by Meredith Baker The Civil War was the first large-scale American conflict to be photographed. For the first time, the public could see soldiers in their camps, identify military leaders, … Read More
In celebration of Halloween, we are taking our readers on a short tour of two spooky places in Richmond, Virginia: The Poe Museum and Hollywood Cemetery. The Poe Museum The … Read More
In September of 2021, we had our first Academy-sponsored family meet-up in Colonial Williamsburg. Our school may be online-only, but we do have an actual office in Charles City, Virginia, … Read More
Museums and libraries. Over the last however long it’s been, we’ve all heard laments akin to: “If I could just have fill-in-the-blank, it wouldn’t be so bad.” Or: “If I … Read More
Masts snapped on impact. The mizzentop shot seaward. Shattered, slivered fragments battered with abandon. Having sailed safely northward from Salina Cruz, Mexico, along and beyond the California coastline, the twenty-seven … Read More
I joke that every week in the US History survey class, there’s bound to be a headline related to whatever we’re studying. We compared 19th and 20th century accounts of … Read More
L.P. Hartley famously wrote, “The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.” As we explore the past in our WTMA U.S. History classes, we may be on … Read More
Hi! I’m Meredith Baker. My enthusiasm for American history led me to teach in museums, then private schools, then WTMA. It has led me down many other winding paths, and … Read More
