Month: January 2013
Telling the Story of a Three Year Division
Many military museums tell the story of an entire war, or perhaps the history of a fort or military outpost. This museum is unusual in…
The Hell Cats
They were often known as the Hell Cats. Others knew them by the name, “Suicide Squad” for their hard fought battles against the fiercest German…
The Salt and Pepper Museum
We sometimes bill our program as a slice of Americana, and today’s broadcast certainly fills that theme. We visit with a lady who built her…
The Man Who Saved Route 66
According to Angel Delgadio, I’m about the 600th person to interview him. I feel fortunate to get to talk to the barber known as “the…
From the Barbershop on Route 66
Angel Delgadio has lived over 85 years on route 66 in Arizona. He remembers the Depression years when people headed west for a new start…
The Story of Sam
He was one of the wealthiest men in America. Yet almost everyone that ever worked with him would tell you that money didn’t change him….
Making the Most of Your Space
It you walked into a business that had just remodeled its space and noticed the floor tiles did not match, you might think the owner…
An Unrenewed Lease That Changed the Future
It’s said, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” Perhaps that’s how Sam should have regarded that fact that his lease was not renewed and…
Bluff Dwellers Cavern
Arthur Browning thought he was just going to check the traps on his farm one morning back in 1927. What he found was a far…
Rounding Up the Island Herd
Every fall there is a round-up of the herd here just outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. You can even bring a horse, or rent…