Month: November 2015
A Town for Early Travelers
About 200 miles east of Portland, Oregon on today’s interstate 84, you’ll find a town that once served the early travelers of the Oregon Trail…
The McElhaney Cattle Company
Angus Brown is used to dealing with 120 degree plus heat and three inches of rain a year. It’s a cattle operation that thrives in…
The Butterball Turkey Talkline
Each Thanksgiving we are likely to remember the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth Rock. But is that rock really the spot they disembarked and eventually…
The Origins of Thanksgiving
Each November we celebrate Thanksgiving in this country. But how did we get the annual holiday? While it may have begun with the Pilgrims, the…
A One-Time Feast
We often trace our Thanksgiving holiday back to the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony. It’s true they did have a feast of thanksgiving, but it seems…
The Oldest Museum in the Nation
Where is the oldest museum in the nation? You might guess New York or Washington, D.C., but the town is much smaller, yet still very…
Farming With the Methods of 400 Years Ago
Farming can be a challenging way to make a living, especially when you consider factors like the weather that are out of one’s control. Now…
The First Thanksgiving
We associate the first Thanksgiving with the Native American and Pilgrims living in Plymouth Colony. However, we know very little about that event. Today we…
Squanto
His name is one from our history books, but perhaps we have forgotten just how important his role was in saving the lives of the…
A Crop Best Suited for a New Home
Some regions of the country are better suited for specific crops. That was the case for the Pilgrims who established Plymouth Colony. They brought lots…