Category: American Countryside
The National Road
Today, interstate highways allow us to travel from state to state crossing rivers, plains and mountains in a fraction of the time it took a…
Chicago’s Library
Chicago was ready to build a new library in the late 1800s. However, it had two challenges. There was little light by which to read…
Chicago’s Cultural Center
Chicago’s Michigan Avenue has long been a place noted for fine shops, hotels and attractions. Many people though, pass by one of the great gems…
An African Weather Forecast
When we get a weather forecast, we, of course, are most interested in the weather for where we live. But Bryce Anderson takes a look…
Lincoln’s Aide – William Johnson
Few people know that on Abraham Lincoln’s return to the District of Columbia from delivering the Gettysburg Address, he contracted a mild case of smallpox….
Springfield, Illinois’ Train Station
On the surface, this old train station in Springfield, Illinois may not seem to be that important. However, when you consider the bookends it represented…
A President-Elect and a Yard Sale
When people move, they often put some items up for sale and place others in the trash. Now imagine it is the President-Elect of the…
Juggler Greg Frisbee
Lot of people juggle. Some people can juggle clubs. Others can juggle knives. A few even juggle torches. Greg Frisbee juggles all three at once…
Strongman Steve
(Leslie, Missouri)–Every dentist that has ever advised not to crush ice or hard candy with one’s teeth will not want to meet Steve Schmidt. His…
POW Tom Crosby
American troops finally made it to Manila and were attempting to free POW’s like Tom Crosby. Just went things seemed hopeful, the tables turned and…