Month: May 2016
The Army’s Camel Train
Before the days or cars and trucks, horses and mules were often called upon to bear the load. But at one point, the army had…
Fort Lancaster, Texas
Today’s traveler might meet the occasional challenge of a traffic jam or a flat tire, but the travelers here back in the 1850s had a…
Missouri Star Quilt
It’s a nice sunny day in Hamilton, Missouri, with a population of not even 2000, but unlike a lot of small cities, you may have…
Small Town – Big Quilt
What kind of businesses help bring small towns to life? Today’s example may surprise you, but it has folks from literally around the world coming…
Retrieving a Boot – In Front of 80,000
Imagine you could run so fast that you lost your boots! That’s what happened here. This is the lady who had to go get that…
Helping Train a Well-known Horse
There are many teenagers that like to ride horses, but few get the chance to train a horse that’s seen by over 80,000 people at…
Moore’s Creek
It is a small bridge over a small creek. It was a big victory in an even larger war…
All Kinds of Currencies
One, five, ten, twenty? Now imagine there were more denominations and dozens of different types of bills in circulation. What you would have is a…
Offering a Blank Check for a Cabin
It’s a place so important, the owners were once offered a blank check if they would sell. It’s a story you can hear on radio…
President Roosevelt’s Favorite Song – Why it Matters!
It’s one of the best known songs of that past century. In fact, one president said it was his favorite. But then a lawsuit stopped…