Month: April 2018
Putting Down Roots for a New Business
The Depression was in full swing and a young family was looking for a place to put down roots and begin a new business. It…
50 Years of Broadcasting Major League Baseball
162 games a year for 50 years…that’s over 8000 baseball games…and this man has seen virtually every single one of them. Then again…that’s his job. …
Keeping the Listener Interested Calling a Ballgame
When a baseball broadcaster has to describe a game that is lackluster at best, they may resort to talking about all kinds of things to…
Getting a Mule to Obey
Mules can be stubborn. So what do you do with a mule that simply won’t obey? Wilbur was told what he should do, but whether…
A Medic Caring for Four Legs
Medics are an important part of an army, taking care of the wounded on the front lines, risking their own lives to save those of…
Taking Skills from the Farm to War
Like many young American men in the 1940s, Wilbur Taylor was headed to war. But his job would be a unique one requiring some of…
Sorting the Facts and Myths of Edgar Allen Poe
Edgar Allen Poe could write some amazing fictional tales…but perhaps some of most intriguing fiction was that he told about his own life. We’ll try…
One of the Nation’s Most Famous Writers
He is one of the nation’s most famous writers and although he bounced from city to city, it was here in Philadelphia that his work…
A Science Laboratory Open to the Public
You don’t often this of a science laboratory as a tourist attraction. While it wasn’t built for that purpose, it certainly does get plenty of…
They Call It Biosphere 2
For the folks who work here, we don’t live on earth but rather Biosphere 1. That’s why their facility is called Biosphere 2, and while…