Month: November 2017
Not Listening To Her Father
Sometimes parents influence their children in a direction they think best for them. In this case, the father encouraged the daughter not to follow in…
Hearing about “The Champ” From His Daughter
He was simply known as “the champ.” He had the physical abilities to take him to the top of his sport and the social abilities…
A World Without Sight or Sound
Imagine a world in which you could not see anything nor hear a sound. That was this lady’s world, yet she overcome the obstacle to…
Teachers and Challenging Students
Sometimes teachers encounter challenging students. This student went so far as to lock their teacher in the classroom and throw away the key
A Remarkable Story
Today there are resources to help those with physical challenges, but a century ago that was often not the case. That is what makes this…
The Girl Who Grew Up at Ivy Green
In Tuscumbia, Alabama you’ll find a homestead named Ivy Green. And if you don’t know that name, you certainly know the little girl who grew…
Win One For the Gipper
You most likely know this football player, not for what he did on the gridiron, but instead for what he said just before he died…
A Multi-Sport Star Known For Football
He was one of the nation’s first multi-sport stars but you know him for football and the movie that helped tell his story…
Notre Dame Without a High School Diploma
He went to Notre Dame, despite the fact he did not have a High School diploma. And once he got there, his original plans changed…
The Plantation of Belle Grove
Our history books tell us the south had many slave holding plantations in the years leading up to the Civil War. So it may be…