Category: American Countryside
The Mendenhall Homeplace
We might imagine that prior to the Civil War, most large farming operations in the south used slave labor. Today we take you to a…
When Your Competitor Moves the Road
Major highways can be a very important way to get people to your business. What do you do when your competitor moves the road? Well…
The Shaker Village
In western Massachusetts you’ll find a picturesque farm with a history that stretches all the way back to the late 1700s. This is the story…
Using Innovative Farming Practices
Some may come to this farming village and think the methods they used are antiquated. However, a deeper look at this town and who lived…
A Religion With Dancing
When this religious group first came to North America, many citizens did not know what to make of their interesting religious dancing. The name we…
The American Clock and Watch Museum
Many people think the most intricate timepieces made today are those constructed by the Swiss. But there was once a time when the Swiss and…
Keeping Track of Time
Our time is something pretty important to most of us. We may keep track of it with our phone or watch, but two hundred years…
Guy Gruters’ Story
Guy Gruters was held as a prisoner of war for over five years in Vietnam. Over fifty years after his capture he returned to the…
A Prisoner of War for Over Five Years
Guy Gruters was taken as a prisoner of war just before Christmas of 1967. It was the beginning of over five years of captivity. His…
400 Combat Missions in Vietnam
Guy Gruters flew over 400 combat missions in the Vietnam War. Two of those missions resulted in him ejecting from his F100. The story of…