Tag Archives: Washington landmarks
James Garfield Memorial – my 6th cousin
The only thing I knew about James Garfield was he was once U.S. president. I would have struggled to write a fifth-grade report on him But coming across Garfield’s memorial on the U.S. Capitol grounds intrigued me into learning more. … Continue reading
Smithsonian’s Souvenir Nation reveals our personalities
What is it about picking up a shell along the beach far from home? Taking a pine cone from a forest, making one of those pressed pennies from a tourist site? The Smithsonian Museum of American History’s newest exhibition – … Continue reading