in two or three places at once.”
“In the North West Territory, the British did not give up all of their forts. Fort Detroit and other Forts in the Great Lakes continued to be held by the British.”
—Dr. Sam Forman, author
History Camp Session: Epic Adventure across Racial and Geographic Frontiers of American Revolutionary Era
“Newspapers were often influential in shaping the events leading up to the Revolution, and it’s in that period that we see the growth of the idea of the Free Press.”
—John. L. Bell, author
History Camp Session: Tales from Boston's Pre-Revolutionary Newspaper Wars
“1630 which is when the Puritans arrived in Boston. In September of 1730, they name it Boston for Boston Lincolnshire, and the rest is history.”
—Rose A. Doherty, author
History Camp Session: Park Street: A Mirror of Boston for Centuries
“I love the community that comes with History Camp.
The range of sessions this year was great.”
“The topics were great and varied enough that I wouldn’t have gotten the breadth of knowledge at any other single event.”
“The Irish attacked Canada not just once, but five times—between 1866 and 1871.”
—Christopher Klein, author
History Camp Session: When the Irish Invaded Canada: It's No Blarney
“It really was the best set of speakers I’ve seen at a conference: relaxed and informed and direct.”
“The campaign to portray Hamilton as un-American or a monarchist or a plutocrat doesn‘t stop after Hamilton is killed.”
—Stephen Knott, author and professor
History Camp Session: Alexander Hamilton: The Man, the Myths, the Musical
“My only disappointment—and it’s a good problem to have—is that there were so many sessions I wanted to attend at the same time.”
“In 1789 when George Washington came to Boston the town had organized itself by trades for the parade and the printers marched with their composing sticks…”
Gary Gregory, founder, The Printing Office of Edes & Gill
History Camp Session: Printing and Revolution: The Role of Printers in Revolutionary Boston
”It was fun to meet people from such a wide variety of backgrounds and interests.
The people were great and genuinely interested in what everyone was doing and what they had to say.”
“These are the 19 people who died here and who need to be remembered for something other than Halloween.”
—Marilynne K. Roach, author
History Camp Session: Salem‘s Gallows Hill Project

Lee Wright >

Founder and President
Boston

Carrie Lund >

Founder and Executive Director
Richmond

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Please join us.

Give the Gift of History!

Consider a donation to the Pursuit of History as we start our 2020 programming year.

> Sign up for occasional updates <

Contact us about how you can be involved as an underwriter. (We receive no government funding of any kind.) And if you’re interested in attending or presenting, you’ll find details about upcoming History Camps at HistoryCamp.org.

“I’ve been to dozens of official academic conferences with big names where all submissions are thoroughly vetted by panels of experts, and none of those conferences were as fun and informative as History Camp.”

“History Camp is a great way for history fans to share and learn from each other.
It is a wonderful experience that is educational for all.”

“There were so many different subjects and genres of history, all of them interesting, that it was difficult to choose which lectures to attend. I wish I could have been in two or three places at once.”

“In the North West Territory, the British did not give up all of their forts. Fort Detroit and other Forts in the Great Lakes continued to be held by the British.”

—Dr. Sam Forman, author
History Camp Session: Epic Adventure across Racial and Geographic Frontiers of American Revolutionary Era

“Newspapers were often influential in shaping the events leading up to the Revolution, and it’s in that period that we see the growth of the idea of the Free Press.”

—John. L. Bell, author
History Camp Session: Tales from Boston's Pre-Revolutionary Newspaper Wars

“1630 which is when the Puritans arrived in Boston. In September of 1730, they name it Boston for Boston Lincolnshire, and the rest is history.”

—Rose A. Doherty, author
History Camp Session: Park Street: A Mirror of Boston for Centuries

“I love the community that comes with History Camp.
The range of sessions this year was great.”

“The topics were great and varied enough that I wouldn’t have gotten the breadth of knowledge at any other single event.”

“The Irish attacked Canada not just once, but five times—between 1866 and 1871.”

—Christopher Klein, author
History Camp Session: When the Irish Invaded Canada: It's No Blarney

“It really was the best set of speakers I’ve seen at a conference: relaxed and informed and direct.”

“The campaign to portray Hamilton as un-American or a monarchist or a plutocrat doesn‘t stop after Hamilton is killed.”

—Stephen Knott, author and professor
History Camp Session: Alexander Hamilton: The Man, the Myths, the Musical

“My only disappointment—and it’s a good problem to have—is that there were so many sessions I wanted to attend at the same time.”

“In 1789 when George Washington came to Boston the town had organized itself by trades for the parade and the printers marched with their composing sticks…”

Gary Gregory, founder, The Printing Office of Edes & Gill
History Camp Session: Printing and Revolution: The Role of Printers in Revolutionary Boston

”It was fun to meet people from such a wide variety of backgrounds and interests.
The people were great and genuinely interested in what everyone was doing and what they had to say.”

“These are the 19 people who died here and who need to be remembered for something other than Halloween.”

—Marilynne K. Roach, author
History Camp Session: Salem‘s Gallows Hill Project

Lee Wright >

Carrie Lund >

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Please join us.

Give the Gift of History!

Consider a donation to the Pursuit of History as we start our 2020 programming year.

> Sign up for occasional updates <

Contact us about how you can be involved as an underwriter. (We receive no government funding of any kind.) And if you’re interested in attending or presenting, you’ll find details about upcoming History Camps at HistoryCamp.org.

“I’ve been to dozens of official academic conferences with big names where all submissions are thoroughly vetted by panels of experts, and none of those conferences were as fun and informative as History Camp.”

“History Camp is a great way for history fans to share and learn from each other. It is a wonderful experience that is educational for all.”

“There were so many different subjects and genres of history, all of them interesting, that it was difficult to choose which lectures to attend. I wish I could have been in two or three places at once.”

“In the North West Territory, the British did not give up all of their forts. Fort Detroit and other Forts in the Great Lakes continued to be held by the British.”

—Dr. Sam Forman, author History Camp Session: Epic Adventure across Racial and Geographic Frontiers of American Revolutionary Era

“Newspapers were often influential in shaping the events leading up to the Revolution, and it’s in that period that we see the growth of the idea of the Free Press.”

—John. L. Bell, author History Camp Session: Tales from Boston's Pre-Revolutionary Newspaper Wars

“1630 which is when the Puritans arrived in Boston. In September of 1730, they name it Boston for Boston Lincolnshire, and the rest is history.”

—Rose A. Doherty, author History Camp Session: Park Street: A Mirror of Boston for Centuries

“I love the community that comes with History Camp. The range of sessions this year was great.”

“The topics were great and varied enough that I wouldn’t have gotten the breadth of knowledge at any other single event.”

“The Irish attacked Canada not just once, but five times—between 1866 and 1871.”

—Christopher Klein, author History Camp Session: When the Irish Invaded Canada: It's No Blarney

“It really was the best set of speakers I’ve seen at a conference: relaxed and informed and direct.”

“The campaign to portray Hamilton as un-American or a monarchist or a plutocrat doesn‘t stop after Hamilton is killed.”

—Stephen Knott, author and professor History Camp Session: Alexander Hamilton: The Man, the Myths, the Musical

“My only disappointment—and it’s a good problem to have—is that there were so many sessions I wanted to attend at the same time.”

“In 1789 when George Washington came to Boston the town had organized itself by trades for the parade and the printers marched with their composing sticks…”

Gary Gregory, founder, The Printing Office of Edes & Gill History Camp Session: Printing and Revolution: The Role of Printers in Revolutionary Boston

”It was fun to meet people from such a wide variety of backgrounds and interests. The people were great and genuinely interested in what everyone was doing and what they had to say.”

“These are the 19 people who died here and who need to be remembered for something other than Halloween.”

—Marilynne K. Roach, author History Camp Session: Salem‘s Gallows Hill Project

Lee Wright >

Carrie Lund >

“History Camp is a great way for history fans to share and learn from each other.
It is a wonderful experience that is educational for all.”

—Dr. Sam Forman, author
History Camp Session: Epic Adventure across Racial and Geographic Frontiers of American Revolutionary Era

—John. L. Bell, author
History Camp Session: Tales from Boston's Pre-Revolutionary Newspaper Wars

—Rose A. Doherty, author
History Camp Session: Park Street: A Mirror of Boston for Centuries

“I love the community that comes with History Camp.
The range of sessions this year was great.”

—Christopher Klein, author
History Camp Session: When the Irish Invaded Canada: It's No Blarney

—Stephen Knott, author and professor
History Camp Session: Alexander Hamilton: The Man, the Myths, the Musical

Gary Gregory, founder, The Printing Office of Edes & Gill
History Camp Session: Printing and Revolution: The Role of Printers in Revolutionary Boston

”It was fun to meet people from such a wide variety of backgrounds and interests.
The people were great and genuinely interested in what everyone was doing and what they had to say.”

—Marilynne K. Roach, author
History Camp Session: Salem‘s Gallows Hill Project