Month: May 2011
Collecting Sports Memorabilia
Many of us have enjoyed picking up a ball and glove and playing catch. Now image picking up a ball and glove and finding out…
Race Trials for Automobiles
In the early days of auto building, hundreds of car makers battled for their own slice of the pie. With limited resources and few good…
Vincennes Rendevous
In 1779, soldiers of the American Revolution set foot here to capture lands for the new United States. Over two centuries later, the revolutionaries are…
West of the Mississippi…To Illinois
Today we head west of the Mississippi River to the state of Illinois. Yes, that’s west…..
The Liberty Bell of the West
The Liberty Bell tolled for freedom in Philadelphia…or was it really in the State of Illinois?
Carving a Capital from the Wilderness
Roll back the clock 250 years and this city’s population might rival some of the largest towns on the east coast–yet it was in the…
The Glory Days of Powhatan, Arkansas
Today the town of Powhatan is nearly a ghost town. However, it’s buildings have been preserved and the stories of its glory days still abound….
Powhatan, Arkansas
There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of Powhatan, Arkansas. However, this was once a thriving city with steamboat traffic making it a unique port…
Sitting Bull
He is one of the greatest Indian chiefs ever to lead his tribes in peace and battle. Ironically, two different towns claim his burial spot…..
A Museum for Osteology
It’s called the Museum of Osteology. It’s a one-of-a-kind place. But many of you are asking what’s osteology?