Despite the fact that the median household income in Washington, DC is $59,290 (nearly $7,000 more than the median household income in the US: $52,762), it turns out there are lots of free things to do here. Our day on capital hill was spent witnessing the birth of a bill, looking at paintings by Nelson … Continue reading
Sitting on a bench on the third level of the Holocaust Museum, I took a moment to regroup. Certainly, I expected the museum to be a difficult experience, but on some level I thought: I’ve seen this all before. I’ve read about this in history classes, watched videos for research projects, and flipped through hundreds … Continue reading
For my independent study on the History of Tourism in America, we’ve moved down South with the book: Dixie Emporium: Tourism, Foodways, and Consumer Culture in The American South Edited by Anthony J. Stanonis The book is a collection of essays by historians of tourism and cover topics from the “Horny Hillbilly” souvenir line to … Continue reading
This semester I am doing an independent study in history called “Tourism in Modern America.” I’m studying trends in tourism over the past century in America regionally and just finished my first book for the class. I got to pick the books we would read and I’ll be starting out with two more general ones … Continue reading
I recently started working at the Ohio Historical Society as the History Day Intern and had my first day in the office earlier this week. I am absolutely loving it. I have lots of projects to work on and spent my day on Tuesday learning historical facts and writing up a blog post of research … Continue reading
