Today was the day that participants in the Saipan NEH had all been waiting for! It was time to go … Continue reading Saipan’s Land and Sea: Battle Scars & Sites of Resilience- Day 4

The second day of the workshop was mostly a classroom day. It included lectures and conversations about the power of … Continue reading Saipan’s Land and Sea: Battle Scars & Sites of Resilience- Days 2-3

Today marked the official start of the NEH Landmarks Workshop that brought Bill to Guam and Saipan in the first … Continue reading Saipan’s Land and Sea: Battle Scars & Sites of Resilience- Day 1

Bill’s first day of his War in the Pacific experience was on the island of Guam. One of the real … Continue reading Guam: Part 1

Bill is on the road again, or at least he is supposed to be. Multiple flight cancellations have gotten this … Continue reading Guam and Saipan, Here He Comes: Bill Embarks on a WWII Pacific Island Adventure

From June 20-24, the George Washington Teacher Institute at Mount Vernon gave Bill an up-close and personal look at George … Continue reading George Washington Teacher Institute: Bill’s Experience at Mount Vernon

After battling a rental car nightmare, cousins took around the seaside beach front in and around Lewes, Delaware. Lots of … Continue reading It ain’t the Jersey shore, but it’s close!

Well….an eventful day. Started the day with a dead battery in our rental car, quick jump and we’re off to … Continue reading Easton, Maryland to Lewes, Delaware

Up early, shuttle to the airport, picked our supposedly trustworthy rental and drove 1.5 hours to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Using a … Continue reading Gettysburg: History up close.

Our fourth and final day in the District. Up early to hit the National Archives to visit the Declaration of … Continue reading Washington Final Day: Tour of the town….on foot!