Month: October 2012
What’s Behind the “Spook” Light?
People like to have answers, and perhaps that’s what makes this phenomena so interesting. There seems to be no explaining it, no matter how hard…
A Circus Museum
It all began with Albert, Otto, Alfred, Charles, and John. Without their last names, those first names might not mean anything to you. Put together…
Joe and Aggie’s Restaurant
If you own a restaurant that’s been in business for over 70 years, you’re probably doing some very good cooking! That’s certainly the case for…
The Battle of Island Mound
You may have never heard of the Battle of Island Mound. However, what occurred there in the fall of 1862 was more than just another…
Former Slaves in the Union Army
Where did the first former slaves take up arms and fight with the Union army? You may be surprised to find them organizing in the…
War on the Missouri and Kansas Border
In the years leading up to the Civil War, counties adjacent to the Missouri-Kansas border saw bloodshed as pro and antislavery forces conducted guerrilla attacks…
Jim Grey’s Petrified Wood
Jim says he’s in the treasure hunting business. He’s looking for items that are worth tens of thousands of dollars and they’re buried in the…
Some Ocean Front Property in Arizona
George Strait once sang that he had some oceanfront property in Arizona and if you’d buy that he’d throw the Golden Gate in free. This…
War Touching Innocent Lives
War sometimes touches the lives of innocent people – citizens not involved in the conflict, yet caught in the middle of the battle. That was…
A Tale of Tension
It was the fall of 1862 and tensions ran high in northeast Missouri. Local Union and Confederate troops had skirmished and local citizens were keenly…