I love this time of year! Check out my favorite fall descinations and the books you need to read before visiting!
Favorite Fall Destinations and Book Pairings
Category: North Carolina
Historical Sites for College Tours
Taking your senior on college tours? Be sure to add in a historical site visit or two. Check out my favorites!
Fourth of July Historical Sites and Book Pairings
It's almost America's 250th birthday! To celebrate, I've paired favorite books from the American Revolution time period with the historical sites where you can walk in the characters' footsteps!
Booking It Through History: First Ladies – Grace Coolidge
Next up in my Booking It Through History: First Ladies project is Grace Coolidge, the styish wife of "Silent Cal" who endured a huge personal loss while in the White House.
Favorite American Revolution Historical Sites and Books
The 250th anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolution is next week. Check out my favorite historical sites and books about this time period.
Destination Booked – North Carolina
My new Destination Booked post is all about my home state of North Carolina. Read the books and then travel in the characters' footsteps all throughout the Tarheel State!
Booking It Through History: First Ladies – Sarah Polk
Learn about the most powerful woman in mid-19th century America in my Booking It Through History: First Ladies focus this month. Sarah Polk was a woman ahead of her times and a true political partner to her husband, establishing a path for modern First Ladies.
Booking It Through History: First Ladies – Dolley Madison
In this month's Booking It Through History: First Ladies post, I am detailing the life of the vivacious First Lady, Dolley Madison. Read all about her contributions to the role of First Lady that are still precedents today.
Historical Sites near a Beach
Headed to the beach for your summer vacation? Be on the lookout for historical sites nearby. Check out my new list of my favorite beachside history!
Civil War Trails
If you live in the mid-Atlantic region, you may not realize that you are probably within a few miles of a historic Civil War battleground or site. With hundreds of battles fought in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, and Tennessee, almost every county or city has a Civil War historical site. As we are all doing more staycations thanks to the travel restrictions around the COVID-19 pandemic, this might be a perfect time to check out these historical sites in your own backyard!