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The Wright Brothers Had Their Minds in the Sky, Not Their...
Editor's Note: Since the 2003 Centennial of Flight celebration, I have written many stories on the Wright brothers. In Dayton, multiple locations honor the...
Stars and Stripes Stitched a Flag and a Nation
Editor's Note: In 2013, i visited the Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore, Maryland, as part of our coverage of the...
Lincoln Left Big Shoes – and Slippers – to Fill
Editor's note: In 2015 as I prepared to cover the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's assassination on April 14, 1865, I was reminded...
Jan. 1, 1863 – Lincoln Issues Emancipation Proclamation
Editor's note: The story below was originally published on Jan. 1, 2013, the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln issuing the formal Emancipation Proclamation....
2013: Gettysburg Address Sesquicentennial
Editor's note: By November 2013, I felt at home at Gettysburg National Military Park as I was preparing to make my third time there...
Meet Jennie Wade, Civil War Heroine
Editor's note: On first arriving in Gettysburg to cover the Sesquicentennial of the Battle of Gettysburg in 2013, I noticed a home with a...
Henry Ford Put the World on Wheels
Editor's note: I often marvel at the pace of invention and innovation in the early years of the 20th century. In December 1903, Orville...
Take a Hike – Into a Cauldron!
Editor's Note: In 2015, I visited Lassen Volcanic National Park in northern California. Its history is the history of the National Park Service because...
Do NOT Take a Selfie with a Bison
Editor's note: In 2016, I learned about the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge in Prairie City, Iowa, located east of Des Moines and just...
Col. Charles Young, Buffalo Soldier: Have Confidence
Editor's note: In 2015, I learned about the new Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument, a National Park Service (NPS) site established in 2013,...