Partridge Hill Media Acquires Learning Through History Magazine

Charlton, MA, 14 March 2009 - Partridge Hill Media has acquired Learning Through History Magazine from Classic Education, Inc.

Learning Through History magazine was established in 2002 by Classic Education, Inc.  Since that time, it has been widely adopted as a curriculum supplement at public and private schools as well as by home-schooling families.  Classic Education will complete production and delivery of the May/June and July/August issues.  Partridge Hill Media will roll out its first issue for September/October, ensuring that subscribers will have no lapse in delivery.  Partridge Hill Media will continue to produce six issues per year, and plans to maintain the current cover price of $6.25 per issue.  Classic Education will continue to distribute back issues of Learning Through History for the foreseeable future under the brand Learning Through History Classics.

“We are pleased to be adding Learning Through History to our family of publications,” says PHM President Nissa Gadbois.  “It is a strong and well-respected magazine that we feel will help provide a strong base for future educational products and publications.”

Partridge Hill Media is a family-owned publishing company that produces print and electronic publications including Simple Gifts and Navigo magazines, The Wedding Directory and others.  Partridge Hill Media has been in business since 2001, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of BiNG Management Group, Inc.

In late 2005, Partridge Hill Media acquired The Wedding Directory, a time-honored resource for brides and wedding planners in the Boston area.  For nearly twenty years, The Wedding Directory published factual information on local wedding venues and wedding-related professionals including floral designers, caterers, and bridal shops.  At its inception, The Wedding Directory sought to serve the affluent bridal market.  Over time, it expanded to serve a wider demographic, and in 2005 the book was put into digital format and distributed on compact disc.

Responding to feedback from both its advertisers and brides alike, it was determined that, in a heavily saturated bridal market, The Wedding Directory needed to return to its affluent demographic roots, and to print.  Partridge Hill Media has spent the intervening time re-focusing the content and re-designing the look of the publication. In January 2009, PHM will re-launch The Wedding Directory in Boston with a companion edition for the New York bridal market.

The publication of The Wedding Directory will be attended by an exclusive online bridal portal which will offer a variety of tools, locally-focused content provided by wedding industry experts, and personal services.