U.S. Regions: Upper South Americans today whose ancestors settled in the early Virginia and Carolina colonies may be connected to some of our nation’s important historical events. Virginia and North Carolina colonists loved their freedom and were involved in the...
U.S. Regions: North Central The Little House on the Prairie series follows the Ingalls family as they move from Wisconsin, Kansas, Minnesota, and eventually to the Dakotas. The book series was written by Laura Ingalls Wilder of her family’s adventures and reflects...
U.S. Regions: Mid-Atlantic Pennsylvania can claim to be the birthplace of the United States, as that was where the continental congress was held which wrote the declaration of independence and later formed the constitution. Delaware was the first state to ratify the...
U.S. Regions: Great Lakes Home of Wisconsin cheese and Chicago deep dish pizza, the land around the Great Lakes has attracted settlers with its fertile soil and many rivers. The Great Lakes region of the U.S. includes the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio,...
U.S. Regions: New England Many American history classes begin with New England settlement. Even though other colonies which are now part of the U.S. were being settled around that time, the colonies comprising New England were among the ones that would band together...
WWII US Research Not many decades ago, everyone’s grandpa had been involved in World War II. Now that it’s the 2020s, the WWII veterans are dying off, and their stories need to be remembered. This is easy to do if your WWII veteran relative is still alive and willing...
