Margaret Gorski's Contact Details

Margaret Gorski's Company Details

Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, Inc.

Plymouth Meeting, PA, US • 5 - 9 Employees
Non-Profit

As Keepers of the Story ~ Stewards of the Trail, the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, Inc. provides national leadership in maintaining the integrity of the Trail and its story through stewardship, scholarship, education, partnership and cultural inclusiveness. It was incorporated in 1969 to preserve the story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the route it traveled. The Foundation has grown from a simple beginning to more than 36 Chapters throughout the United States and 3,500 members worldwide. The Foundation's primary focus is on scholarship. We Proceeded On, the Foundation's scholarly journal, is published four times a year. Our educational programs include a popular comprehensive curriculum guide for educators in Grades 5 - 9, entitled An American Legacy: The Lewis and Clark Expedition. The Foundation staff includes an educator who works with teachers throughout the country.The Foundation's William P. Sherman Library and Archives contains the historical and institutional records of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation. It is also the official archive of the Bicentennial Commemoration of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. In addition, it has copies of the many of the Trail's early administrative documents. It is the only research library in the country devoted solely to the Lewis and Clark Expedition and related topics.The Foundation also encourages conservation and Stewardship of the Trail, as well as respect for the public and private lands and native peoples who live along the Trail.