Category: Presidents
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…
Eisenhower’s Birthplace
This President was born in Texas, but always claimed Kansas as his home…..
Restoring Masterpieces
To say Joe Newell restores pool tables is like saying Michelangelo was just a painter. The work Joe does is a masterpiece itself, taking them…
President Chester Arthur
Most Americans can name several men who have served as president of the United States. It’s a fair bet, most won’t name Chester Arthur. So,…
The Hermitage
Mt. Vernon and Monticello are well known presidential homes. Alongside those well known names is another home and plantation, not in Virginia, but instead in…
George Washington
Sometimes a person gains so much fame, they become bigger than life. So is that the case when we hear the story of George Washington…
Andrew Johnson
Every February we celebrate the birthdays of Lincoln and Washington. But what about some of the other lesser known individuals who occupied the White House?…
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 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…
