Category: American Countryside
Alibates Flint
It’s called Alibates flint, and this spot in the panhandle of Texas is the only place in the world where you can find it. Not…
An Unexpected Surprise
All this week we’ve heard from Pierce Allman, a Dallas broadcaster who witnessed and reported on the JFK assassination. The entire interview can be heard…
First Hand Accounts of the Kennedy Assassination
One of the first broadcasters on the air with news of the shooting of President Kennedy was Pierce Allman. He provided first-hand accounts of the…
A Reporter on the Biggest Story of All
Pierce Allman was a broadcaster and manager at WFFA, a radio and television station in Dallas. In the fall of 1963 his team had been…
On the Scene of An Assassination
In 1963, Pierce Allman was manager of programming and production for WFAA radio in Dallas, Texas. When President Kennedy came to visit the area that…
Hiding Cash in a Unique Way
When Union and Confederate sympathizers threatened to take this banker’s money, he did what any logical person would do–he dressed as a woman and began…
Where’s Waldo?
A few years ago, you may remember the popular Where’s Waldo books that had kids searching for a man hidden in pictures. Today, we search…
Kafir Corn
You’ve probably never heard of Kafir Corn. However, turn back the clock a century and you may have been hearing about it on national radio….
A Change of Fortune
The first settlers to this region began to farm the land, but drought and grasshoppers made life miserable for most. But just when things seemed…
Teaching Small Farming Methods That Work
When Herman’s son brought home an antiquated animal production book that he happened to find in his high school ag classroom, Herman decided that some…