09/01/2026
DETAILS COMING SOON! Join us on September 26 as WHS participates in the nationwide We Want More History Event.
We Want More History! is a coordinated, place-based national weekend of history programming designed to strengthen civic health, build community trust, foster democratic dialogue, and showcase the essential role of history in public life. It comes at a time of heightened public interest in how American history is interpreted, supporting trusted public institutions where people already gather to learn, reflect, and engage.
The initiative is rooted in a simple idea: communities benefit when people have more opportunities to engage with history. History helps people understand who they are, how their communities have changed over time, and how they can shape the future together.
The project highlights public libraries, museums, and historic sites as anchors of civic engagement, intellectual freedom, lifelong learning, and community well-being. It also centers public lands, including national parks, state parks, city parks, trails, waterways, and historic landscapes, as shared civic spaces where history can be experienced in place and connected to lived experience.
History does not live only in books, archives, or official commemorations. It lives in public spaces where people encounter stories, places, memory, and meaning together.
Timed to align with 250th era programming, We Want More History! helps ensure that national commemorations reflect the full, complex story of the people and places that make up the United States and beyond.
