Our feature book for this study is Meet George Washington, part of the Landmark Books collection (we are partial to Landmark books)!  This was another post that could have gone on forever.  I’d love to do a more in-depth post about the duties of the president, so I’ll save that for another post and… Continue reading George Washington – First President of the United States of America

My husband is from Pennsylvania, so this state is of particular interest to our family! Founded by William Penn in 1681 as the Province of Pennsylvania, also known as the Pennsylvania Colony, it was the second-to-last colony to be founded but became the second state to be admitted into the Union.  It was home to… Continue reading Pennsylvania – Our Second State