Family and Changing the World: An Afternoon at Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House

Family and Changing the World: An Afternoon at Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House

I spent the past week with family. On the last day of my youngest sister and my mom’s visit to Boston, we journeyed out to Concord to spend the afternoon at Orchard House — the home where Louisa May Alcott scribbled furiously away at a book 

Memorializing and Teaching Tragedy

Memorializing and Teaching Tragedy

This past weekend marked the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attack that shaped the future of U.S. security regulations and international relationships. Though it is still a dark memory that haunts thousands of people today, the 20th anniversary of this event also unveils an obvious, 

Dwelling in Possibility: The Emily Dickinson Museum

Dwelling in Possibility: The Emily Dickinson Museum

Emily Dickinson is a figure shrouded in mystery. We have her beautifully exultant poetry to give us clues about who she was — poetry that, curiously, she did not want published during her lifetime. She wrote many letters, but most of them were burned upon 

A Day in Quincy, MA for The Birthday of John Quincy Adams

A Day in Quincy, MA for The Birthday of John Quincy Adams

At thirteen, I picked up David McCullough’s hefty volume on John Adams and the course of my life changed. A special fascination with early American and United States history was formed in my heart that would, eventually, inspire my decision to pursue History and Museum 

How Museums are Acknowledging the Fourth of July

How Museums are Acknowledging the Fourth of July

Though the holiday weekend is over and most of us have headed back to work, museums around the country have put out plenty of content to keep the Fourth of July celebration going! From blog posts to videos to at-home activities and beyond, check out 

A Promise for All People: Reflecting on an Afternoon at Boston’s Old State House

A Promise for All People: Reflecting on an Afternoon at Boston’s Old State House

I have been fascinated by the history of the early Americas and United States since middle school, and dreamed of one day moving to the Boston area — since American Revolution sites are pretty hard to come by in my hometown on the central coast