Month: February 2021
What Happened to the Loyalists?
When the American revolution began, there were many living in the colonies that remained loyal to the king. In many cases, they fled the new…
America’s Underground Attic
It could be a cellar, an attic or even a storage unit. Many of us have a place to keep those things that we just…
Where the Real Movie Film is Found
Movie companies have been shooting film for over a century and most of them didn’t want to get rid of what took so much time…
Inspiration from the Monuments Men
During World War II a group of soldiers and civilians worked to locate and rescue valuable items confiscated by Hitler’s soldiers and whisked underground to…
Beef Capital of the World
Many of our towns and cities in the country were founded by a mixture of immigrants. This town has seen changes in its demographics over…
POW Camp Hereford
This town wanted to help with the war effort however it could. It ended up that its isolation made it a prime location for this. …
The Town Without a Toothache
It’s been dubbed the ‘’Town without a Toothache.” However, you may know it by it’s other motto – a motto that denotes it has more…
The Mystery of Deaf Smith
Was Mr. Smith really deaf? That answer perhaps depends on who you ask. And the reason we don’t know that answer has a lot to…
The High Yielding Crop Grown in Urban Sprawl
Imagine attempting to grow a high value crop in the middle of one of America’s largest cities. That’s exactly what happens in here. This is…
The Railroad that Grew Great Strawberries
What does it take to grow great strawberries? A good railroad of course. That’s one of the reasons many of the strawberries you eat come…