Category: Missouri
Karlock’s Kars & Pop Culture Museum
Inside a building once used as a produce house way back in 1860, you’ll find a most interesting museum of sorts just a couple of…
The Pandemics of the 1800s
When the Mark Twain boyhood home was working on some new exhibits over a year ago, they thought they were telling a story from the…
Mark Twain’s Hannibal
The events we experience as a child can have a big impact on our future. That was the case for Sam – so much so…
The Famous Man Above the Drug Store
The second story of an old drug store may not seem to be a place of historical significance, and in many ways perhaps it wasn’t…
The Historic Trees of Hero’s Park
Many towns have memorials to veterans. So, at first glance, the memorial in Carrollton, Missouri, while nice, may seem like a lot of others in…
The Story of Basketball’s “Glory Road”
The movie “Glory Road” shares the story of five black basketball players from Texas Western who beat an all-white Kentucky squad to win the NCAA…
Remembering Coach Jerry Armstrong
S26 E34 Jerry Armstrong was a farm kid from Eagleville, Missouri. He excelled at basketball and took a chance to play Division I and Texas…
Shouldn’t Pigeon have a “D”?
How do you spell pigeon? You know that bird that you sometimes need to get rid of around buildings? That was the dilemma facing one…
Shaking Hands and Trading Punches with Legend
In his years as a newspaper reporter, Bob Slater shook hands with a lot of folks you’ve heard of…a who’s who of politics and popular…
The US President & The Hitchhiker
It’s a big deal to meet the president of the United States. Some people will do just about anything to travel to a place where…
