Author: Tom
France’s Gift of the 40 and 8 Boxcars
Thousands of boxcars crisscross the country each day with a variety of cargo. But these boxcars were truly special, because of the cargo they hauled…
The 40 and 8 Boxcar
The term 40 & 8 doesn’t mean much to most Americans–unless you happened to serve in France during one of the World Wars. But the…
The Hermitage
Mt. Vernon and Monticello are well known presidential homes. Alongside those well known names is another home and plantation, not in Virginia, but instead in…
Beginning A New Farm Business
Many farmers have considered beginning their own small business on the farm that might sell ag products direct to consumers. There are many challenges and…
The Events at Osawatamie, Kansas
The shots at Ft. Sumter in April of 1861 are often considered the first military action of the Civil War. However, one could make a…
The John Brown Historic Site
In the years just ahead of the Civil War, thousands of people came to Kansas ahead of a critical vote on whether the new state…
A Safari Couple’s Museum
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 Safari Museum
Many towns have a museum of local history. But why is Chanute, Kansas home to the Safari Museum? It may seem like a piece of…
Creating Tastier Vegetables
President George Bush made headlines when he banned broccoli from the White House and Air Force One. Perhaps he’d eat it if he worked with…
Raising Cattle in the Heat
Angus Brown is used to dealing with 120 plus degree heat and three inches of rain a year. It’s a cattle operation that thrives in…