National Parks Posters from the WPA Era
National Parks Posters from the WPA Era By Joanna Wendel In honor of The Pursuit of History’s limited edition screenprint of Fort Ticonderoga, designed in the iconic style of [...]
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02, 2021
The Lafayette Trail Traces a Noteworthy Path
The Lafayette Trail Traces a Noteworthy Path By Joanna Wendel The Marquis de Lafayette played a major role in the American Revolution and helped build an enduring friendship between France [...]
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01, 2021
Nellie Tayloe Ross: The First Female Governor
Nellie Tayloe Ross: The First Female Governor By Joanna Wendel January 2021 will be remembered as the inauguration of Kamala Harris, the United States’ first female vice president. But this [...]
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12, 2020
Honoring a Remarkable Life: The William B. Gould Memorial Project
Honoring a Remarkable Life: The William B. Gould Memorial Project By Joanna Wendel Over the summer, as he watched statues fall around the country, Brian Keaney began to think about [...]
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12, 2020
Why Do You Love History?
I have loved history my whole life. I love the story of history – that’s what connects us to it because the story is how we relate to people in [...]
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11, 2020
Gravestone Girls: Bringing New England Cemeteries to Life
Gravestone Girls: Bringing New England Cemeteries to Life By Joanna Wendel Most people take their Halloween decorations out of storage every October and then pack them away until the following [...]
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10, 2020
Ways You Can Support The Pursuit of History
History has an important place in our lives. You understand how important it is to appreciate our past, and how it connects to our present. Like you, we believe that [...]
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09, 2020
The Lucy Burns Museum: Shedding light on a dark episode in the history of women’s suffrage
The Lucy Burns Museum: Shedding light on a dark episode in the history of women’s suffrage By Joanna Wendel August 18, 2020 marked the centennial of the ratification of the [...]
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09, 2020
America’s Summer Roadtrip Recap
When we had to cancel our in-person History Camps this year, we wanted to find a unique way to connect people to history and to historic sites across the country. [...]
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07, 2020
12 road trip destinations (plus virtual trips there) for history buffs [USA Today]
12 road trip destinations (plus virtual trips there) for history buffs [USA Today] Missing travel and learning about history? The Pursuit of History, a nonprofit that aims to engage more [...]
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07, 2020
Stop at Thomas Edison’s Factory on a Virtual Cross Country Road Trip [Untapped Cities]
Stop at Thomas Edison’s Factory on a Virtual Cross Country Road Trip [Untapped Cities] Cross country drives are a longstanding American tradition, but due to the COVID-19 pandemicand accompanying restrictions, [...]
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07, 2020
“America’s Summer Road Trip,” 1 Aug [Boston1775 Blog]
“America’s Summer Road Trip,” 1 Aug [Boston1775 Blog] When History Camp Boston and then other History Camps had to be canceled this year because of the pandemic, the organizers of [...]
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07, 2020
Freedom Center to participate in 12-part virtual road trip of U.S. [Cincinnati Business Courier]
Freedom Center to participate in 12-part virtual road trip of U.S. [Cincinnati Business Courier] The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is one of 12 stops on a virtual road trip [...]
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07, 2020
Heart Mountain to participate in ‘America’s Summer Roadtrip’ online broadcast on August 1 [KULR8]
Heart Mountain to participate in ‘America’s Summer Roadtrip’ online broadcast on August 1 [KULR8] POWELL, WYO. – Heart Mountain Interpretive Center will take part in a new national event, “America’s [...]
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07, 2020
Rebecca Nurse Homestead Museum to be featured in ‘America’s Summer Roadtrip’ [WickedLocal]
Rebecca Nurse Homestead Museum to be featured in ‘America’s Summer Roadtrip’ [WickedLocal] The Rebecca Nurse Homestead Museum, chosen as one of the most significant historical sites in the nation, will [...]
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07, 2020
‘America’s Summer Road Trip’ showcases notable historic sites [San Francisco Examiner]
‘America’s Summer Road Trip’ showcases notable historic sites [San Francisco Examiner] Spanish American writer and philosopher George Santayana once said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat [...]
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07, 2020
America’s Summer Road Trip featuring Historic New Bridge Landing [Patch.com]
America’s Summer Road Trip featuring Historic New Bridge Landing [Patch.com] The Bergen County Historical Society is excited to announce that Historic New Bridge Landing has been selected to participate in [...]
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07, 2020
American Panorama: Mapping History for the Twenty-First Century
American Panorama: Mapping History for the Twenty-First Century By Joanna Wendel What is a map? Fundamentally, it’s a tool, a visual record of the surface of the world. Yet maps [...]
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07, 2020
Immerse yourself in American History with a virtual summer roadtrip [Great Day Washington]
Immerse yourself in American History with a virtual summer roadtrip [Great Day Washington] America’s Summer Roadtrip 2020 is a free live stream event debuting on 8/1. Lee Wright, Founder and [...]
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07, 2020
Carrie Lund, Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Pursuit of History with Michael Patrick Shiels [Michigan’s Big Show]
Carrie Lund, Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Pursuit of History with Michael Patrick Shiels [Michigan’s Big Show] We love travel and we love to get out there to the [...]
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07, 2020
Explore These Hidden Gems During America’s (Virtual) Summer Road Trip [The Discoverer]
Explore These Hidden Gems During America’s (Virtual) Summer Road Trip [The Discoverer] Meandering along scenic highways and exploring national parks on an all American road trip is a classic summer [...]
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07, 2020
AMERICA’S SUMMER ROADTRIP [Taking the Kids]
AMERICA’S SUMMER ROADTRIP [Taking the Kids] The Pursuit of History, a non-profit, recently created America’s Roadtrip. Take the kids on a free virtual tour of 12 historic sites in 12 [...]
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07, 2020
Visit 12 of America’s Most Historic Sites in 12 Hours [OnTravel.com]
Visit 12 of America’s Most Historic Sites in 12 Hours [OnTravel.com] The Pursuit of History’s Lee Wright joins Paul and Elizabeth to unveil a virtual road trip to 12 of the United [...]
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07, 2020
This Live-Streaming Road Trip Stops At National Park Sites [National Parks Traveler]
This Live-Streaming Road Trip Stops At National Park Sites [National Parks Traveler] Don’t want to travel, but still want to visit Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico or Wright Brothers National [...]
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07, 2020
Virtual tour of Chaco, other historic sites set for Aug. 1 livestream event [Farmington Daily Times]
Virtual tour of Chaco, other historic sites set for Aug. 1 livestream event [Farmington Daily Times] Lee Wright, the cofounder of a national nonprofit organization that seeks to help people [...]
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06, 2020
America’s Summer Roadtrip
America’s Summer Roadtrip The Pursuit of History puts on annual History Camps that bring together people from all walks of life for a day of learning and sharing. When we [...]
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06, 2020
From History Camp to The Pursuit of History
From History Camp to The Pursuit of History In late 2013, Lee Wright approached three authors and bloggers in the Boston area and proposed that they adapt the format that [...]
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06, 2020
Witness to the Revolution: Decoding the Boston Massacre
Witness to the Revolution: Decoding the Boston Massacre By Joanna Wendel Imagine yourself pacing the narrow streets of Boston on a chilly morning in 1770. The night before, March 5, [...]
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05, 2020
History Test Scores Have Dropped
History Test Scores Have Dropped By Kayla Schultz The state of public education has been and always will be a hot topic of conversation. While many of those conversations veer [...]
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05, 2020
History Camp Online
We feel that The Pursuit of History is more important now than ever. Lee was in the back of an Uber coming from the airport when we decided that we [...]