Author: Tom
Baking At the Blue Owl
1983 was the best of times and worst of times for Mary. She was going through a divorce, but it’s also the year she began…
The Decatur House
This was the first home, other than the White House, built on Lafayette Square. It is a place rich with history…a home that has been…
The Survivor Tree
When the twin towers collapsed on September 11th, 2001, emergency responders raced to the scene to save lives. Interestingly, there was life found at the…
Mystic Seaport
Long before the birth of this nation, this seaport was building the ships that would create a stream of commerce from Englands new colonies to…
The Rendevous Theatre
When hunters and trappers would gather once each season, it was often called a rendezvous. In Alaska and the Yukon Territory, there is still a…
Standing Your Ground
When the British entered the Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812, they burned many of the government’s buildings, including the residence of the president. …
The Octagon in Washington, DC
Everyone knows the Pentagon is in Washington. But did you know the city is home to an Octagon as well? It may not be as…
The Oklahoma Land Rush
Imagine a train chugging south out of Kansas with people jumping from the cars all along its route. The reason they jumped and mass chaos…
Getting to FFA Contest
An FFA advisor was driving his students to a competition when the bus broke down with twenty eight students and the teacher stranded on the…
Daniel Boone Crosses the Mississippi
Daniel Boone is one of the most famous American frontiersmen. But when he crossed the Mississippi River, he went to work for a country other…
