Author: Tom
An Art and Space Museum
Perhaps you don’t think you’d care to go to an art museum. But what about a museum that had a Soviet satellite crash right in…
Kicking It to the Side of the Road
It was the middle of the night and two police officers had happened upon a relatively small piece of smoldering metal in the middle of…
The Delivery Tree
Today if you need parts for your car or truck, you might just head to an auto repair store. Turn back the clock nearly 200…
Messages Delivered in Weeks
Before express mail or overnight delivery, messages traveled at a speed measured not in hours, but in weeks. For those wanting to communicate up and…
Where Two Nations Could Met
The hardwood trees along the Neosho River had been growing here for years. In fact, many of those old trees can be found yet today. …
A Cedar Rapids Museum of the Past and Present
In Cedar Rapids, Iowa you’ll find an impressive museum that tells the past and present of a group of people who made this part of…
Speaking the Same Language
In the 1800s many immigrant groups began to move from Europe to the United States. Specific groups of people would often begin to settle in…
The Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo
If you come to watch this rodeo, you’ll most likely be sitting in seats that were first used in 1913. That’s actually pretty modern considering…
The First Rodeo
Where was the first rodeo held? You’ll find some debate on the actual beginning point of the sport with several towns laying claim to some…
A Long Way from Norway to Oklahoma
It’s a long way from Norway to Oklahoma. That’s precisely why this story seems so hard to believe. However, could it be true that ancient…
