American Heritage Partners

The Constitution and the Bill of Rights
2024-07-01 00:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
President Jay Dickey gave a presentation at a luncheon of the Sagebrush chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Reno, Nevada on the subject of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

1783: The End of the War, and the Founding of the Society of the Cincinnati
2024-07-01 00:00
AHP’s Jay Dickey travelled to Prescott Arizona to deliver a talk to the local chapter of the Arizona Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. His talk was entitled “1783: The End of the War, and the Founding of the Society of the Cincinnati.”

January 2023
2024-07-01 00:00
AHP’s Jay Dickey gave a Zoom lecture entitled “The Road to Ratification: Chaos in America, 1787-1791.”
Jay Dickey gave a luncheon presentation to the Daughters of the American Revolution on the subject of the Treaty of Alliance between America and France during the Revolutionary War. The talk was entitled “Franklin and France: The Treaty of Alliance 1777-1778.”

December 2022
2024-07-01 00:00
AHP hosted a breakfast even to commemorate the ratification of the Bill of Rights on December 15, 1791. At the breakfast, Jay Dickey gave a short talk about the history of the Bill of Rights, and the ratification process.

August 2022
2024-07-01 00:00
AHP hosted the 2nd annual “American Roots Celebration,” held in Fallon, Nevada. The event was co-hosted by six other lineage and historical societies, and featured educational talks on a variety of topics related to American history. The event was attended by over 200 members of the public, and received press coverage in the local news media.

June 2022
2024-07-01 00:00
AHP Hosted a luncheon presentation by Dr. Matthew Bowdish, a noted expert in the field of early New England medicine, and the current Surgeon of the California Mayflower Society. Dr. Bowdish discussed the practice of medicine in Plymouth Colony in the 1600’s, and how the Pilgrims coped with a variety of infectious diseases.

April 2022
2024-07-01 00:00
AHP hosted a luncheon featuring Professor Carla Gardina Pestana, Chair of the History Department at UCLA. Professor Pestana discussed her book, “The World of Plymouth Plantation.”

March 2022
2024-07-01 00:00
AHP’s Jonathan Dickey gave a Zoom lecture to the Colonial Dames of the Seventeenth Century about one of the seminal events in the history of the Jamestowne Colony, Bacon’s Rebellion. His talk was entitled “Bacon’s Rebellion: The First American Revolution.”

January 2022
2024-07-01 00:00
Jay Dickey gave a lecture to members of the Nevada State Genealogical Society entitled “The Great Migration: A Brief History of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1600’s”.

Marquis de Lafayette’s Tour of America in 1824-25
2024-07-13 00:00
President Jay Dickey gave a lecture to the Washington State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution in celebration of the Marquis de Lafayette’s Tour of America in 1824-25. 2024 marks the 250th anniversary of the tour, which is being commemorated this year in multiple ways throughout the United States. Lafayette, the last living General of the Continental Army, visited all 24 states in America, traveling over 6,000 miles in a period of 13 months. The largest crowds in American history to that point turned out to greet him everywhere he went, culminating in his appearance in Boston in June 1825 to lay the cornerstone of the monument being erected to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775. Hundreds of thousands of people attended the event, and afterwards, Lafayette filled several trunks with dirt from Bunker Hill to take home to France. The story of his Tour of America is one of the most compelling in American history.

Marquis de Lafayette in 1824-25
2024-10-19 00:00
Jay Dickey spoke to the Washoe Zephyr chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Lake Tahoe California about the American tour of the Marquis de Lafayette in 1824-25.

The “Constitution Bowl” in Lincoln, California
2024-11-16 00:00
The “Constitution Bowl” in Lincoln, California:
On November 16, AHP President Jay Dickey served as a judge at the “Constitution Bowl” for high school students in Lincoln, California. The event was held at the John Adams Academy, and was hosted by “Founding Forward” (foundingforward.org).
The Constitution Bowl concept was terrific, and the event attracted a very larger number of students and parents. The students work in teams of 3 or 4 students, and answer sometimes difficult questions about the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the overall government framework established by the Founders. There are several rounds, with 4 teams advancing to the finals (there must have been 30-40 teams at this year’s event). Cash prizes are awarded to the winners— $750 to each team member for first place, $500 for each team member in second place, and $250 for the third-place finishers. President Dickey was impressed enough that AHP is now thinking about holding Constitution Bowls in other states—working, of course, in collaboration with Founding Forward. More news on this in early 2025!
