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 and turned…

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…

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 life too…

The pony express was in operation for just a little over a year, however the story of horses and riders racing mail across the country continues to…

They say that in real estate, the three most important things are location, location, location.  That was true even in the 1850s.  It led one enterprising family…

Sometimes a person gains so much fame, they become bigger than life. So is that the case when we hear the story of George Washington…

Osa Johnson was certainly not an imposing figure, but give her a gun and she could drop some of the most ferocious animals in the…

The Civil War produced many encounters where former friends found them themselves on opposite sides of the conflict.  That fact was brought home at this historic church…

Perhaps no church has hosted more national leaders over the past two centuries than this one.  In fact, you can still worship there and sit in the…

Some people sit in the exact same spot in church every Sunday.  This president did the exact same thing, but he paid for the right…..