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Month: February 2023

World History: The Explorer’s Class

World History: The Explorer’s Class

In the many years I’ve been wandering the world, I’ve been so lucky to see amazing sites. I do think travel is a wonderful way to learn, about other people, other cultures, and, of course, world history. All of these sites were amazing; interesting museums, beautiful castles, ancient ruins. I recommend each and every one. History Museums Museo Galileo, Florence, Italy Musee Marciano, Venice, Italy Musee Civico Correr, Venice, Italy Musee Storico Navale, Venice, Italy Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt Conciergerie,…

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The Lincoln Trail: From Kentucky to Illinois

The Lincoln Trail: From Kentucky to Illinois

There are Lincoln sites in Kentucky, his birthplace, Indiana, where he lived from 1816 to 1830, and Illinois, where he married and lived until leaving for Washington in 1861. There are 1000s of books about this amazing man, of course, but the NPS offers a nice summary timeline of his life. Kentucky In 2019, I stopped in Elizabethtown, Kentucky on the way to Savannah to see my old friend Jodie. During that visit, I went to Mammoth Cave. I stopped again…

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