American History Stories... You Never Read in School... But Should Have...

While several European nobilities were claiming rights to land in the New World after Columbus, we want to turn our attention now  to England. The English were never ones to sit by while there were treasures, ponder, privacy, and empire building to be had! This series is presented by Reed Simonsen & Ron Garrard and is based on the book series by the same name available on Amazon and at various...

Where did America get its name? Let's enjoy this part of our heritage together. This series is presented by Reed Simonsen & Ron Garrard and is based on the book series by the same name available on Amazon and at various other retailers. The artwork "The Prayer at Valley Forge" by Arnold Friberg is used by permission of Friberg Fine Arts.

While the great continent that today we call America has always been inhabited, the mighty empires of Europe knew nothing about it. We believe that all of that began to change when in the year 1000 A.D., a Norseman born in Iceland sailed to the coast of what we call modern Canada. His name was Leif son of Eric the Red, one of the noble Vikings! This series is presented by Reed Simonsen & Ron G...

With Queen Isabella's aid and a little money which Columbus himself had, three ships were fitted out. These were not tall, stout ships such as you see anchored at our seaports with their broad sails and wide decks. They were small, frail craft, not so large as those you may see today sailing up and down rivers and small lakes. On Friday, August 3rd, 1492, three small vessels, the Santa Maria,...

Friendless and without money, Christopher Columbus, with his little son Diego, travelled from place to place, always seeking someone who would understand his belief that the earth was not flat. Years and years rolled by; and Columbus had gained nothing but a worldwide name of being a fool or an insane man. Men sneered at him, boys hooted at him in the street. Surely it was a brave man who could en...

This boy, as every American knows, was Christopher Columbus, the man who discovered America for what we call “the Old World.” It is said that, living as he did in this little seaport town, he was generally, when not at school, to be found standing about the wharves watching the great ships come in, and listening to the marvelous stories that the sailors told. "I shall be a sailor!" he wo...

On April 10th, 1606, James I of England issued the 1606 First Virginia Charter, which created the Virginia Company, authorizing Englishmen to colonize the Americas, particularly Virginia (named in honor of both the Virgin Mary and his predecessor, Queen Elizabeth the first). It is extremely important to understand this legal charter because it influenced the thinking of the colonists. Sloppy cours...

You, my fellow countrymen countrywomen, sons and daughters, Americans, you have a priceless treasure…  Your American Heritage.  This show will celebrate the countless men, women and children who over the past 250 years pledged their lives, liberty and sacred honor to a grand experiment in freedom — a revolution that changed the world forever! Students of true history know that men have been subjec...