Category: New York
St. Paul’s Church
Methodist, Baptist, Catholic, Lutheran…there are many labels that may be placed on churches. However, during the early years of this church, the label was either…
A Symbol for the Struggle of Freedom
Just outside of New York City proper, yet well within the urban corridor, there sits a church in the suburb of Mt. Vernon, New York. …
Loyal to the King
When America won her independence, there were thousands of men and women who remained loyal to England during the war. What happened to them? In…
Did you Know There Was a Declaration of Dependence?
Fifty-six men signed the declaration of Independence in July of 1776, but not everyone was pleased with the patriotic document. Today’s American Countryside is from…
The Woman at the Helm of a Vast Empire
It’s rare to find a young married lady commanding a ship, crisscrossing the Atlantic multiple times each year. Now imagine the story takes place in…
Bigger Than Life – Ethan Allen
Sometimes history makes people seem bigger than life. That’s certainly true for a man named Ethan Allen and his band of Green Mountain Boys. So…
We Need Cannons
It was one of the most important forts of the late 1700s and interestingly, it changed hands twice without a shot being fired. But it…
Making a Home Every Day of the Year
Christmas is a time that we usually gather with family. But what is Christmas like when you have no family and you have no home? …
An Encounter in a Homeless Shelter
Each year around Christmas we might attend a church service, or watch children portray the birth of Jesus. It’s a story many of us have…
A Kansas Franciscan
St. Francis of Assisi lived in Italy during the late 1100s and early 1200s. His religious life of service, forgoing worldly trappings in order to…
