Month: October 2023
Using a Thousand Dollar Bill to Pay
One thousand dollar bills were last printed in 1945 and they were officially discontinued in 1969. You can still find a few in the hands…
The Storied History of Glur’s Tavern in Columbus, Nebraska
If you drove past Glur’s Tavern in Columbus, Nebraska you might not give it a second thought. However, if you know it’s storied history, you’d…
The Birthplace of Captain Kirk
Over the years we’ve done many stories from towns that are the birthplace of famous people. In fact, just about every town loves to promote…
A Truly Special Letter
Not many people write letters these days, opting for emails, texts and the like. But this letter is one that is truly special – a…
A Valuable Letter from a Penpal
Did you ever save a letter that was important to you? This lady did. It was a nice letter from a far away place –…
A Penpal in Danville, Iowa
Way back when I was in school our classes sometimes had penpals. That was the case for this school in Danville, Iowa. What began as…
The Lower Sioux Agency
It’s called the Lower Sioux Agency. You can still find a few of the historic buildings near Morton, Minnesota. The story told here is one…
The Lower Sioux
As pioneers of Europeans decent moved westward, the once large spaces that many Native American nations once called home were reduced in size. And with…
Salt River Bay St. Croix
Columbus reached the Americas in 1492. He returned to Spain and put together a much larger party of ships and people to sail back to…
Christopher Columbus in U.S. Terriotry
You may remember that Columbus sailed the ocean blue in fourteen hundred and ninety-two. But what else do you know about the famous explorer? Today…