Encourage Your Future Historian: Letterjoy is a unique & engaging way to spark or fuel an interest in American history and supplement your child’s curriculum.

A Break From Screens (and Textbooks): Letterjoy is fully offline and our “postscript” articles are livelier and more fun than your typical textbook.

A Weekly Ritual: Letterjoy is the perfect dinner-table topic, and a fun and educational family activity.

Yes. The historical letters we share are reproductions of real letters, telegrams, memorandums, or petitions from American history.

We source our letters from some of the finest archives, special collections, and private sources on the planet.

For more information on sourcing, and the philosophical debate over what constitutes authenticity (and our stance on it), reach out to Support[at]letterjoy[dot]co.

Every letter is also accompanied by a carefully researched “postscript” section which explains the context in which the letter was written, who the author and recipient were, and how the contents of the letter relate to other events throughout history.

Of course! Our samples page has high-resolution PDF scans of a few of the letters we’ve recently mailed and summaries of the monthly themes they were mailed for.

We don’t have a formal age recommendation because we know that every family has their own standard for what’s appropriate in their household.

We have readers of all ages, from nine to ninety-nine, but our letters do touch on mature topics such as war and crime and do sometimes include limited amounts of strong language.

Letterjoy letters are used in classrooms throughout the United States.

Our primary focus is on American history from 1600-1960, but we cover a broad array of subjects within that time frame. Here are some past monthly themes:

Presidents & the press: A look at the relationship between US presidents and the media from Thomas Jefferson to today.

The Birth of Aviation: Four powerful letters from the 30-year period where powered flight went from a dream to an affordable mode of transportation.

The Right to Vote: From the American Revolution to the 26th Amendment.

Judicial Challenges: Examine some of history’s most intense inter-branch battles, from the era of George Washington to the era of Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Civil War Spies: First-hand accounts of the dangerous life of espionage during the American Civil War.

American Expansion: The manifestation of “Manifest Destiny”. The real stories behind the Louisiana Purchase, the Republic of Texas, Hawaiian Annexation, and the Pig War.

Yes. We mail to addresses around the world. Charges for additional postage may apply.

No. We believe strongly in creating compelling offline experiences, in the value of experiencing letters in their original medium, and in supporting the art of letter-writing, so Letterjoy is not available as an online service.

Letters are sent via first-class mail once every week. Newly activated orders usually go out in the first mailing of the month selected at checkout. Activation takes 10 days from the date of purchase.

Our yearly plan is our best deal, but our six month and three month packages also offer great value (in our view).

Recently moved? On an extended vacation? You can change your address right from our self-serve member portal (Members.letterjoy.co).

We’re here to help! Send our support team a message, visit our support page, or send us an email. We’ll be in touch with an answer.

You can also reach us by letter at 1101 14th St N.W., Suite 910, Washington, DC 20005.