Author: Tom
The Wilder Pageant
This outdoor theatre has been taking place since the 1970s. It’s hosted in a very small town and is all about life in and around…
The Fastest Blackbird
It’s the largest and fastest blackbird you’ll ever see. But it’s just one of many intriguing items associated with America’s strategic command of the air. …
The Fame of Charles Lindbergh
It’s hare do describe just how famous this man had become. It’s estimated that in the late 1920s one in four Americans had traveled to…
Seeing His First Airplane
Do you remember seeing an important event for the first time when you were a kid. That was the case for Charles and it definitely…
Boy Charles, The Inventor
Sometimes kids, even from an early age, will give you a glimpse of what they might do or become as they grow older. The contraptions…
Lincoln’s 81 Bottle of Champagne
What was Abraham Lincoln doing with 81 bottles of champagne and 14 pounds of raisins? Thankfully he didn’t consume them all himself, but he was…
Lincoln’s Start in Politics
You can go to Springfield, IL and learn plenty about president Abraham Lincoln. His home and presidential library are there. But if you want to…
Teddy’s Unusual Pet
Presidents receive all kinds of gifts. One young resident of Sharon Springs, KS was so excited to see President Teddy Roosevelt, she gave him a…
Unearthing a Mystery
Doctors may be called upon to help people in all kinds of situations, but the request in Wallace, KS was a bit unusual. There was…
Rescue of the German Family
Conflicts between Native Americans and westward moving settlers took place around Ft. Wallace, in western Kansas, during the years around the Civil War. However, it…
