Month: August 2023
Stephen Douglas Birthplace
Abraham Lincoln led the country through the Civil War…but it was this man who defeated him for the senate just two years prior. We’ll go…
An Aviation Pioneer
Carl Ben Eielson hailed from Hatton, North Dakota. He was a pioneer in aviation and helped open the vast Alaskan territory to air travel. It…
Bringing the First Airplane to Alaska
In the 1920 a guy named Carl brought the first airplane to Fairbanks, Alaska. What took place from there would put him in the record…
Carl Ben Eielson
If you live in the states of North Dakota or Alaska, you quite likely have heard of Carl Ben Eielson. His aviation firsts in the…
More Than Peanut Butter
You may know him for just one thing…peanut butter…but in a moment you’ll see just how much this man accomplished. Born a slave…and today revered…
One of the Most Famous Agricultural Scientists
He is one of the most famous agricultural scientists…a man who was born a slave and struggled to find a place to gain an education…
A Beautiful Church in Rural Montana
Just north of Missoula, Montana you’ll find a beautiful rural church with quite a story. It’s a place where people worship, but also where visitors…
A Church That’s a Little Different Than Most
Churches began to spring up in many town in the U.S. as they were settled. But this church is perhaps a little different than most. …
The Mind That Help Change the World
Even though this young man had but a few months of formal education, you wouldn’t know it by what career he adopted and how he…
Influencing the Twentieth Century
Although these buildings once had many workers, they now only house tourists. But this is the place that helped build the 20th century…