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Painting of Captain John Smith after a Simon van de Passe engraving
History is more than a date, a place or an event. History is the story of people: their struggles, their successes and their failures. The story of a date, place or event is profoundly influenced by its people. By understanding this, we realize that we, ordinary everyday folk, are making history each day of our lives. By studying the people of the past, we can learn who and what we are and perhaps where we are heading.