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This is the very first article that I have written since my son, our first child, was born. As my wife and I train him up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, the most important thing that we will teach him, outside of Scripture, is history. We will be teaching history not only so that he will know ...

History has gotten a bad rap among school-age children. So says Christian author Jenny L. Cote, who has written a series of historical fantasy/fiction books geared toward children that are hooking in adults, too. Cote’s latest book, “The Voice, The Revolution & The Key,” follows Patrick Henry from boyhood onward and spotlights the events leading up to the Revolutionary War. ...

Confederate monuments are being targeted at a rapid pace nationwide – with statues commemorating the Founding Fathers in the crosshairs, too. What are Christian families to think? Get Our Newest Release “Captain Bailey’s Heir” For Only $1! Join Heirloom Audio founder Bill Heid as he gives his thoughts on a controversy that is dividing communities. https://s3.amazonaws.com/heirloomaudio/LTAClub/Podcasts/WarOfTheWorldviews/8-21_Michael_BillFree.mp3

What do the first Olympic basketball game, the first transatlantic telegraph message, and the construction of the Berlin Wall all have in common? They all occurred “on this date” during the week of Aug. 13-19, and they’re all discussed on this week’s episode of Providential History. Join Heirloom Audio’s Aaron Fullan and Michael Foust as they discuss: An historical telegraph ...

Parents teach your children history to introduce them to heroes, true heroes, who can be admired and become models for them to live by, especially in this darkened day of the “anti-hero.” One such true hero was Alfred the Great. Alfred was the fifth son of Aethelwulf, king of the West Saxons, born in 849 AD. He was born at ...

When was the last time you or your children gathered at the side of an older family member to learn from their stories? Our busy lifestyles and lack of cultural respect for our elders have begun to erase this tradition within our families. Additionally, it has become all too easy to rely on technology to store our family histories in ...

History is full of rulers who are called, by themselves or others, “great.” Men like Alexander the Great, whose huge empire of conquered nations dissolved a few years after his death, or women like Catherine the Great, who built fabulous palaces and art galleries at tremendous cost to her poor serfs. Usually a ruler’s greatness is limited to one small ...

When most adults think back to their history classes in school, they remember boring lectures and dry textbooks full of endless facts to be memorized for a test (and later forgotten). But history doesn’t have to be boring and it doesn’t have to depend on a textbook. There are many ways to teach history that will fully engage students and ...