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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...
USS Constitution is Shipshape in 2026
Editor's note: In 2014, I toured the USS Constitution, docked in Boston Harbor and the museum dedicated to telling her story, located on the...
Locomotives and Autos Fueled 20th Century Growth
Editor's note: In 2013, I toured and wrote a story about Henry Ford's Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit where, in 1907, Ford designed and...
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...
2019: Statue of Liberty Museum Opens
Editor's Note: As soon as I learned the new Statue of Liberty museum would be opening on May 16, 2019, I made plans to...
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...
Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Shaw Memorial and Standing Lincoln Sculptor
Editor's Note: After visiting Boston a number of times and seeing the Shaw Memorial on Boston Common facing Beacon Street, I researched the memorial...
Don’t Give Up the Ship!
Editor's note: In 2013 as I was preparing to cover the Bicentennial reenactment of the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie (War of 1812), I...
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...
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,...