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Sailing a Viking Ship Across the Atlantic
On the surface it seemed to be a ludicrous project. A man with no experience building boats, was going to cut his own trees, build…
Cruising a Different Way
Robert Asp had a dream to visit Norway someday. It was, after all, the land where his family traced their heritage. Most people would take…
Scenic Route – A Modern-Day Viking Ship
How does a junior high guidance counselor come to be the builder and owner of a full-size Viking ship? And how do the counselor’s children…
Witness to An Assassination
In the tragic events that unfolded in Dallas when President Kennedy was assassinated, we may forget that a police officer lost his life in the…
A Personal Connection to a National Tradgedy
In November of 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald shot President Kennedy. Just two days later, Jack Ruby shot Oswald. Deputy Eugene Boone soon found the assassination…
Searching the 6th Floor of the Texas School Book Depository
In the early afternoon of November 22nd, 1963, Deputy Eugene Boone was searching the 6th floor of the Texas School Book Depository shortly after President…
In Search of An Assassin
Deputy Eugene Boone was watching President Kennedy’s motorcade pass Main Street on November 22, 1963. But just moments after the president’s car traveled down the…
Yards Away from the Texas School Book Depository
Deputy Eugene Boone could have never imagined the life changing events that would occur in his life and those around him on November 22nd, 1963….
The Scenic Route – Eugene Boone
In 1963, Eugene Boone was a 24-year-old deputy in Dallas, Texas–the youngest deputy ever hired by the sheriff there. On November 22nd of that year,…
Turning A Tragedy Into A Museum
When we encounter a tragic event, we may want to erase all memories of it. That is what some wanted to do with this building….