No doubt about it: we all love amusement parks. If you’re fortunate enough to live close enough to one to buy a season pass, that’s great! And if a trip to an amusement park involves planning a vacation around it, well, that’s okay too. We still love them. However, did you ever stop to think…
A relaxing way to spend a summer afternoon (or any afternoon, for that matter) is to visit a museum. There you can loose yourself in the beauty of artwork or sculpture, paintings or writings. But finding the time to do that can often be hard to do. Until today anyway. The Family First Site today…
Several years ago I had the opportunity to spend several months in the Netherlands. While there I did some of the usual tourist sightseeing, and discovered some interesting things about the Dutch. One of the most interesting attractions I visited is the subject of today’s Family First Site.
The documents of our country contain information about who we are as a nation, and how we got to be the nation that we are. But they also contain the heart and soul of the people who have made us. The Smithsonian Institute is the repository for much of that history, and is located in…
One of the fond memories I have of my service in the Navy was the actual time at sea. There is an aura of being out in the middle of the ocean, completely out of sight of land. It really brought home the traditions and history of not just the navy, but of seafaring as…
To many growing up today, the 1960’s seem as remote as the 1930’s did when I was young. But those turbulent years will have just as profound an impact on our nation’s history as the Great Depression did on our parents and grandparents. Some people say if you can remember the 60’s, you probably weren’t…
It was 60 years ago this day that the single greatest invasion occurred. It was the landing of the allied forces on the beaches of Normandy in France. It was, to paraphrase Winston Churchill, “…the beginning of the end”. Here at today’s Family First Site, you can visit through the miracle of cyberspace the area…
One of the fond memories I have of my service in the Navy was the actual time at sea. There is an aura of being out in the middle of the ocean, completely out of sight of land. It is really brought home the traditions and history of not just the navy, but of seafaring…
One way to spend a relaxing afternoon is to visit a local museum and see what exhibits there are. There may be statues, or manuscripts, or paintings to see and learn about. But it isn’t always easy to head to see some of those sites, especially if you are in the middle of nowhere. But…
One of the most fascinating portions of my grandparent’s house was the attic. There they kept artifacts and momentos of their life together, which was the history of our family. It was great to visit and learn about distant relatives and stories about where we came from. Our country has such an attic. It is…