Author: Tom
Mine Creek
It was a last ditch effort for the south to take Missouri and upend President Lincoln’s plans for reelection. In the end, the confederates found…
Marais des Cygnes Massacre
There had long been disturbances along Missouri’s border with Kansas in the years leading up to the Civil War. However, the events of one Spring…
A Journey Towards a Gold Medal
Thirteen Americans have won an Olympic gold medal in individual figure skating. For Scott Hamilton, the his gold medal is just a footnote in a…
Reaching Triumph
Many athletes have stories of overcoming failure in order to reach triumph. For Scott Hamilton, the journey to a gold medal seemed to be leading…
A Doctor Prescribed Ice Rink
Scott Hamilton was never supposed to accomplish much in sports, let alone win a gold medal. In fact, the way he got involved in ice…
The National Road
It could be considered the nation’s first interstate highway…a route over a century ahead of it’s modern-day, multi-lane relatives. But road building was far different…
The National Cathedral
Although the founding fathers chose not to have a state religion in the country, they still chose to have a national house of worship–a place…
Juggler Greg Frisbee
Lot of people juggle. Some people can juggle clubs. Others can juggle knives. A few even juggle torches. Greg Frisbee juggles all three at once…
Telling the Story of a Three Year Division
Many military museums tell the story of an entire war, or perhaps the history of a fort or military outpost. This museum is unusual in…
The Hell Cats
They were often known as the Hell Cats. Others knew them by the name, “Suicide Squad” for their hard fought battles against the fiercest German…
