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.
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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!
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We’re so excited about this tour, Rachel and I thought it deserved a video introduction. Would you give it a look for us?
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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 …
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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.
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The story of an honest-to-goodness astronaut in his very own words. It's a blast(off)!
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This Thursday, I'll be leading a ghost tour around some of the most haunted addresses in our nation's capital. Come join me!
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Just in time for Halloween...
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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.
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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.
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Historic America's audiobook library continues to grow! My father and I recently finished recording work on our latest project and, much like our past effort, this is yet another offering from University Press. The title is, A Cold War Turning Point: Nixon and China, 1969-1972 written by Chris Tudda...
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There's a new video release from Historic America Presents. Feast your eyes!
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This past Saturday I ventured to the National Mall to do some on-site research (and go to the Kite Festival). I took a lot of pictures. Enjoy!
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Today's historic anniversary reminds us of a time in American sports history when boxing was bigger than life.
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The saga continues...
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Some of you might remember my recent series of posts on tour guide training - all done in an effort to prepare for my first real experience with a group of visiting school kids. Well, that first experience is officially in the books. Interested to hear about it? Here goes.
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Shamrock shakes, Van Morrison albums, stumbling around the local Irish pub till the wee small hours - what's not to like about St. Patrick's Day?
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Today I'm privileged to be giving my first solo tour of Arlington National Cemetery. In conjunction with this event, I thought I'd post some interesting facts about this great national shrine - in the hopes that it'll help me remember what the heck I'm talking about. Away we go!
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Today's followup post is about my trip last week to the Library of Congress to see Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural on display - a special exhibition that lasted only from March 4th - 7th. It was quite a thrill. I took a brief video to commemorate the event.
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Last week, my father and I completed our Audio Book project. This means that Gregory V. Short's wartime autobiography, Ground Pounder, has been recorded and submitted for approval to the rights holder.
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