Month: May 2018
“Fair Trade” During the Civil War
Perhaps you’ve heard of “fair trade” products you can purchase in this country that guarantee the producers in developing nations are paid a fair wage…
Carrying On Without Saying A Word
The work of the Underground Railroad needed to be secretive of course. But it seems many in this town knew what was going on, yet…
The Secretive Work of the Couple From Fountain City
In Fountain City, Indiana you will find an older brick home with quite a story. If you step inside you’ll learn the secretive, yet important…
A Museum for Things Left Behind
It’s a simple memorial. 140 black granite panels containing over 58,000 names. A simple memorial with deep meaning. A place where people come to reflect…
Where Thousands Come to Pay Respect
This Washington D.C. memorial is just a kid when compared to monuments to Washington, Lincoln and Jefferson that are nearby. But in it’s short life,…
Not “Just” a Wall
A few years ago I sat on a park bench and visited with a man about a wall he helped build. This isn’t any ordinary…
Leaving Your Hospital Bed to Fight
By 1864 the situation the situation in Macon, Georgia was so dire that men in the hospital were asked to leave their beds and defend…
The Cannonball House
The city of Macon, Georgia is still a place where you can find elegant plantation mansions…homes of some of the wealthiest southerners built in the…
The Importance of a Cesium Atom
If I said I’d be back in a second…I’d literally be back in 9,192, 631,770 cycles of a cesium atom. Why is that important…well, the…
Measuring Time
For most of human history…the movement of the sun, moon and planets has been used to measure time. But even the ancients knew that the…