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Ed Grosvenor on the demise of federally funded history projects

Edwin Grosvenor, the editor of the revered history magazine, American Heritage.  Grosvenor comes by his interest in history naturally – his family founded National Geographic 126 years ago, and ran it for most of the years since. It was Grosvenor’s grandfather Gilbert who explored Yosemite with John Muir and Stephen Mather and subsequently played a key role in establishing the National Park Service almost 100 years ago.

Ed Grosvenor recently started a nonprofit organization, the American Heritage Society based in Washington DC, to take over the 65 year old magazine and to transform it into a “National Geographic for history,” to help educate Americans, especially our youth, about our country’ exceptional history.

Grosvenor is inspired by the generations of contributors to American Heritage, including President John F. Kennedy, who have gone before him and created a rich archive of articles for the American heritage website. President Kennedy, took the time while he was in the White House to pen an essay for the magazine on why Americans should know about the past, pointing out that “history is the means by which a nation establishes its sense of identity and purpose.”  

Join correspondent, Tom Wilmer, on the NPR.ORG podcast site, Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer, for a conversation with Ed Grosvenor as he shares his passion for American history and his concern about the demise of federally funded history projects and educational components.

History Education - Fourscore (4score.org)

Magazine - AmericanHeritage.com

Tom Wilmer produces on-air content for Issues & Ideas airing over KCBX and is producer and host of the six-time Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. Recorded live on-location across America and around the world, the podcasts feature the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine & spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts--everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls to interviewing the real Santa Claus in the Arctic.