“The power under the Constitution will always be with the people.” George Washington 1787.
Definitely plan on a visit to the National Constitution Center on your next family trip to Philadelphia, best with older kids and teens, though little kids will have fun in the Signer’s Hall.
Spring in Sonoma County – after winter rains, hills are velvety green, flowering trees and flowers wave in the breeze, hello baby goats and lambs!
Here’s our guide to picnics, hikes, bike rides, and best family events – Petaluma Butter & Egg Parade and Sonoma Farm Trails.
Gaudi’s mosaic dragon in Parc Guell is just one of many dragons kids will see on a visit to Barcelona. How to identify dragons and heroes (Archangel Michael, Saint George, Wilfred the Hairy), and where to see them in the city.
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New and favorite stories of dedication, creativity and dreams of exceptional African Americans, discrimination in daily life, dark days of enslaved Black people, and a fierce optimism to not only survive, but thrive.
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Here’s to John Muir for a timeless legacy of wilderness for future generations and creation of national parks, and Teddy Roosevelt, who used his presidency to create federal protection for public lands, national monuments, cultural heritage sites. Plus children’s books about national parks, and need for conservation today.
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The Uffizi Museum (Galleria degli Uffizi) in Florence has a magnificent collection of Italian painting and sculpture. Here’s tips for families visiting the Uffizi, and some favorite artworks to see – paintings by Botticelli and Leonardo da Vinci, portraits of Medici children, angels, battles, and coats of arms.
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