Month: May 2010
A Historian for Arlington National Cemetery
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…
The Army Arlington Ladies
On Memorial Day we remember our loved ones, but these ladies recognize our fallen soldiers this weekend and every day of the year…
A Colony Lost
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…
The Colony of Roanoke
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…
Charles Poston’s Butte
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…
For Sale: A Field of Dreams
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…
Skydiving to Food
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…
Making a Living on 40 Acres
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…
The Lucky Nickel Ranch
California produce growers rely heavily on hand labor to tend their crops. For Michael McKenzie, that labor has come from a unique source…
A Florence, Arizona Prison
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…