Month: July 2024
Comic Books of the Day
Comic books tell the story of larger than life characters. In the mid 1800s, the comic books of the days took one unassuming mountain man…
Getting to Know Kit Carson
Sometimes it’s not what you know but who you know. In Kit Carson’s case, it was both that made him a well-known figure yet today…
Stories of Traveling West
This well-known frontiersman loved to hear the stories of those traveling west. One day, he decided it was time to sneak away and try that…
When the Circuses Came to Town
Lancaster, Missouri is not a big town, but in the 1920s, the circuses came to town. And yes, I did use the plural form of…
The Horse King of the World
Some called him the Horse King of the World. It was fitting title for a man who literally bought and sold horses and mules to…
William Preston Hall
William Preston Hall lost both of his parents by the age of 15. He worked hard to make a living from an early age and…
Reaching Deep and Wide for Oil
There’s oil all around Tioga, North Dakota. For many years though, there just wasn’t a good way to reach it. The ups and downs of…
The Oil Fields of Northwestern North Dakota
Most of us know of the oil fields in northwestern North Dakota. However, we may not realize that the word often used to describe the…
Tioga, North Dakota
Northeast of Williston, North Dakota you’ll find the town of Tioga. There is a story behind that name and it reveals much about the folks…
Housing the Purple Martin
On the surface, it may seem like an odd pairing–a man who manufactured television antennas became the champion for a bird that was in decline….