Posted in American Countryside Kansas

Peace Treaty Pageant

A three-day event dedicated to an old peace treaty may sound a bit odd.  However, this town’s event draws thousands and can be traced back…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

The Foiled Medicine Lodge Bank Robbery

About as long as there have been banks, there have been bank robberies.  The one that took place in Medicine Lodge, KS over a century…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

HardWork U

Today we hear a lot about the rising costs of higher education.  While that may be true, students here have found that some hardwork on…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

Carry Nation’s Hatchet Job

This lady was known to back up her words with her hatchet.  And that hatchet is still well known over a century later.  In fact,…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

Carry Nation’s Crusade

If you attended David Nation’s church in Medicine Lodge, Kansas, many would say the real sermon began when David’s wife began the after-sermon lecture…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

Medicine Lodge History

In south central Kansas you’ll find a place long important to Native Americans – a place where they and later white settlers would meet to…

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Posted in American Countryside North Carolina

A Quaker Community Determined to End Slavery

In the heart of the south, there was one Quaker community determined to not only bring an end to slavery, but to help former slaves…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

Tuition is “Free” But Hardwork is Required

I recently visited a college campus unique from many others.  It’s a place where students work on campus to pay for their education.  A place…

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Posted in American Countryside North Carolina

The Mendenhall Plantation

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…

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Posted in American Countryside North Carolina

When the Road Gets Moved

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…

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