All Things Vintage: Treasures in history #AprilA2Z
A national treasure is an artifact, institution, or public figure regarded as being emblematic of a nation’s cultural heritage or identity. This definition inspired me to share my personal favorite treasures in American history.
The U.S. Constitution a document put in place to protect American’s personal liberties from the government and give direction on how the government is to work.
Attention Home school mom! If you’re looking for an excellent early U.S. history guide, then you’ll want to check out Moms’ Mustard Seed. You’ll find some good resources there. The best thing is it’s not limited to home educators only if you want to refresh your memory then check it out.
Plymouth Rock is where this nation’s forefathers stepped to claim a better life for all seeking our God-given rights without repression. On a cool, cloudy morning in 1997, my family and I visited this spot (below, not my picture; borrowed from an internet search) in history.
The Minutemen were a well-organized, self-trained (weaponry, tactics, and military strategy) private citizens who were ready for battle within minutes notice. All who serve this nation are treasures. However I’m reminded of Colonial America’s fierce fight with Britain and those early soldiers fighting for liberty.
The Liberty Bell now resigns in the Independence National Park. This symbol represents victory over Britain’s rule, the end of slavery, foreign wars won, and freedom to all who come to America.
George Washington, “father of his country ” was a man of integrity and valor. He not only lead this country into battle against the British and forged a new future established upon America’s liberation as her first president.
“Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.” ~ George Washington
In my humble opinion, Washington was a great man; a good example then and he remains so to this day. If you like trivia, then here are 25 Things You Probably Did Not Know About George Washington that you’ll find neat to read.
I’ll leave you with my final favorite treasure, the story behind and the words of The Star Spangled Banner. This video says it all!
What American (or your country, if you’re outside the U.S.) treasures do you hold dear?
Applauds and special thanks to the incredible A2Z Team for hosting all the April fun!
Arlee Bird @ Tossing it Out
Ninja Captain Alex J. Cavanaugh
Heather M. Gardner
Jeremy @ Hollywood Nuts
AJ Lauer
Pam @ An Unconventional Librarian
Damyanti Biswas @ Daily Write
Zalka Csenge Virág @ The Multicolored Diary
Joy Campbell @ The Character Depot
John Holton @The Sound of One Hand Typing
Now, I invite you to hop with me in checking out some of the amazing A2Zers playing along this year and I hope you’ll return on Monday for a new edition of All Things Vintage.
12 Comments
John Holton
It never ceases to amaze me that all the rules for running the United States as envisioned by the Founders take up just about six large pieces of paper. How did we go from that to thousands of pages of regulations, laws, and directives?
mike spain
You highlighted some gems, I have been fortunate to see a few!
Tonja Drecker
Lovely glimpse at history. It’s always so interesting, and the ones you mentioned are definitely gems.
Nilanjana Bose
Excellent Tidbits of American history presented here. Congrats on a great T-post and all the best for the last week of the challenge.
Nilanjana.
Ninja Minion, A-Z 2016
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Jeffrey Scott
That is some interesting information about George Washington. Some I knew, some I didn’t. Owning a whisky distillery, how cool is that? I wonder what ever became of it.
celticmama36
This is a great post, Cathy. History has to be my favorite subject overall, always has been.
Thomas Jefferson is my American Treasure, for the obvious reasons, but also because he is allegedly one of my 256 – 6th great-grandparents. 🙂 I haven’t been able to verify it one way or another, but until I can disprove it, I’m going to go with that thought!
Have a blessed night!
Alana Mautone (@RamblinGarden)
My American treasure is Thomas Jefferson, one of the greatest minds of his time. My spouse and I have been fortunate enough to have visited Monticello twice. The second time was a couple of weeks ago, on Jefferson’s 273rd birthday (what the local community calls Founders Day and which is a local holiday). We listened to speeches, heard a fife and drum band and enjoyed birthday cake. It was a fantastic experience.
celticmama36
Wow! That sounds like a wonderful event to be a part of!
Guilie Castillo
Oh, man… That video choked me up, haha—and I’m not even American 🙂 I knew the Star Spangled Banner was about the attack on Fort Henry, but this man told the story in such a beautiful way… Gorgeous. Thanks for this, Cathy!
Guilie @ Life In Dogs (and member of co-host Damyanti’s team, D’s Company )
lexacain
Wow – lots of great things to be grateful for in our country’s history! (I always wondered how the Minutemen got their name.) I hope you have a lovely weekend. 🙂
Birgit
This was a great post and I saw that rock as well….I wonder if it is the actual rock. I treasure our health care system, our great nature that we have, the Group of Seven and how we became a real nation during WW1 and our excellent way we handled ourselves in WW2 like Juno beach
Thomas Anderson
Hi, dear Cathy!
When I was in cub and boy scouting my pack often went on trips to historic sites. We traveled to Philadelphia where I gazed at The Liberty Bell, the Smithsonian and all the landmarks throughout Washington, D.C., Monticello and other spots. Your post brought back memories of those educational experiences. The true story behind the writing of “The Star Spangled Banner” was gripping. I never heard it before. Thank you, dear friend, and have a wonderful weekend!