About Us - Corps of Re-Discovery specializes in crafts and literature for Lewis and Clark, American Indian, Frontiersmen and Pioneer American studies for the home schooling family.


	Corps of Re-Discovery As you may know, the Corps of Discovery was the name President Thomas Jefferson gave to Lewis and Clark’s party as he commissioned them to find an east-west water passage to the Pacific Ocean 200 years ago. We are the Corps of Re-Discovery. We are John (dad), Katie (mom), Eric (14), Nicholas (12) and Joshua (5). We have been home schooling our children since pre-school and our entire family has thrived in this wonderful and exciting environment. _______________________________________________
For 10 years we dreamed of traveling across the United States. In the spring of 1998, we took our dreams more seriously and began planning (and constantly praying) to make our dream a reality. After three years of hard work and sacrifice, we were able to realize our dream. We traveled through and learned about 47 of our 50 states as we taught our children the wonders God has given us in this country. Our fourteen month journey in a 32 foot motorhome took us on much of the Lewis and Clark trail, the Oregon Trail and the Santa Fe Trail. We explored over 20 state and national parks plus scores of local museums. We followed the Mississippi River through seven states. We explored the Pacific coast line from Cape Flattery in Washington State to Coos Bay in Oregon. We dipped our toes in the historic Boston Harbor.	We immersed ourselves in the local culture and pastimes. We took part in a lumberjack festival in Minnesota. We sat along the Selway River as the Corps of Discovery did, under a full moon in Idaho. We dug for clams in Oregon and Rhode Island. We learned from several American Indians throughout the west. We harvested fruit along pathways as the early inhabitants did (blueberries, blackberries, salal berries, huckleberries, apples, cherries). We even got our feet wet as we harvested cranberries in a bog in eastern Washington state. Always having a passion for teaching, this trip opened a new world for John. As he learned about this magnificent country with our children, he felt called to share his experiences with others through on-stage dramatizations and one-on-one conversations. Working together as a family, we have compiled an extensive and growing list of great books on American Indians, Frontiersmen and Pioneer Americans so you, too can "re discover America. We have also found and created great project kits to enrich your studies. Click the "GENERAL STORE" tab on the left to see the many products we offer. Please relax and enjoy our site. We hope you will get as excited about teaching this era of American History to your family as we are to offer it to you.
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