Month: September 2020
Making Automobiles for the Top-end Buyer
This company began making cars in 1903. While Henry Ford made automobiles for the masses, this company was making them for the top-end buyer and…
A Wagon Company That Transitioned to More
You may recall that the Studebaker company began as a wagon maker and transitioned into making cars. This company did the same thing, plus they…
President Lincoln’s Servant and Friend
Few people know that on Abraham Lincoln’s return to D.C. from delivering the Gettysburg Address, he contracted a mild case of smallpox. The president recovered,…
A Famous Character of the Wild West
If you make a trip to Deadwood, South Dakota you’ll probably here about some infamous characters of the wild west. One of those is a…
The Story of Ms. Canary
Today we look at the life of Martha Jane Canary. If that name doesn’t ring a bell, you’ll certainly know here when I provide her…
A Woman Celebrated in Festival Every Year
Hello to our listeners on KAAN radio serving northern MO and southern IA. We are in Princeton, MO today to take a look at one…
Bookends To a Presidency
On the surface, this old train station in Springfield, IL may not seem to be that important. However, when you consider the bookends it represented…
A President Elect’s Moving Sale
When people move, they often put some items up for sale and place others in the trash. Now imagine it is the president elect of…
A Battle With Inevitable Results
The shots at Ft. Sumter in April of 1861 are often considered the first military action of the Civil War. However, one could make a…
A Historic Vote on Slavery
In the years just ahead of the Civil War, thousands of people came to Kansas ahead of a critical vote on whether the new state…