1825: A Commemoration of The Final Months of the Marquis de Lafayette’s “Tour of America”
1825: A Commemoration of The Final Months of the Marquis de Lafayette’s “Tour of America” Marquis de Lafayette’s General Washington Last August we posted a story about the Marquis de...
400 Years Ago in 1624: At Jamestowne Colony, Multiple Calamities Lead to the Ouster of The Virginia Company, and a Takeover by the Crown
Jamestowne Colony, founded in 1607, was the very first permanent English colony in North America. Over the last 400+ years, its importance in American history has come to be overshadowed by the...
East Meets West: The Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
On May 10, 1869, America was transformed. On this day, the “Golden Spike” was driven into a special railroad tie, joining tracks laid by two railroad companies coming from different directions...
American Heritage Partners’ American History Story of the Month: February 2024
350 Years Ago: Happy Birthday to “New York New York” This year we celebrate the 350th anniversary of the founding of New Netherland, the original Dutch colony that stretched north along the...
Remembering Teddy Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, died this day on January 6, 1919 at the age of 60. Besides his many political accomplishments, Roosevelt is remembered as a colorful...
