From 1890 to 1930, the small town of Meridian, Mississippi, was a bustling stop along the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. Meridian’s main attraction was the former McLemore Plantation, a destination railroad workers took note of while traveling the route for the first time. Nestled in rural Mississippi, the plantation was set against a forest of…
Jimmie Rodgers: The Railroad Brakeman Who Became the First Star of Country Music
Dining with Thomas Jefferson: Travel Back in Time for a Lively Evening of Wisdom and Whimsy
In 1962, our young, charismatic president John F. Kennedy was entertaining the year’s Nobel Prize winners at the White House. He said of the group, “I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas…
Book Recommender: ‘Pioneer Girl,’ A Look into the Spellbinding, Never-Before-Published Manuscript of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Few consider their circumstances or the era in which they live as distinct or significant until later-in-life reflection. This was the case for Laura Ingalls Wilder. Born in the Big Woods region of Wisconsin two years after the Civil War’s end, Wilder spent her childhood and adult life enduring every imaginable hardship and heartache in…
Philanthropist Earl W. Stafford on How Faith Taught Him to Give Wisely: Help People Help Themselves
East of Philadelphia, over the Delaware River, lies a hamlet named Mount Holly. This New Jersey town is where Quakers first settled in the late 1600s. At one time, during the Revolutionary War, it became the state capital. And, in the late 1940s, Earl W. Stafford was born in this same tight-knit community—a community he…
‘It’s a Wonderful Life’: How America’s Greatest Christmas Movie Was Made
“It’s a Wonderful Life” is arguably the greatest holiday film in American cinematic history. Frank Capra, the legendary film director, stated in his autobiography that it was his greatest film. In fact, he thought it was the greatest film ever made. The premise of the film is that a man so down on himself that…
Inside the Story of Mary Rowlandson, the Courageous Colonial Woman Who Endured Captivity and Lived to Share Her Tale
Not many people today have heard of King Philip’s War. Though a small-scale event by modern standards, it devastated colonial America. As Plymouth Colony expanded in the years following the Mayflower’s arrival, the famous positive relations between Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians started to break down. Plymouth’s second-generation leaders began to violate treaties negotiated by their…
A 156-Year-Old Farm in Georgia Finds Success in Farming the Old-School Way
“Waste not; want not”—the proverbial saying describes a mentality responsible for the explosive growth and popularity of White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, Georgia. Established in 1866 (just one year after the Civil War ended), White Oak remains with its founding family, the Harrises, and the current generations agree that the farm’s longevity is due to…
Meet Young Philanthropists Who are Using Creative Ways to Raise Money for Those in Need
Most of us have heard of the great philanthropists of the past, and we know about wealthy contributors in today’s world. But how many of us think of children and young adults as potential philanthropists who can, and will, give lots of money, either inherited or earned, to significant causes? Do they really have the…
How Young George Washington Confronted Enemies and Wild Animals to Deliver an Eviction Notice to the French
December 11, 2022
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It is a little known fact that in addition to being the foremost Founding Father, George Washington was unwittingly involved in the first world war. What Americans call the French and Indian War, which Europeans call the Seven Years’ War, took place because of a fight over Pittsburgh. This fight was begun by no other…
Steve Case, Who Co-founded AOL, is Now on an Epic Mission to Nurture Creative Startups in America’s Heartland
What do an at-home water testing kit company, a luxury watchmaker, and an online farmland real estate investment platform have in common? First, they were started in America’s heartland—Zionsville, Indiana; Detroit, Michigan; and Fayetteville, Arkansas, respectively—far from the usual, bicoastal venture capital hubs. Second, their initial potential was spotted and funded by AOL co-founder Steve…
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