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Survival of the Pilgrims
In 1620, the men and women we call the “Pilgrims” landed near Cape Cod, and eventually established Plymouth Colony. As we near Thanksgiving, we take…
Covering the Presidents
When Tom Hoy was a newspaper man in Washington D.C. he had the thrill of covering two of the most influential men of the twentieth…
Pictures of the Famous
His pictures have appeared in newspapers and books from coast to coast and around the world…and even though you may have never heard of his…
Behind the Scenes with Tom Hoy
When you sit down with Tom Hoy you will get a behind the scenes look at some of the biggest events of the 1950s and…
The Capitol of Deseret
If you know your fifty states and their capitals…you of course remember that Fillmore is the capital of Deseret…at least that was the way it…
The Story of Kate Shelley
If you live in the state of Iowa you perhaps know the name of Kate Shelly. At one time she was known the world ‘round,…
Disaster Lurking in the Darkness
There was a disaster lurking in the darkness. A rail bridge had washed out and a passenger train would soon be passing this way. Certainly…
Jumping Off the Train
Imagine a train chugging south out of Kansas with people jumping from the cars all along its route. This is the reason they jumped and…
The Cherokee Strip
It’s called the Cherokee Strip…a stretch of land in north central Oklahoma originally given to the Cherokee and later opened to settlement by the U.S….
The Trio Who Saved the Nation and a President
There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of John Paulding, Isaac Van Wart or David Williams. Yet, each has a county in Ohio named after…
