Posted in American Countryside Holocaust World War II

The Holocaust From the Eyes of a Child

Paula Newman Gris was but six years old, but the decision she was about to make could impact her life and the lives of her…

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The Difficult Stories of Surviving the Holocaust

Paula Neuman Gris was but three years old when her family began to be torn apart by the Holocaust.  Although her young memories are few…

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A Holocaust Survivor’s Story

Over the next few days you’ll be hearing from Paula Neuman Gris, a girl of only four years of age who survived the Holocaust.  We…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Missouri

A Nice Place Called Peculiar

Not all of us can live in a normal place. While most of the nation resides in cities that are not that far from average,…

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Posted in American Countryside Minnesota

Paul & Babe on the Shores of Lake Bemidji

On the shores of Lake Bemidji stand Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox.  The pair have been immortalized in books and folklore for generations….

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Posted in American Countryside Minnesota

Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox

Just about all of us have heard of him and most of us would say he’s just a make believe character.  Certainly some of his…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri Saint Joseph

Native American Portraits

What on the surface may appear to be just a bunch of paintings of important Native American leaders, is actually a very rare and well-known…

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Fashion from Three Hundred Years Ago

You may believe the fashions of two hundred and three hundred years ago was drab and uninspiring.  Come to this museum and you will find…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri Saint Joseph

Adding to the Show-Me State

When the state of Missouri was first established, it was missing what is today its northwest corner of six counties.  This was a well-known prairie,…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

Video Stars from the Farming World

Music video stars and farmers may seem to live in two far different worlds.  Don’t tell that to the Peterson Brothers. They are Kansas farm…

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