Today’s Historic America Journal entry is the first of a two-part series on presidential love stories in preparation for our limited-run Presidential Sweethearts Tour. If these true tales capture your imagination, you’re in luck! A ticket for our Presidential Sweethearts Tour is the perfect Valentine's Day gift for the history nerd in your life. More information about the tour can be found on our website or our Eventbrite page. This week, we journey back in time to visit Dolley & James Madison.

Historic America Poll - Where Should Our Next Podcast Episodes Take Place?

Now it’s time to choose our next podcast location, and we’re turning the decision over to you! Cast your vote and tell us where the next episodes of A Place in Time should be set. Voting ends this Thursday and the new episode announcement will be made Friday.

Aaron KillianMarch 8, 2021podcast, a place in time, historic america, Historic America toursComment

The First Presidential Photograph Is Taken

This month marks an historic anniversary - the first successful photograph of sitting U.S. President … by Mathew Brady no less! Read all about it.

Aaron KillianFebruary 25, 2021James Polk, Photograph, Mathew Brady, historic america, daguerreotype, history, white house, photo, picture, presidential photographComment

An Event this Weekend You Should Know About!

Did you know that one of Historic America’s own tour guides - Andrew Davenport - is a Hemings family descendant? YES … that Hemings family. Pretty cool huh? He’ll be moderating a fascinating event this weekend and he’s sent us a dispatch with all the info. What’s it all about Andrew?

Aaron KillianFebruary 19, 2021monticello, Sally Hemings, Andrew davenport, Hemings family, descendants, historic america, Thomas JeffersonComment

Sometimes There's A Man: Remembering Chuck Yeager

As The Big Lebowski tells us, “Sometimes there’s a man, well, he’s the man for his time and place.” That’s Yeager - the very definition of American manhood; a rugged, whip-smart, patriotic, devoted, courageous fighter pilot who rose from humble beginnings in rural West Virginia to enlist as a teenage private in the US Army Air Forces (USAAF) and would go onto to become one of the most famous pilots in history.

Aaron KillianFebruary 12, 2021Historic America Tours, historic america, Chuck Yeager, Air & Space Museum, Smithsonian, Supersonic Flight, Bell X-1Comment

Good TV and Herstory

A Tour of Her Own (TOHO) is a DC based tour company that focuses exclusively on women’s history. Their latest virtual offering is public history at its finest: they use the hit show Mrs America to spark a larger conversation and inspire deeper historic exploration and understanding.