It was a village inside Arlington National Cemetery, a place where people found refuge during the Civil War. Here’s the story of the unique city and the history behind those buried in this section of the grounds…
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Although most visitors to Arlington National Cemetery simply see the Tomb of the Unknowns and perhaps the JFK grave site, there are many interesting areas of these grounds, including what is perhaps the most historic spot–section 27…
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Tom thought he was coming here simply to fill a summer job. Over 30 years later, he’s still here, but that’s fine with him. It’s a role that has him sharing history and making history every day…
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On Memorial Day we remember our loved ones, but these ladies recognize our fallen soldiers this weekend and every day of the year…
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It’s known as the lost colony of Roanoke–a settlement of English that vanished between 1587 and 1590 in what is today North Carolina. Over 400 hundred years later the fate of those men and women is still a mystery…
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In 1587 three ships set sail from England bound for Chesapeake Bay. The voyage wouldn’t make that destination though, and the fate of those than landed in what is today North Carolina is still a mystery…
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On the north edge of Florence, AZ you’ll find a small outcropping once known as Primrose Hill. Today there is a small pyramid of stones on top of the butte, the resting place of the man who helped make this a state; a man who actually hoped there would be a much larger temple built here…
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This Iowa farm family is asking $5.4 million dollars for their corn field. For that price you get the house, barns AND a magical baseball diamond. We go to a place that still hosts thousands of visitors, 22 years after a special game was played here…
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If you have trouble finding the Lucky Nickel Ranch, just look up. Wherever you see the skydivers floating to the ground could easily be the spot where you can find his produce.
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Some people might say you can’t make a living on a forty acre farm. Michael McKenzie is out to prove people wrong. His combination of high quality agriculture and perfected public relations skills have people driving to his farm to buy their produce each week.
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California produce growers rely heavily on hand labor to tend their crops. For Michael McKenzie, that labor has come from a unique source…
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Arizona did not become a state until 1912, so for several decades of it’s existence, it had a territorial prison to handle the work of that a state penitentiary would carry out it a full fledged state. The same town that housed the prisoners in the territorial days, still fulfills the mission today…
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Most high schools hope to turn out classes of top notch students. This school consistently produces a new crop of criminals–but that’s all right with them. We head to the cell blocks for a graduation of not-so-ordinary criminals…
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The Bible’s parable of the prodigal son shares the story of a wayward son that comes home to a father, who has every right to be livid with him, yet welcomes him with open arms. Ron Searle sees the parable play out many times each year. This is the story of cattle, horses and raising boys to be men…
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The Arivaca ranch has been breaking horses since the late 1800s. They’re still breaking horses, but today the horses are also used to break young men. This story of horses teach us the lesions of life…
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For over a century, this ranch near Arizona’s border with Mexico has raised thousands of head of cattle, herded by generations of desert cowboys. Today the ranch is raising more than cattle though…
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There have long been tensions between the U.S. and the middle east, but Chuck Scott believes today’s challenges stem from an incident decades ago–an ordeal in which he was held captive…
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When the Iranian hostage situation began, most of those Americans held would have told you the conflict would have lasted a week at most. But in the end, the ordeal would stretch for well over a year. We visit with one of those men who spent 444 days as a prisoner…
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When this church ran out of room for its congregation, it just moved its service outdoors. In the process, they created a place that honors mothers–not just on mothers day–but every day of the year…
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Many schools take field trips. They’re usually fun events for students to get some time out of the classroom. But some field trips don’t go as planned. That was certainly the case for this ag teacher who was convinced to allow some of his students to try their hand at rodeo…
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