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Ways to foster a child's interest in history

Monday February 4, 2013 7:00 AM By Valerie Kellogg

Harrison Kellogg McKenna stands alongside a statue of

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During the 4,200 miles of bad radio, terrible food and abominable directions from our GPS came an unexpected boon — finding out that my son Harrison is interested in history.

It turned out that of all the stops we made on our recent journey between Long Island and Dallas, Texas, the 9-year-old liked our tour of President Thomas Jefferson’s home best (and not just because Jefferson and I are...

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