Exploring the Life and Times of Abraham Lincoln

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Last month we were in Washington, D.C. and we visited the Ford’s Theatre Museum and Center for Education and Leadership.  One of the most fantastic sites was the 34-foot tower of books about Abraham Lincoln.  Fifteen thousand books about our most honored and revered president in history proves that it is unlikely that the fascination […]

Gettysburg

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  On Memorial Day weekend last year, we headed to Gettysburg since my son was learning about the Civil War in school and we had a fun, educational weekend!  We started at the Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center.  We purchased the Gettysburg value ticket which included a licensed battlefield guide bus tour and the cyclorama, […]