Originally published in 2002, I picked up Frady’s book about a year ago during a visit to the Howard University bookstore, in the hopes of deepening my knowledge and appreciation of King the man. It did. 

Are you interested in becoming a tour guide? Perhaps, you know someone who would be great at leading historic tours. Quit drilling friend - you just hit oil!

We’re so excited about this tour, Rachel and I thought it deserved a video introduction. Would you give it a look for us?

As was mentioned in Monday’s post, Historic America now has two types of new tour options to choose from: Concierge & A La Carte tours. Today we want to focus on our A La Carte option. Here’s the wonderful & talented Rachel Tracey to tell you more …

We’ve completely retooled not only the site itself, but the entire company. It’s been a lot of work - but we think you’ll be pleased with the results.

The story of an honest-to-goodness astronaut in his very own words. It's a blast(off)!

This Thursday, I'll be leading a ghost tour around some of the most haunted addresses in our nation's capital. Come join me!

Just in time for Halloween...

When the Steinbeck collection arrived, I first read Of Mice & Men, which was a bite-sized (albeit tasty) morsel of a book. Poor, sweet, doughy-headed Lenny! I was only delaying the inevitable, however, as I knew that I'd have to make penance for my youthful transgression and read the much more substantial, Grapes, from cover to cover. So it began. 

Another day, another fabulous bow tie video. Over the past few months I've been compiling footage in order to create a promotional spot on behalf of the Guild of Professional Tour Guides of Washington D.C. (a wonderful organization to which I belong). The purpose of the video is to convince D.C. visitors that hiring a Guild Guide is their best bet for experiencing the city during their upcoming trip. Here's the final result.