Episode 907: America 250 – The Heritage Guide to Historic Sites

Newt's World

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News, Politics

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🗓️ 6 November 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Newt talks with Brenda Hafera about the Heritage Foundation's new initiative, the Heritage Guide to Historic Sites, launched ahead of the United States' 250th anniversary. The guide, available at historicsites.heritage.org is an interactive online map designed to help tourists, especially families and educators, rediscover America’s Heritage by exploring significant historic sites across the original 13 colonies, with plans to expand nationwide by 2026. The guide provides detailed information about each site, including historical significance, book recommendations, and considerations for family visits. It also evaluates sites for historical accuracy and ideological bias, addressing concerns about the portrayal of American history. Hafera discusses the challenges of preserving historical accuracy amidst efforts to revise history through a modern ideological lens. The guide aims to foster a deeper understanding of American history and values, encouraging families to plan educational trips that celebrate the nation's heritage.

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast.
0:08.2	On this episode of Newt's World, ahead of the 250th anniversary of United States,
0:13.8	the Heritage Foundation has launched a new website and interactive experience,
0:19.2	the Heritage Guide to Historic Sites. The website is
0:23.7	Historic Sites.Heritage.org. They profile historic sites in the first 13 colonies, and I am really
0:32.1	pleased to say that I help with this project with a focus on Gettysburg. Here to talk about the Heritage Guide to Historic Sites,
0:40.4	I am really pleased to welcome my guest, Brendan Haferra.
0:43.7	She is the Assistant Director and Research Fellow
0:47.2	for the Simon Center for American Studies at the Heritage Foundation. Brenda Welcome and thank you for joining me in its world.
1:16.2	It's a real pleasure to be here.
1:18.3	Before we get into the Heritage Guide, I just have to ask you a matter, how did you get involved
1:22.7	with this?
1:23.2	And what's your background?
1:25.6	So my background is an American political thought.
1:29.6	I got to study primarily the American founding, George Washington, James Madison, with a fair dose of history, of course, because those two things go hand in hand.
1:39.9	So I studied the American founding, and that's my first and great love, as I tell people.
1:46.2	So it really came out of that, my personal experience of going to historic sites and, like a lot of people, seeing that sometimes things had gone awry.
1:56.1	I think this is an important project, and I should mention that the Heritage Foundation is probably
2:02.4	the preeminent conservative intellectual center in the United States, a remarkable institution,
2:09.0	which I've been involved with almost from the very beginning. It's totally appropriate that
2:14.3	heritage would tackle this project. Describe for us the heritage guide to historic sites.
2:20.9	Sure.
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