Historic America Presents: Theodore Roosevelt Island

In honor of Theodore Roosevelt's 156th birthday, Historic America is pleased to take you on a video tour of the Washington, DC area island which bears his name...

Writing for CrowdSource and Roosevelt Island Movie Making

Yesterday my father and I made a visit to Washington, DC's Theodore Roosevelt Island to gather footage for an upcoming video which will soon be released on HistoricAmerica.org (that's why there was no blog post yesterday - sorry!). My father served as cameraman and I was the onscreen, *ahem*, talent. We shot a little behind-the-scenes movie after we were done,

Aaron KillianOctober 17, 2014CrowdSource, Freelance Writing, Freelance, Bronze Star, Theodore Roosevelt Island, Roosevelt, Washington, Washington DCComment

Big Anniversary for the White House

On October 13th, 1792 (222 years ago today) the cornerstone of the White House was laid. The building’s architect was James Hoban, an Irish immigrant whose previous work on the Charleston County Courthouse caught the eye of George Washington and gave him a leg up in the design competition.