Author: Tom
The McGloflin House
Today it is just a historic site overlooking the Oregon’s Wilamette River…yet the man who lived here is regarded to have saved the lives of…
Turkey Red & the Liberty Bell
Perhaps you’ve seen the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia. But have you see the Liberty Bell in Goessel, Kansas? The version that was crafted by 200…
The Mennonites Meet the Tsar
This community in central Kansas traces their lineage to the Netherlands, Poland and the Ukraine. During their journey it was a chance meeting with one…
Liberation from a POW Camp
Life inside a POW camp in Germany was a struggle for survival. Yet inside the barbed wire and the horrific experiences Sy Brenner encountered, there…
Strange Messages in the Night
Sy Brenner was an American soldier captured by the Germans and held in a POW camp. He was fearful his captors would learn of his…
Becoming the POW Doctor
Sy Brenner served as a medic during World War II. However, he was about to be asked to serve in the role of doctor. He…
Sy Brenner KIA?
November 29th, 1944 was the night Sy Brenner was killed in action in southern France. At least that’s what many eye witnesses reported. However, his…
Finding the Signature in the Cave
Imagine looking through 250,000 signatures, in dark narrow passages with a flashlight in an effort to find where one very famous person had left their…
Hannibal’s Famous Cave
There are plenty of caves to visit in this country, but this one just happened to be explored many times by one boy who grew…
Catsup?
Today we call it “ketchup.” But there was once a segment of this nation that knew it as “catsup.” Today we visit with a man…
