Category: American Countryside
President’s Week: William Howard Taft
He was the only man to serve as president and chief justice, but most people that visit his home here in Cincy have questions about…
President’s Week: Theodore Roosevelt
To date, no U.S. president has been born in North Dakota…but this commander-in-chief experienced a rebirth there that he said was the reason he one…
President’s Week: John Tyler
This president set the record for having the most children with a total of 15. His second wife was actually younger than some of the…
President’s Week: Millard Fillmore
Most people want to elect a president who knows a little, if not a lot about how to govern a nation. That’s why it’s a…
President’s Week: Martin Van Buren
This is the man people may have forgot was even President, the man who followed Andrew Jackson…
A Funeral Just Like That
When people began attending funerals here, many had the exact same reaction. They mentioned that when they passed, they wanted a funeral just like that….
The Clover of 4-H
The 4-H Program is now over a century old and many people recognize the familiar green clover that symbolizes those well-known clubs. But the story…
Hallowed Ground in a Field
In northern Iowa you will find many picturesque corn and soybean fields dotting the landscape. But one of these fields it hallowed ground for many. …
The Day the Music Died
Don McClean wrote the song “American Pie” about the day “the music died.” It was the night of February 2nd, 1959 and Buddy Holly, the…
A Night at the Surf Ballroom Over 50 Years Ago
It’s been over fifty years now since a big time music tour rolled through the upper Midwest. It was called the Winter Dance Party Tour…