Month: March 2021
The Founder of Faribault
He was born on the frontier, and the frontier life is perhaps all he ever knew. So it should be no surprise that when Alexander…
Cemeteries without Headstones
Cemeteries usually have headstones to make the spot of loved ones who have passed. But this civilization used something far more elaborate…a process that is…
Long Before Columbus…
History on this continent is young when compared to places like Europe…but that mentality is to forget about the centuries people lived here before the…
The Non-Electric Shopping Mall
If you lived without electricity…either by choice or simply because of the location you lived…where would you go to find modern conveniences that didn’t need…
A Successful Business That’s Behind the Times
If you’re going to do well in business you have to stay up with the times…but for jay Lehman…doing the exact opposite…in a sense…has been…
The Amazing Invention with Little Attention
It was an event so important that it had to be captured on film…yet when it actually occurred, few would even mention it in the…
Preparing for Flight
It’s one of those locations that when you say the name of the place, there’s just one event that pops to mind. That’s the case…
Vincennes Rendezvous
In 1779, soldiers of the American Revolution set foot here to capture lands for the new United States. Over two centuries later, the revolutionaries are…
What One Man Did with the Skeletons in His Closet
Jay has a lot of skeletons in his closet. Oh, but there’s much more. He has skeletons just about everywhere – and then he decided…
Unearthing a Career
Jay’s father could have scolded him for what he’d unearthed. Most parents would say, “Put down that filthy thing!” His father didn’t do that though…