Focus Hawaii Graham Family

Authors

• Lance Chase
• Craig Graham
• Marline Graham
• Courtney Graham
• Collier Graham

Files

Description

Hosted by Lance Chase, this episode of Focus Hawaii features the Graham Family—Craig, Marline, Courtney, and young Collier—who are undertaking a remarkable year‑long journey to visit all 50 U.S. states as a family. Formerly based in Wichita, Kansas, the Grahams share the inspiration behind leaving careers, school, and routine life to travel together across the country in a customized van, combining homeschooling, geography, American history, and real‑world experience. The conversation explores their planning, financial risks, use of early internet technology and a public website to document the journey, and the deep personal growth that has come from meeting people, visiting capitals and landmarks, and living communally on the road. Highlighting themes of family bonding, experiential education, curiosity, and American diversity, the episode presents an uplifting portrait of learning beyond classrooms and the enduring value of shared adventure.

Length of Video

00:30:10

File Size

295.9MB

Archives Call Number

22.FH

Air Date

8-27-1996

Keywords

Lance Chase, Focus Hawaii, Graham Family, family travel, 50 states journey, homeschooling on the road, experiential education, American geography, family adventure, road trip America, educational travel, internet travel diary, learning through travel, family values, youth education, American culture exploration.

Recommended Citation

Chase, Lance; Graham, Craig; Graham, Marline; Graham, Courtney; and Graham, Collier, "Focus Hawaii Graham Family" (1996). Focus Hawaii. 32.
https://digitalcollections.byuh.edu/focushawaii/32