Happy September folks! Did you know September is National Americana Month? Neither did I. So I set out to research and see what this is all about. What I discovered is that, in a nutshell, it is a celebration of anything and everything that makes us quintessentially American! Think baseball and apple pie; it is a concerted effort to celebrate our history, culture, art and folklore.

While we celebrate the birth of our country on the 4^th of July, and the great sacrifices of our military men and women on Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day, National Americana Month encompasses all that which makes a Wall Street Financier just as American as a Vermont Dairy Farmer.

On a personal note I discovered that there is a strong movement in my home state of Tennessee to celebrate this cause, which kicks off with the Great Americana BBQ Festival in Franklin, TN on August 26^th. (from National Day Calendar) While a number of celebrations occur in the Franklin and Nashville, TN areas, there are celebrations big and small that are popping up throughout the United States. I think there is no better time than the present to unite and celebrate the things that are the foundation of this country!