History MattersJuly 2024 July 10, 2024 by Ed Lengel for David Bruce Smith’s Grateful American Book Prize Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future, with book recommendations Read More
The Price of Valor July 1, 2024 Murphy set a powerful and public example for troubled veterans. Read More
Mary McLeod Bethune July 1, 2024 A civil rights activist and educator whose parents had been slaves. As co-founder of the United Negro College Fund, she... Read More
History MattersJune 2024 June 13, 2024 by Michael Bishop for David Bruce Smith’s Grateful American Book Prize Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future, with book recommendations Read More
The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence June 1, 2024 June 7 - July 14, 2024 at Arena Stage Read More
“Bound to be True”:Hans Brinker by Mary Mapes Dodge June 1, 2024 The U.S. needed a pleasant distraction in 1865. It received one in the unlikely form of a children’s novel. Read More
The Diary of a Young Girl May 28, 2024 Anne Frank—a girl who in many ways was remarkably ordinary, but who dreamed of leaving behind a legacy as a... Read More
Memorial Day May 25, 2024 Remembering—and honoring—the men and women who served the country during their service. Read More