As someone who wrote extensively about homesickness in my first book, I thoroughly enjoyed J.L. Bell's recent post at Boston 1775. He even mentions Philip Vickers … [Read more...] about 18th-Century British-Americans getting homesick
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Out of the Zoo: “A Perfect Fit”
Annie Thorn is a sophomore history major from Kalamazoo, Michigan and our intern here at The Way of Improvement Leads Home. As part of her internship she is writing a … [Read more...] about Out of the Zoo: “A Perfect Fit”
Homesickness in the Continental Army
Over at Boston 1775, J.L. Bell tells the story of Dr. James Thacher at the Battle of Springfield, New Jersey in June 1780. As someone who has written a bit about … [Read more...] about Homesickness in the Continental Army
Song of the Day
This is in honor of the "home" part of "The Way of Improvement Leads Home": [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEY3Kgfm9ec?ecver=2] … [Read more...] about Song of the Day
It All Seems So Unnatural
My daughter left for college last week. Â So did most of her friends. Â A group of kids raised in a central Pennsylvania town who have spent their lives together in … [Read more...] about It All Seems So Unnatural
On Homesickness: Then and Now
I was thinking about homesickness today. Â And of course it had nothing to do with the fact that my oldest daughter recently left for college. (OK--it had everything to … [Read more...] about On Homesickness: Then and Now
Susan Matt Talks About Homesickness
Over at History News Network, Robin Lindley interviews Susan Matt about her new book Homesickness: An American History. As I have written here before, I have long … [Read more...] about Susan Matt Talks About Homesickness
More on Homesickness from Susan Matt
Near the top of my pile of books I need to read and blog about is Susan Matt's Homesickness: An American History. I have been fascinated with the idea of homesickness … [Read more...] about More on Homesickness from Susan Matt
Can You Go Home Again…And Preach?
Over at Call & Response blog, Louis Weeks, the president emeritus of Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, writes about returning to Memphis to preach … [Read more...] about Can You Go Home Again…And Preach?
Today’s Immigrant Song
Kilkelly … [Read more...] about Today’s Immigrant Song