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Today we see these volunteers helping others around the world after natural disasters and other tragedies. It all began with one woman who left her job at the patent office…
One of the Most Recognized Organizations
May 19, 2017 by Leave a Comment
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Today it is one of the most recognized organizations helping those in need…and its story began with one women helping the soldiers of the Civil War…
The Little Jail
May 8, 2017 by
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The need for maximum security prisons is an unfortunate reality of life. On the other end of the spectrum is the jail in Gardner, Illinois. Its residents were far from hardened criminals, yet the small place served its purpose well…and continues to attract folks yet today…
The Spruce Goose
May 5, 2017 by
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This plane made but one flight – a trip that lasted about one mile just a few yards off of the surface. Yet, it remains one of the most historic and most visited aircraft in the nation. Perhaps that’s because it was the largest ever constructed…..
The Postville Courthouse
April 21, 2017 by
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Americans regard him as one of their most beloved presidents…a man that pulled a nation together as civil war tore it apart. When you look at the life and accomplishments of Abraham Lincoln, one should make a stop here…to a simple courthouse that may have laid the foundation for an American hero…
Inside the Earth Lodge
April 11, 2017 by
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It this country…the U.S. Capitol is the place where laws are made…but 1000 years ago…it was perhaps this earth lodge where the most important decisions of the area where handed down. We visit a remarkable piece of history uncovered by archeologists…
Unique Mounds and Lodges
April 10, 2017 by
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Most of what we know about this group of people comes from the mounds they built all across the U.S. In the state of Georgia though, some of these mounds and lodges are unique to the rest of the country and give us extra insight into life a millennium ago…
The Underground Railroad
March 15, 2017 by
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You can go to many spots around the country and see homes, barns and businesses that served as stops on the underground railroad. What most people don’t realize is that railroad is not just history but a present day phenomenon as well…
One of the Most Famous Railroads
March 14, 2017 by
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It is one of the most famous railroads in this country’s history…yet it ran without a published schedule. For some it was a source of hatred…for others a route to freedom…
President’s Week 2017: Calvin Coolidge
February 24, 2017 by
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It all happened in the middle of the night. The citizens of the United States went to bed on August 2nd, 1923 with Warren Harding as president. The awoke to find find Calvin Coolidge had become 30th president of the United States…
President’s Week 2017: Herbert Hoover
February 23, 2017 by
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It’s Presidents Week on the and today’s feature focuses on a graduate of Stanford who used his engineering degree to travel the world…
President’s Week 2017: Woodrow Wilson
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He was the son of a Presbyterian minister who went on to teach school and lead the nation during a time of world conflict…
President’s Week 2017: Theodore Roosevelt
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To date, no U.S. president has been born in North Dakota…but this commander-in-chief’s experiences there may be the reason he achieved the office…
President’s Week 2017: William McKinley
February 20, 2017 by
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Some history students will remember the slogan “Remember the Maine”, a war cry that sent the U.S. into battle against Spain. It was this president who was in office at the time…
The Jefferson Highway
February 17, 2017 by
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In the nineteen teens and early 20s motorists did not find their route by a highway number but rather a name. They were a narrower and slower version of today’s interstates…
Amazing Feats of Frigidness
January 27, 2017 by
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We may complain about winter weather at times…but there has perhaps never been a winter like that of 1779-80…a winter that produced amazing feats of frigidness…
The Challenges of Morristown
January 26, 2017 by
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Most American’s have heard of the winter Washington’s men endured at Valley Forge…but few it seems have heard the story of Morristown. Yet it’s the story of Morristown that was equally if not more challenging…
Shawnee Mission
January 20, 2017 by
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As Europeans crossed the Atlantic, those who had been living on the eastern seaboard for centuries were often forced to leave their homes
A Trading Network on the Northern Plains
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It was the site of a vast trading network on the northern plains. It’s history spanned forty years and today, this fort has been reconstructed to remind us of its importance…
The Knife River Indian Village
January 6, 2017 by
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Two centuries ago, these villages contained more people than the city of St. Louis…yet only a handful of Europeans and Americans had ever seen them…
