Barbara Swander Miller

Tag: Fourth of July

  • What’s your birthday gift to the USA? A lesson from Monticello

    Last Fourth of July, my husband and I were on the road, headed home from Colonial Williamsburg with our nine-year-old granddaughter. We saw the sign for Jefferson’s Monticello and decided to take the tour. The home itself had always fascinated me, but somehow, we’d never been this close or had the time to stop.  This…

  • Reconstruction Diary Meditations: Bored on the Fourth of July?

    According to the National Retail Federation’s report, 87% of Americans plan to celebrate Independence Day this year, the official 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In fact, “planned per-person spending on food items for Independence Day” is reported at $94.41. The Federation estimates that this year, 13% of Americans will not…