Explore history through the words of those who lived it.

Our researchers dig through archives, research libraries, and special collections around the world to find you unique first-hand accounts of historical events. As a Letterjoy member you’ll receive letters, memorandums, petitions, telegrams, and more.

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Each of your letters will arrive on beautiful paper or parchment, with letterhead, signatures, and other design details that transport you back in time, no screen required.

With each letter, you'll also receive "the postscript," a detailed article on your latest piece of mail, the historical figure who wrote it, and the historical events discussed or described within.

Finally, every Letterjoy letter is mailed to your door with a real First Class postage stamp in our signature cream-toned envelopes.

Unique & Interesting Topics

Each month of your letters will feature four different historical events. Throughout your membership, you’ll explore dozens of eras, events, and historical figures.

Here are some examples of past months:

• Famous Defense Attorneys: Letterjoy members learned about four legendary figures from American history who served as defense attorneys. Among their correspondents was the prosecutor who faced off against Abraham Lincoln in one of his last murder cases, Henry Clay, briefly defense attorney to Aaron Burr, and Thurgood Marshall, then embroiled in one of the most difficult courtroom battles of his career.

• The Space Race: Learn about the early days of rocketry, space exploration, and the “space race” through the letters and memos of legendary rocket scientists, cabinet secretaries, and military leaders. Pen pals for this theme included Robert Goddard, Lyndon B. Johnson, and both Allen and John Foster Dulles.

• Bridges To War: Four bridges played key roles in the start of American military conflicts. You know, of course, the “North Bridge,” where the so-called “Shot Heard ‘Round The World” rang out. In this theme, you’ll read a first-hand account of that moment. You’ll also learn about a bridge that John Brown crossed on the night of his famous raid (which was then destroyed eight times during the American Civil War) and two other interesting bridges that hosted the opening salvos of major wars.

• The Rise of Steel: Learn about the early days of the steel industry from Henry Bessemer, Andrew Carnegie, and other titans that birthed it. Then, see how the rise of steel changed the world. Learn about the first skyscrapers and the introduction of tanks to the battlefield.

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