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A Very Large Museum to Industry
It’s the kind of place kids would love to climb around, on and through. It’s also a place that tells and important part of America’s…
Building Rails, Building Fortunes
It’s hard to imagine today’s largest city in Alabama didn’t even exist at the time of the Civil War. However, in the years following that…
The Los Islenos Museum
Imagine moving from a place of volcanic rock and only two inches of rain per year, to a swamp. It’s quite a change, but one…
A Place Not on the Way to Anywhere
St. Bernard Parish is not on the way to anywhere. And that fact, makes this story one to be told today, for it left a…
Colonists from the Canaries
Where did the bulk of the early settlers east of New Orleans originally call home? The answer will probably surprise you, but their story is…
Keeping Out the British
When Spain acquired New Orleans and the Louisiana Territory, they had several challenges. One of the biggest was finding folks to settle there who could…
More Than a Winner on the Field
The goal of just about every coach is to win a game. That certainly true of this coach, but he’ll tell you the definition of…
Turning a Team Into a Winner
When this coach took over his new team, they hadn’t won a game the season prior. In his first season at the helm, they won…
Coaching At Boys Town
Kevin Kush grew up with the game of football, and today football remains a big part of his life. However, he could have never imagined…
Home Away From Home
It’s a home away from home…a place to come when homelife has a formidable set of challenges that keeps a young person from finding hope…