The Historic Traveler Newsletter!
June 15, 2026

To Our Readers:

It’s here! I’m so excited to reveal the 6th issue of The Historic Traveler Magazine: America 250!

We’re exploring the country though our unique historic localities lens..

Our cover story will take you on a tour of Hidden Historic Washington DC and Georgetown—the historic parts of the Capital City you might not know.


Then we’ll introduce you to some other locations that have figured large in history—Trinity Church in lower Manhattan, the power church of the founder’s days; The Willard Hotel in DC, where President U.S. Grant held court in the lobby (giving berth to the term “lobbiest”);  Lexington/Concord, MA, largely preserved as it was on the day of the shot-heard-round-the-world.

And the Morris-Jumel Mansion in Upper NYC, where Washington commanded his troops during the battle over New York Island, and home where the richest woman in colonial America lived.  Want to dine in one of the oldest inns in America that is still serving? We got you there. Or let’s explore the homes of our presidents to see how their homes reflect who they were and what they stood for!

Let’s not forget our author Q&A! We’ve stayed in theme, interviewing Laura Kamoie, co-author with Stephanie Dray of terrific international bestselling historic novels on Patsy Jefferson (Thomas Jefferson’s daughter), Eliza Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton’s wife) and, most recently, Abigail Adams (John Adam’s intrepid wife).

So, as you watch your Independence Day fireworks and toast America’s landmark anniversary…enjoy a little reading to enrich the experience!

Jackie

A centuries-old mosic map has helped archeologists identify what may be the long-lost Byzantine city hidden beneath the desert landscape near the Dead Sea in Jordan. Researchers believe the settlement is Tharais, a city marked on the famous Madaba Mosaic Map, on the of oldest surviving maps of the Holy Land.

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A medieval settlement called Echene, absent from records since the 15th century, has reportedly been rediscovered near Borgentreich, Germany, during a pre-construction archaeological survey. Finds include timber house, pottery shards from the 10th and 11th centuries, and an impressive stone cellar.

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A Founding Mother: A Novel of Abigail Adams
by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie

Review contributed by Janis Robinson Daly
Founder of the Women’s History Month Women in History List of Books that Educate and Inspire

In time for the 250th Anniversary of the birth of the United States comes a sweeping, intimate portrayal of Abigail Adams—wife of one president and mother to another—whose wit, willpower, and wisdom helped shape the fledgling republic. A stunning historical novel with modern-day implications from the New York Times bestselling authors of America’s First Daughter and My Dear Hamilton.

In the heart of revolutionary Boston, Abigail Adams raises her children amid riots, blockades, and the outbreak of war. While her husband, John Adams, rises from country lawyer to nation-builder, often away for years at a time, Abigail builds her own independence—managing their farm, making lucrative investments, amassing savings, battling plague and loss, and defending their home. Unafraid to speak her mind, she famously offers fearless political counsel, urging John to “remember the ladies” in the new government. Through it all, she becomes his most trusted confidante and indispensable ally.

When peace is secured, Abigail steps onto the world stage—exchanging ideas with Thomas Jefferson in the French countryside, navigating court life as the wife of the Minister to Great Britain, and presiding over the parlor politics of the early American republic in New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC.

Even after her husband’s presidential administration, she continues battling political foes and working behind the scenes to advance her family, secure independence for the women in her life, and ensure a better life for the next generation of Americans.

From war-torn streets to the chandeliered halls of power, A Founding Mother is the unforgettable story of a woman ahead of her time—one whose voice, vision, and valor still resonate powerfully today.

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Janis R. Daily is the author of the award-winning Under Two Flags and The Path Beneath Her Feet. https://janisrdaly.com/ . She also publishes each spring the Women’s History Month…31 Titles to Discover Women in History  … Novels Focusing on Women Who Actually Lived. Sign Up to Janis’newsletter to be the first to see the 2027 list!  www.janisrdaly.com/newsletter

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Here are a few articles you don’t want miss…

Juneteenth: The Long-Awaited Day of Freedom
On June 19, 1865, a Union general rode into Galveston, Texas and read an order that changed everything — for people who had already been waiting two years too long. Juneteenth wasn't handed down with ceremony. It was claimed, celebrated in open fields and churchyards, and passed down through food, music, and memory. Here's the story of how that day became a tradition no generation has let go of.

St. Croix: The Danish Caribbean Island that Sugar and Slaves Built
Before it flew the American flag, St. Croix was Denmark's most profitable Caribbean colony — its soil worked by thousands of enslaved Africans, its ports shipping sugar and rum to Europe. Today, that history lives in the yellow walls of Fort Christiansværn, the haunting stillness of Estate Whim, and the waterfront in Frederiksted where, in 1848, enslaved Crucians won their freedom. St. Croix is not a postcard island. It is a place where beauty and brutality share the same cobblestone — and where understanding one means reckoning with the other.

Rose Hall: Jamaica’s Haunted Plantation on the Hill
Overlooking the Caribbean Sea above Montego Bay, Rose Hall is one of Jamaica’s most storied plantation houses, celebrated for both its beauty and its haunting legend. Beneath its grand staircases and candlelit halls lies a deeper history of sugar, slavery, and colonial power, while the enduring myth of the White Witch continues to blur the line between memory, folklore, and truth.

You can see them all at https://thehistorictraveler.com/blog

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Jackie Lapin is the Historic-Traveler-in-Chief at The Historic Traveler, a media outlet and membership community for history lovers offering article features, travel resources, and stunning photo galleries, alongside carefully curated recommendations for historical novels, history books, biographies, films, museums, and more that illuminate some of history’s most treasured stories. An avid historical reader herself, Jackie shares highlights from more than 500 destinations she has visited and photographed, presented through a quarterly e-magazine, website, newsletter, and the Historic Traveler International membership community—a dynamic network of like-minded travelers and readers.

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