Category: American Countryside
New Hampshire Primaries at the Town and Country Motor Inn
Many hotels host important guests…but Scott Labnon’s family owned property is guaranteed to see plenty of secret service and presidential candidates occupy his location every…
The Town and Country Motor Inn
The Northeastern United State is home to many long time, family owned resort motels. One of the most famous properties began with just a handful…
Cleveland, Ohio
It was once a place that served as the punch line to jokes. Some of those jokes are still around, but the city they berated…
Hatch Chili
If you play with fire you’re liable to get burned. But on Jim Lidle’s farm, fire is what they grow. It’s fire in the form…
German Prisoners of War Going to Church
Sunday was a day of worship in Hampshire, Illinois…both for the American residents and their friends, the German POWs. The American Countryside is brought to…
Learning English from a German POW
When John Fenzell was struggling with English at his Illinois elementary school, he got a tutor…a tutor that just happened to be a German POW….
Delivering the Paper to a German POW Camp
John Fenzell, like many young boys, delivered papers growing up. However, some of his customers happened to be German POWs picking crops in Illinois. Today’s…
Midwestern POW Camps in World War II
During World War II, young working men left the Midwest to fight for their country. In some cases, it was the enemy soldiers that came…
The Fitzgerald and Kennedy Families
There was no doubt in Fitz’s mind…Joe was not the man for his daughter. The story of what happened when they married anyway is brought…
JFK’s Birthplace
Beal Street looks to be just another street in suburban Boston, but one house here is special…Our features this week on the American Countryside are…